Connecting CSA's Transputer Education Kit to an Inmos B008

From: Ram Meenakshisundaram <rmeenaks_at_olf.com>
Date: Tue Apr 20 14:11:46 1999

>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have several B004-style CSA Transputer Education Kits (aka TEKs) that
use
>> an 8-pin minidin connector for its link (compatible to apples printer
>> cables). Is there any way for me to connect these nodes to an inmos B008
>> motherboard's 37-way external connector?? Thanks.
>
>
>If they're standard Transputer links, then sure. Have you tried tracing
>the pins on the 8 pin miniDINs to see what they're connected to (like
>link pins on the transputer)? Reset/error/analyse could be harder to
>trace (since they'll possibly go to PALs), but you should be able to
>figure something out by which are inputs/outputs.
>

Actually, I have full details on how to connect (with pinouts) TEKs to other
transputer motherboards including INMOS', but not the INMOS B008.
Apparently, the specs mention a 5x1 connector (or is it a 5x2) on inmos
boards that can be used to connect the TEK to, but since I don't have a B008
yet (coming in the mail anytime now), I can't verify if this type of
connector exists on it. I will send out full details once I am at home with
all the pinouts etc.


Ram
Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 14:11:46 BST