miner@ulowell.UUCP (Richard Miner) (01/02/87)
I would like to build a DMA SCSI board for my Amiga. The DMA issue on the Amiga is not a problem, we have already built an Image Processor that does DMA read/writes. What I need is some documentation on SCSI interfaces. Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to some articles? This is more for an academic project than for a marketable product; I will probably make the schematics for the final board available somehow. -- Rich Miner ...!wanginst!ulowell!miner Ulowell, Center for Productivity Enhancement (617) 452-5000 x2693 HAL hears the Amiga9000 series is not selling. "Please explain Dave. Why aren't Amiga9000's selling?" Bowman hesitates, "You aren't IBM compatible."
michael@orcisi.UUCP (01/04/87)
> Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to > some articles? This is more for an academic project than for a marketable The definitive document is ANSI X3.131-1986 Small Computer System Interface. I think it costs about $25 and is available from: ANSI 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 Also check with some of the SCSI controller chip manufacturers (e.g. Hitachi or NCR).
jjg@walden.UUCP (John Grana) (01/06/87)
In article <904@ulowell.UUCP> miner@ulowell.UUCP (Richard Miner) writes: > >Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to >some articles? This is more for an academic project than for a marketable >product; I will probably make the schematics for the final board available >somehow. > The new SCSI standard has been recently released by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). I have worked with this spec. to implement the firmware for an intelligent SCSI host adapter. It covers the mechanical, electrical, and functional requirements for SCSI. To order: send $25.00 (includes shipping etc.) to American National Standards Institute 1430 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10018 request the : American National Standard for SCSI doc. # ANSI X3.131-1986 good luck! john grana ..!seismo!rochester!cci632!walden!jjg disclaimer: I have no connection with ANSI.
kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) (01/07/87)
In article <753@orcisi.UUCP>, michael@orcisi.UUCP writes: > > Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to > > some articles? This is more for an academic project than for a marketable > > The definitive document is ANSI X3.131-1986 Small Computer System > Interface. There is also a book that is (in my opinion) a little more readable than the ANSI document. It's "The SCSI Handbook" by a group called ADSI (as I recall). Last time I saw it, it was about $20 or so. Unfortunately, I didn't pick up a copy when I first saw it at Computer Literacy Bookshop here in Sunnyvale ... about the middle of last year. I've been waiting for them to get some more in, but I just checked with them ... they were just informed by the distributor that the book is already "out of print" (sigh). Worth checking at technical bookstores to see if you can find a copy. Good luck! /kim -- UUCP: {sun,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,ihnp4,seismo,oliveb,cbosgd}!amdahl!kim DDD: 408-746-8462 USPS: Amdahl Corp. M/S 249, 1250 E. Arques Av, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CIS: 76535,25 [ Any thoughts or opinions which may or may not have been expressed ] [ herein are my own. They are not necessarily those of my employer. ]
ksand@mapper.UUCP (ksand) (01/09/87)
In article <4988@amdahl.UUCP> kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) writes: >In article <753@orcisi.UUCP>, michael@orcisi.UUCP writes: >> > Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to >> > some articles? There is a very good article about implementing a SCSI-interface written by Steven Ciarcia in his recommended HW-column "Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar". This article was in May and June 1986 BYTE. Rgdsssss, Kent Sandvik -- NAME: Kent Sandvik, UNISYS UNIX Support, SWEDEN PHONE: (46) 8 - 55 16 39 job, - 733 32 35 home ARPA: enea!mapper!ksand@seismo.arpa UUCP: ksand@mapper.UUCP -Dali, you're just another onionhead :T. Rundgren
tom@felix.UUCP (Tom Lockwood) (01/09/87)
In article <904@ulowell.UUCP> miner@ulowell.UUCP (Richard Miner) writes: >Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to >some articles? Try the "SCSI GUIDEBOOK" by ADSI (Adaptive Data Systems Inc.) Price is $16.95 Their address is: ADSI 2627 Pomona Blvd. Pomona, Ca. 91768 (714) 594-5858 Tom Lockwood FileNet Corp.
michael@orcisi.UUCP (01/09/87)
> In article <904@ulowell.UUCP> miner@ulowell.UUCP (Richard Miner) writes: > >Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to > >some articles? > > Try the "SCSI GUIDEBOOK" by ADSI (Adaptive Data Systems Inc.) > Price is $16.95 > > Their address is: > ADSI > 2627 Pomona Blvd. > Pomona, Ca. 91768 > (714) 594-5858 > > Tom Lockwood > FileNet Corp. ADSI no longer stocks the "SCSI GUIDEBOOK" according to a fellow at ADSI. Also, their new telephone number is (714) 863-0102.
kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) (01/10/87)
In article <2127@felix.UUCP>, tom@felix.UUCP (Tom Lockwood) writes: > Try the "SCSI GUIDEBOOK" by ADSI (Adaptive Data Systems Inc.) > Price is $16.95 > > Their address is: > ADSI > 2627 Pomona Blvd. > Pomona, Ca. 91768 > (714) 594-5858 Their new phone number is 714-863-0102, however their Literature Dept. told me that this publication is no longer available (sigh). /kim -- UUCP: {sun,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,ihnp4,seismo,oliveb,cbosgd}!amdahl!kim DDD: 408-746-8462 USPS: Amdahl Corp. M/S 249, 1250 E. Arques Av, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CIS: 76535,25 [ Any thoughts or opinions which may or may not have been expressed ] [ herein are my own. They are not necessarily those of my employer. ]
drew@packard.UUCP (01/11/87)
In article <2127@felix.UUCP> tom@felix.UUCP (Tom Lockwood) writes: >In article <904@ulowell.UUCP> miner@ulowell.UUCP (Richard Miner) writes: >>Is there a definitive document that I can get, or can someone point me to >>some articles? > >Try the "SCSI GUIDEBOOK" by ADSI (Adaptive Data Systems Inc.) I ordered that book a couple of months ago. Our book-purchasing people responded that it is out of print. My local SCSI guru checked and said they were right. He then used a contact at a SCSI chip vendor to locate a copy for me on the chip vendor's shelves. If I've been mis-led, please let me know as we could use a few more copies of the book for new folks around here. R. Drew Davis