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- From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au
- Subject: Re: Two VAXes sharing the one BA11!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.040655.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1993Jan6.102059.29154@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:06:55 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan6.102059.29154@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>, cchd@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Huw Davies) writes:
- > As part of a project I'm involved with at work to use a 780 and 785 as
- > backend processors for our soon to arrive Alpha system I have ended up
- > with the two VAX systems sharing one BA11 (the other BA11 was 110V and
- > made nice white smoke when used at 240V :-).
- >
- > The two systems are up and running, but there is one little problem
- > (there's always one little problem :-). Unless both VAX processors are
- > powered up, the devices in the BA11 appear invisible to the VAX
- > that's running. From my understanding of the wiring of the parts of the
- > BA11 backplane, the only signals passed through relate to power supply,
- > not logic. Can anyone shed any light on this?
- > --
-
- ACLOW and DCLOW The devices SHOULD refuse all discourse till both are high.
- Either CPU down will pull the lines LOW, -> powerfail, hence devices will crawl
- off to NewZealand and sulk.
-
- I assume you are using two lots of DDs in one case, so a little diode or two
- in the right places should fixit.
-
- The other answer of course, is make sure both vaxen are sucking. ( 240v that is
- :-) what do you expect posting this to .pdp-11 ) Guess its not the omega.
-
- Got a spare ba if you want it...
-
- ~Paul
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