Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
101
Figure 51
MODE SELECT
(6)
Mode Parameter List — Data
Format
Figure 52
MODE SELECT
(10)
Mode Parameter List — Data
Format
Figure 53
MODE SELECT
Mode Parameter List — Field
Descriptions
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 — 3
Mode Parameter Header
4 — 11
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor (Optional)
4 —
n
or
12 —
n
Page(s) (Optional)
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 — 7
Mode Parameter Header
8 — 15
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor (Optional)
8 —
n
or
16 —
n
Page(s) (Optional)
Field
Description
Mode Parameter Header
Four bytes in length for
MODE SELECT
(6) or 8 bytes in length for
MODE
SELECT
(10). Contains information about the remainder of the Parameter
List and is always present.
Mode Parameter Block
Descriptor
Eight bytes in length. Allows the host to set the drive’s Logical Block Size
and Density Code to be written from BOT.
Page(s)
Any mode pages that are a part of this
MODE SELECT
command.