Very High Frequency Data (VHF)

 

 

 

7

 

6

 

5

 

4

3

 

2

 

1

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

(MSB)

 

 

 

Parameter Code (0000h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LSB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

DU (0)

 

DS (1)

 

TSD (0)

 

ETC (0)

TMC (0)

 

LBIN (1)

 

LP (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commands

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter Length (4h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rsvd (0)

 

HIU

 

MAcc

 

Tape Motion Status

 

CRqst

 

CRqrd

 

DInit

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Cmpr

WrtP

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

InXtm

 

Rsvd (0)

 

RAA

 

MPrsnt

Rsvd (0)

 

MStd

 

MThrd

 

DAcc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Reserved (0)

 

 

RRqst

 

IntfC

 

TAFC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIU

 

Host Initiated Unload bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAcc

 

If set, the MAM is accessible. MPrsnt must be set as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cmpr

 

Compress bit. If set, the DTD currently has data compression enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WrtP

 

Write Protect bit. If set, the media in the DTD is physically write-protected. Only valid if

 

 

 

 

 

MPrsnt is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRqst

 

Clean Requested bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRqrd

 

Cleaning Required. If set, head cleaning must be performed before normal data

 

 

 

 

 

operations are possible. This takes priority over CRqst, and both may be set at the

 

 

 

 

 

same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DInit

 

DTD Initialized. When set, the data returned by the VHF parameter data is valid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InXtn

 

In Transition. If 0, the DTD is in the state reflected by the rest of byte 5 and is not

 

 

 

 

 

attempting to leave this state. This bit must be 0 if RRqst is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAA

 

Robotic Access Allowed. If set, robotic media access to the DTD is allowed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPrsnt

 

Media Present bit (hardware sensor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MStd

 

Media Seated. If set, the tape is mechanically seated, that it physical loading is

 

 

 

 

 

complete. Otherwise the tape is still threading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MThrd

 

Media Threaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAcc

 

Data Accessible. If set, the DTD has finished processing a load operation. The bit is

 

 

 

 

 

cleared to

0 at the beginning of the next unload operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape Motion

 

00h

No tape motion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

 

01h

Cleaning operation in progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02h

Tape being loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03h

Tape being unloaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04h

Tape in motion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05h

Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06h

Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07h

Locating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

08h

Rewinding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09h–7Fh Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80h–FFh

Vendor unique

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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