On Feb 16 2005, 13:37, Eric Smith wrote:
> Sellam asks:
> > But is it a problem if some lines are terminated and some aren't?
>
> If it's a small enough system to work reliably without termination
> (e.g., a single backplane), it will be fine even with some signals
> terminated. Technically that will introduce a small timing skew,
> but in the small system it won't be enough to matter.
You're assuming the CPU still provides termination at its end. Without
that, the lines will be floating.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
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University of York
Received on Wed Feb 16 2005 - 17:01:46 GMT