Chuck_SirVAX_Staatse@cup.portal.com (03/01/90)
Does anyone know if an extender card for a 360 exsists. I've found plenty of VME exntenders,but none with a DIO2 connector.
steve-t@hpfcso.HP.COM (Steve Taylor) (03/03/90)
/comp.sys.hp/Chuck_SirVAX_Staatse@cup.portal.com/7:23am Mar 1, 1990/ > Does anyone know if an extender card for a 360 exsists. I've found > plenty of VME exntenders,but none with a DIO2 connector. ---------- The HP 98577A VME Expander is a plug-on card cage (similar to the DIO-II Expander), with a VME bus controller card, power supply, and 4 VME card slots. Connects directly to the DIO-II backplane, must be the topmost expander (i.e., only one is possible). The HP 98646A DIO-to-VME Adapter interfaces from a DIO-I slot to a standalone VME card cage (which you provide). The HP 98242B can be used to convert the upper-most DIO-II slot in an SPU or Expander to a DIO-I pair (1 accessory & 1 I/O slot). Regards, Steve taylor NOT A STATEMENT, OFFICIAL OR OTHERWISE, OF THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY.
glen@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Glen Robinson) (03/08/90)
If you are trying to get additional DIO-II spaces, you need a 98570A Option 004 direct connect (4-slot DIO-II) Expander. Other available options include a staight 98570A Expander which contains 2 DIO-II slots and 4 DIO-I slots. And finally, a 9888A expander which provides 8 DIO-I slots. You can mount the aforementioned 98577A (VME Expander) to either a 98570A expander (if installed) or the 360 SPU directly. Good luck, Glen R
rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (03/08/90)
re: > Does anyone know if an extender card for a 360 exsists. I've found
> plenty of VME exntenders,but none with a DIO2 connector.
If you mean a card that allows operation of a DIO-II card outside the
cardcage, HP does not sell one. A small number of extender boards were made
several years ago for factory use, but they bore no part numbers, were not
orderable, and we now have barely enough left for internal uses.
You best bet is to insert the target DIO-II card in the top slot of the SPU
box or 98570A expander. Remove the cover to said SPU/expander, and poke and
probe to your heart's delight. (This also eliminates trace-length from
consideration in any timing problems).
Regards, Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM 3404 East Harmony Road
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