SCSI interface
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SCSI-2 ANSI X3.131, 1994 conformance statement
General features of interface
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Disconnect/reconnect, arbitration (required in SCSI-2)
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Single-ended drivers
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Termination power supplied to cable (jumper option)
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Supports both single and multi-initiator systems
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Fixed and variable block transfer lengths
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Hard reset
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Synchronous data transfers
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Parity implemented (switch option)
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Space blocks, filemarks and EOD
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Supports third-party reservation
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Log Sense and Log Select for managing soft error reporting
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Mode Sense/Select page to control and report operation of data compression in
sequential access devices and to read from and write to the configuration
EEPROM
Typical system configurations
The Viper 200 supports up to 16 SCSI addresses or IDs. These IDs refer to host
adapters or peripheral devices such as printers, magnetic discs or tape drives.
Any combination of a single host and up to fifteen additional SCSI devices can be
chained together on a single SCSI cable.
Due to the speed of the Viper 200 drive, it is recommended that a maximum of two
Vipers be connected to one host SCSI adapter.
