Connecting External Devices to VME Option Boards4-2 014–001867Tools and EquipmentTo set up and connect the various peripheral components of your system, you willneed the following tools and equipment as a minimum set. Some devices mayrequire additional equipment as indicated in the installation manuals for eachdevice.• All manuals describing how to set up and configure peripheral devices; in somecases, this includes several manuals for a single device.• Small flat-head screwdriver.• Needlenose pliers.• Phillips screwdriver.Organization of This ChapterThis chapter contains instructions for VME option boards in this general order:asynchronous controllers, synchronous controllers, SCSI controller, Ethernet LANcontrollers, token ring LAN controller, and FDDI controller. The major sections areas follows:• Connecting Asynchronous Devices to a VAC/16 Controller• Connecting VDA/128 and VDA/255 Communications Clusters• Connecting a VTC Controller to an Ethernet LAN• Connecting Synchronous Devices to a VSC/3 Controller• Connecting Synchronous Devices to a VSC/3i Controller• Connecting SCSI Devices to a VSA SCSI-2 Controller• Connecting a VLC Controller to an Ethernet LAN• Connecting a VLCi Controller to an Ethernet LAN• Connecting a VTRC Controller to a Token Ring LAN• Connecting a VFC Controller to a FDDI Ring
