5.3.2Command descriptions

The contents of the I/O registers to be necessary for issuing a command and the example indication of the I/O registers at command completion are shown as following in this subsection.

Example: READ SECTOR(S)

At command issuance (I/O registers setting contents)

Bit

7

6

5

4

 

3

2

 

1

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F7H(CM)

0

0

1

0

0

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F6H(DH)

×

L

×

DV

 

Head No. / LBA [MSB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F5H(CH)

 

Start cylinder address [MSB]

/ LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F4H(CL)

 

Start cylinder address [LSB] / LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F3H(SN)

 

Start sector No.

 

 

/ LBA [LSB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F2H(SC)

 

 

Transfer sector count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F1H(FR)

 

 

 

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At command completion (I/O registers contents to be read)

Bit

7

6

5

 

4

3

 

2

 

1

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F7H(ST)

 

 

Error information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F6H(DH)

×

L

×

 

DV

End Head No. / LBA [MSB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F5H(CH)

 

End cylinder address [MSB] / LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F4H(CL)

 

End cylinder address [LSB] / LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F3H(SN)

 

End sector No.

 

 

/ LBA [LSB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F2H(SC)

 

 

 

 

X‘00’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F1H(ER)

 

 

Error information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM:

Command register

FR: Features register

DH:

Device/Head register

ST: Status register

CH:

Cylinder High register

ER: Error register

CL:

Cylinder Low register

L: LBA (logical block address) setting bit

SN:

Sector Number register

DV: Device address. bit

SC:

Sector Count register

x, xx: Do not care (no necessary to set)

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