Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)
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EEPROM Mode Page (3Eh)
4
This page returns all of the EEPROM parameters that can be set with the
MODE SELECT EEPROM
page; it sometimes returns an error message in
the returned ASCII string.
The 10-byte
MODE SENSE
command for the EEPROM page returns data
in the form of a
MODE SENSE
(10) data header followed by block and
page descriptors.
Figure 107 EEPROM
MODE
SENSE
Page — Data Format
As with other
MODE SENSE
pages, the data in the page descriptor is
organized in the form of a parameter header followed by the parameter’s
value. The parameter is as follows:
Name T Current Default Minimum Maximum
Table 113
lists the parameter definitions:
Table 113 EEPROM
MODE
SENSE
Page Command
Descriptor Block — Field
Descriptions
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
PS (0)
SPF (0)
Page Code (3Eh)
1
Page Length
2 —
n
ASCII String of Parameter Name or Value
Field
Description
Name
Refers to the parameter name, for example,
ProductID or DefaultCompOn.
T
Type. Designates data type; “b” indicates binary,
“A” indicates string type, no designator indicates
that the data is in decimal format.
Current, Default,
Minimum, and
Maximum
Specifies the current, default, minimum, and
maximum values of the parameter.