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SONY SDT-10000/SDT-11000 DDS Tape Drive
5. SCSI INTERFACE
5. SCSI INTERFACE
5. 1 INTRODUCTION
The SDT-10000/SDT-11000 uses the SCSI interface to connect to the host system.
The Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) is an industry standard interface, approved by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). It is recommended that this document be used along with the ANSI standard document. The
ANSI specification defines the interface in general while this document describes the specific implementation for this
unit.
The SCSI documents, listed in detail in section 1.2, offer the information required to integrate this unit with SCSI-
compatible computer systems.
This section is divided into four sub-sections:
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Introduction
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SCSI Bus Operation
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SCSI Messages
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SCSI Status
Note: The details of each SCSI Command are covered in section 6.
The Introduction provides general, high-level information. For the hardware description and the installation require-
ments, see section 2.
The SCSI protocol supported by the unit are covered in the Bus Operation, Message, and Status sections.
5. 1. 1 Overview of the SCSI Interface
The SCSI implementation provides the unit with a standard set of features and functions. These include:
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Asynchronous and Synchronous communication modes
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Single-ended / Differential Configurations
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Full implementation of Mandatory commands
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Implementation of most sequential non-Mandatory commands
5. 1. 2 Supported Messages
The following messages are supported: (alphabetic order)
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Abort
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Bus Device Reset
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Command Complete
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Disconnect
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Extended Message - Synchronous Data Transfer Request
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Identify (w/ & w/o disconnect)
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Initiator Detected Error
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Message Parity Error
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Message Reject
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No Operation
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Restore Pointers
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Save Data Pointer
For implementation details on these messages, see the Message Specification section.
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