Re: Handic VIC-Switch

From: Jim Brain <brain_at_jbrain.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:56:06 -0500
Message-ID: <0253fb87-cf7d-c768-a5bd-f9347de64eb9@jbrain.com>
On 11/1/2017 10:17 AM, Mia Magnusson wrote:
> Will a computer send this FF command even when the VIC-Switch pulls DAT
> low?
I doubt it, they chose it in no small part because *NOTHING* is supposed 
to happen before ATN going low.
>
> Is anything else than FF ever sent before ATN? If not, then the switch
> just needs to remember if burst mode were requested or not, and send FF
> to the device before connecting it to the computer. This assumes that
> the computer can handle the delay.
I agree, but your "just" hides a ton of complexity.
>
> Btw for how long will a computer wait if DAT is held low? Indefinitely
> or a few seconds?
forever, as I recall.


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