Page
28
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Field
Bytes
Bits
Description
Compo-
nent
4-29
26 bytes of ASCII data, identifying the component.
“SCSI FIRMWARE “ = SCSI Firmware Revision Page
“SERVO FIRMWARE “ = Servo Firmware Revision Page
Version
30-48
19 bytes of ASCII data, “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”
Date
49–72
24 bytes of ASCII data, “YYYY/MM/DD ”
YYYY = 4 digits of year
MM = 2 digits of month
DD = 2 digits of day
Variant
73–95
23 bytes of ASCII data, “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”
Drive Component Serial Number Page (C2h,C3h,C4h,C5h,C6h)
The Drive Component Serial Number Page contains a single value, which is a 12-
byte ASCII string. The string, with the drive component fields in the standard Inquiry
data, uniquely identifies the component.
Byte
Bits
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
Peripheral Qualifier
Peripheral Device Type
1
Page code
2
Reserved
3
Page Length
4-15
Component Serial Number
Field Descriptions
Field
Bytes
Bits
Description
Peripheral
Qualifier
0
5-7
Always 000b.
Peripheral
Device
Type
0
0-4
Normally 01h to indicate a sequential access device.
Page
Code
1
C2h, indicating the Head Assembly Serial Number Page
C3h, indicating the Reel Motor 1 Serial Number Page
C4h, indicating the Reel Motor 2 Serial Number Page
C5h, Board Serial Number Page
C6h, Base Mechanical Serial Number Page
Reserved
2
Always 0
Page
Length
3
Always 0A to indicate 12 additional bytes of data.
Drive
Serial
Number
4-15
12 bytes of ASCII data giving the unit serial number.
Drive Status Page (DFh)
The Drive Status Page provides a snapshot of the current state of the drive and
cartridge. It provides an extract of selected mode and log pages. The page code is
DFh
