Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread guitarlynn
On Monday 11 February 2002 19:06, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > Using chassis ground as signal ground is not recommended, as the two > may differ significantly if an electrical short occurs or if you > start disconnecting parts out of sequence. > > Remember, current flows in a loop... keep the loop smal

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread Matt Schalit
Nuts. My ftp site with the doc: ftp://ftp.schalit.net/pub/Random/LD017.doc ftp://ftp.schalit.net/pub/Random/LD017.pdf Regards, Matthew ___ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread Matt Schalit
Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, guitarlynn wrote: > > and forget about pin 3 that runs to > > the IDE cable altogether. Yes you can forget about pin3 if they ever make that jumper. > Using chassis ground as signal ground is not recommended, as the two may > differ significant

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread Jeff Newmiller
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, guitarlynn wrote: [...] > I agree with that totally ... but you won't need the IDE pin #30. > > OK, didn't say outright was ;) > on the 3-pin jumper (that doesn't exist), the WAIT# comes > from LD017 (pin 62) to pin 2 and pin 1 goes to ground > for manual WP. You shoul

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread Matt Schalit
Sigh, Everybody likes spherical cows, and make that 100K for the resistor. >Vcc > o > | > | > | > o > / > \ 100K > / > \ > o > | > | > | > o-- WP# > to controller chip, > | named

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-11 Thread Matt Schalit
guitarlynn wrote: > > On Saturday 09 February 2002 04:01, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > The altered states to start to come into focus. :) > > hehe, kind of scary, eh? It's not the fear but how you deal with it. Facing down a half dozen genius physicists is good times. They have a lot of wit, and

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-09 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
> > This is a cmos logic device.. not a power driver. It will not burn > > out any resistor. You often see resistors inline to limit current > > (say, for LEDs or transients from off-board inputs), but these are > > NEVER zero ohm resistors. > > I will have to agree with that, a real small diode

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-09 Thread guitarlynn
On Saturday 09 February 2002 04:01, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > The altered states to start to come into focus. :) hehe, kind of scary, eh? > This is a cmos logic device.. not a power driver. It will not burn > out any resistor. You often see resistors inline to limit current > (say, for LEDs or

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-09 Thread Jeff Newmiller
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, guitarlynn wrote: > OK, a little back-ground on me, so maybe this makes a little more > sense to follow. I have had 3 years of electronics schooling, a > little over 2 years of Electrical engineering, and been a licensed > electrician for around 4 years after a 5 year apprent

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread guitarlynn
OK, a little back-ground on me, so maybe this makes a little more sense to follow. I have had 3 years of electronics schooling, a little over 2 years of Electrical engineering, and been a licensed electrician for around 4 years after a 5 year apprenticeship with specialties in digital control des

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Matt Schalit
Mike Noyes wrote: > Matt, > You're assuming that I understood what the SST engineer was telling me, and > that I was able to express it correctly in my post. Neither of these things > is guaranteed, as I know next to nothing about electrical engineering. No problemo. We'll get it figured out s

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Matt Schalit
guitarlynn wrote: > > On Friday 08 February 2002 22:00, Matt Schalit wrote: > > > ATA-Disk module (ADM) and it's write-protect features: > > > > >Here is the 40pin 5V ADM schematic. This is using the LD017 > > > > >controller. In the schematic R8 is used as an option for WP. > > > > I think this

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Mike Noyes
At 2002-02-08 20:14 -0800, Matt Schalit wrote: >On the other hand, the tech told Mike the following: > > > I just got off the phone with one of the tech support > > guys at SST. He sent me the schematic for the ADM device. They > > placed a resister R-8 on the ADM that can be shunted to ground to

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread guitarlynn
On Friday 08 February 2002 22:00, Matt Schalit wrote: > > ATA-Disk module (ADM) and it's write-protect features: > > > >Here is the 40pin 5V ADM schematic. This is using the LD017 > > > >controller. In the schematic R8 is used as an option for WP. > > I think this is the crux. It's being used.

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Matt Schalit
Sorry to resend this. I sent it before I was done accidentally Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > Mike Noyes got the sst guys to send a schematic and some details about their > ATA-Disk module (ADM) and it's write-protect features: > >

Re: [Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Matt Schalit
Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > Mike Noyes got the sst guys to send a schematic and some details about their > ATA-Disk module (ADM) and it's write-protect features: > > > >Here is the 40pin 5V ADM schematic. This is using the LD017 > > >controller. In the schematic R8 is used as an option fo

[Leaf-devel] Re: ADM Write Protect

2002-02-08 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
Mike Noyes got the sst guys to send a schematic and some details about their ATA-Disk module (ADM) and it's write-protect features: > Fwd: FW: LD017 SADM sch > >From: Tanvir Sadique <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: FW: LD017 SADM sch > >Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 10:44:02 -0800