Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm manual Signal Driving a signal to the true state. assertion

Glossary

mmMillimeter (0.03937 inches).

ms or msec Millisecond.

ns Nanosecond.

NSTA National Safe Transit Association.

PBOT Physical beginning of tape.

PEOT Physical end of tape.

POST Power-on self-test; the process that occurs when the tape drive performs its initial power-on diagnostics.

ready The state of the tape drive when it is ready to process commands.

reconnect The function that occurs when the target arbitrates and reconnects to an initiator after a disconnect.

SCSI Small Computer System Interface.

SCSI address An octal representation of the unique address (0-7) assigned to a SCSI device.

signal Driving a signal to the true state. assertion

signal Driving a signal to the false state or biasing the de-assertionsignal by the cable terminators to the false state.

signal When a signal is not driven by a bus but is biased release by the cable terminators to the false state.

status Information sent from the target to the initiator upon completion of a command.

target A bus device (usually a controller) that performs an operation requested by an initiator. The tape drive is a target.

XL Extended length.

μm Micrometer (0.00003937 inches).

μs or μsec Microsecond.

G-4	EXB-8205 and EXB-8505	510504
	(Standard and XL)