Patent ID: 6125414
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
A terminating apparatus adapted to terminate a parallel small computer system interface (SCSI) device having a device connector, the terminating apparatus comprising:a first connector adapted to be coupled to data/control lines of the SCSI device through the device connector;SCSI device determining circuitry adapted to determine whether the SCSI device is an SE SCSI device, an LVD SCSI device or an HVD SCSI device;termination circuitry coupled to the first connector and adapted to terminate the data/control lines of the SCSI device regardless of whether the SCSI device is a single ended (SE) SCSI device, a low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI device or a high voltage differential (HVD) SCSI device, the termination circuitry comprising:LVD termination circuitry coupled to the connector and adapted to terminate the data/control lines of the SCSI device if the SCSI device is a LVD SCSI device;SE termination circuitry coupled to the connector and adapted to terminate the data/control lines of the SCSI device if the SCSI device is a SE SCSI device; andHVD termination circuitry coupled to the connector and adapted to terminate the data/control lines of the SCSI device if the SCSI device is a HVD SCSI device; anda switching network coupled between the HVD termination circuitry and the first connector and adapted to convert a data/control line configuration from a first data/control line configuration corresponding to LVD and SE SCSI devices to a second data/control line configuration corresponding to HVD SCSI devices.