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Mode Sense (6) / (10) Command (1Ah/ 5Ah)
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The MODE SENSE command allows the media changer to report
its current or changeable configuration parameters to the host. It is
a complementary command to MODE SELECT.
The command descriptor block for the 6-byte MODE SENSE (1Ah)
is shown below. An illustration of the command descriptor block
for the 10-byte MODE SENSE (5Ah) follows on the next page.
Figure 39 Mode
Sense (6) Command
Descriptor Block
The MODE SENSE (10) command returns descriptor data in a
different format than MODE SENSE (6).
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
Operation Code (1Ah)
1
Logical Unit Number
Rsv’d
DBD
Reserved
2
PC
Page Code
3
Reserved
4
Allocation Length
5
Unused
Reserved
Flag
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