SII(4) (pmax)

SII(4) | Device Drivers Manual (pmax) | SII(4)

# NAME

`sii` —
SII SCSI adaptor

# SYNOPSIS

`sii* at ibus0 addr ?`
`scsibus* at sii?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `sii` driver provides support for the DEC SII SCSI adaptor ASIC used in the DECstation 2100, 3100, and 5100.

The `sii` is a medium-performance implementation of the SCSI-I common command set supporting synchronous and asynchronous SCSI devices.

The SII cabling is unusual: the bulkhead connector is very similar to a standard submicro wide SCSI-II connector, but has the other gender.

The `sii` chip only supports DMA to or from a fixed window in memory. The driver uses this "window" area as a bounce buffer, copying data to and from the DMA region.

# SEE ALSO

cd(4), ch(4), pmax/ibus(4), pmax/intro(4), scsi(4), sd(4), st(4)

# HISTORY

The `sii` driver first appeared in 4.4BSD.

July 28, 2017 | NetBSD 10.0