[Coco] NitrOS-9 newbie needs some help

KnudsenMJ at aol.com KnudsenMJ at aol.com
Tue Aug 10 11:51:43 EDT 2004


In a message dated 8/9/04 2:41:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jdaggett at gate.net 
writes:

> Now when you place three or four cards in the MPI and if the 
>  MPI does not buffer the clock lines, well  now we can have some 
>  issues with the load impedance on the clock signals and some 
>  skewing of the two to cause some timing issues. 

James' analysis is correct and well written, but I really seem to recall that 
the MPI does indeed buffer the E and Q leads.  In fact I think it buffers 
everything, or at least everything going outwards (like addresses).  If not, then 
James could be right.  --Mike K.



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