Reference Guide

Contents
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide vii
A Comparison of MAM and EMAM ................................................... 261
READ BLOCK LIMITS Command (05h) .................................................... 262
READ BUFFER Command (3Ch) ................................................................ 264
Retrieving Diagnostic Data ................................................................... 265
Read Data from the Saved Buffer (A1h).......................................266
Read Data from the Live Buffer (A2h)..........................................266
Combined Header and Data Mode (00h)............................................ 267
Data Mode (02h)...................................................................................... 267
Descriptor Mode (03h) ........................................................................... 268
Read Data from Echo Buffer (0Ah) ...................................................... 268
Echo Buffer Descriptor Mode (0Bh) ..................................................... 269
READ POSITION Command (34h)............................................................. 270
Read Position Data — Short Form ....................................................... 271
Read Position Data — Long Form........................................................ 274
RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command (1Ch).............................. 276
RELEASE (10) Command (57h) ................................................................... 278
RELEASE UNIT Command (17h)................................................................ 280
REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT Command (44h) ....................................... 282
Report Density Support ......................................................................... 283
Medium Type Support Report.............................................................. 287
REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A3h/05h) ........................... 289
REPORT LUNS Command (A0h)................................................................ 292
REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES Command
(A3h/0Ch)................................................................................................ 295
All_commands Parameter Data Format.............................................. 297
One_command Parameter Data Format.............................................. 299
REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
Command (A3h/0Dh) ........................................................................... 301
REPORT TIMESTAMP Command (A3h/0Fh).......................................... 303
REQUEST SENSE Command (03h)............................................................. 305
RESERVE (10) Command (56h) ................................................................... 318
RESERVE UNIT Command (16h)................................................................ 320
REWIND Command (01h)............................................................................ 322
SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command (1Dh)...................................................... 323
Level 1 Test: Electronics Test ................................................................ 324
Level 2 Test: Write / Read Functionality Test.................................... 324
SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A4h/06h).................................... 327
SET TIMESTAMP Command (A4h/0Fh)................................................... 329
SPACE Command (11h)................................................................................ 331
TEST UNIT READY Command (00h)......................................................... 333
VERIFY Command (13h) .............................................................................. 334
WRITE Command (0Ah)............................................................................... 335
Exception Conditions ............................................................................. 336