These SCSI active terminators, developed as a substitute for conventional discrete terminators, maintain good consistency between VM level (2.85V) and GND level (0V) and between VM level and VDD level, and have extremely low power consumption, dropping to a maximum of 90 milliwatts at standby (compared to the maximum of 990 milliwatts used by conventional resistance terminators). These SCSI active terminators electrically control SCSI lines, connecting and disengaging the terminating resistor by electrically controlling the enable pin. (The enable pin is enabled at the HIGH level and switched to the High-Z state by the LOW level in the BH9595 and by the HIGH level in the BH9596, completely disconnecting the SCSI line from the SCSI terminator.) These SCSI active terminators allow for the configuration of flexible, energy-saving SCSI networks, and are ideal for notebook computers, hard disk drives and a wide range of other products with SCSI capabilities. |