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SONY SDT-10000/SDT-11000 DDS Tape Drive
6. COMMAND SPECIFICATION
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0
Operation Code (3Ch)
1
Logical Unit Number
Reserved
Mode
2
Buffer ID
3
(MSB)
4
Buffer Offset
5
(LSB)
6
(MSB)
7
Allocation Length
8
(LSB)
9
Unused (00b)
Reserved
6.12 READ BUFFER 3Ch
READ BUFFER is used in conjunction with WRITE BUFFER as a diagnostic function for testing the 1MB data buffer
and the SCSI bus integrity of the drive. A REWIND command should be sent to the drive after WRITE/READ
BUFFER diagnostic testing to return to normal operation.
Note: This command was not intended to be used to recover data that is buffered within the drive. Data returned is not
guaranteed to be valid, as the drive writes any buffered data to tape prior to accepting either a READ BUFFER or
WRITE BUFFER for the first time.
Mode:
The drive supports the following values within this field. If any other value is set, the drive will terminate the
command with a CHECK CONDITION status and an ILLEGAL REQUEST sense key set.
Mode
Description
000b
Combined Header and Data
010b
Data
011b
Descriptor
Table 6-38: READ BUFFER Mode values
Combined Header and Data Mode - in this mode, the drive returns a four-byte header followed by the data bytes.
The drive terminates the DATA IN phase when Allocation Length bytes of header plus data have been transferred or
when the header and all available data have been transferred to the initiator, whichever is less.
The four-byte READ BUFFER header is followed by data bytes from the drive’s data buffer.
READ BUFFER
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