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5 The SCSI Interface

SCSI overview

SCSI bus

This chapter describes the SCSI interface used with the scanners.

For complete information on the appropriate SCSI specification, refer to SCSI-2 Working Draft ANSI X. 131-198X, Revision 6, 10/29/88.

The SCSI interface provides a means of communication between a maximum of eight computer and peripheral devices, giving the host computer independence within this system. As a result, tape drives, printers, optical disks, communications devices, etc., can be added to the host computer(s) without requiring modification to the generic system hardware or software. The interface uses "logical" rather than "physical" addressing for all data structures.

The SCSI bus allows communication between any two SCSI devices at a time. When two SCSI devices communicate on the bus, one acts as an initiator and the other acts as a target. The initiator is usually a host computer that originates operations, and the target is usually a peripheral controller that performs the operation. A SCSI device generally has a fixed role as an initiator or target, but some may assume either role. The scanner acts only as a SCSI target.

Access to the SCSI bus is handled through bus arbitration. The SCSI device with the highest priority (as determined by its SCSI ID bit) is given control of the bus. The SCSI device with an ID of 7 is the highest priority device. The initiator then selects a target and the target controls all further communications. Data transfers on the bus are asynchronous and follow a Request/Acknowledge handshake protocol. One 8-bit byte of information is transferred to the initiator with each handshake.

NOTE: The amount of time required to execute the SCSI commands is affected by the number of peripheral devices on the bus, as well as the priorities assigned to each peripheral device. Therefore, the amount of time required to execute the SCSI commands will vary based upon the system configuration. It is recommended that a dedicated host adapter be used with the scanner.

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Kodak 9500 manual Scsi Interface, Scsi overview Scsi bus

9500 specifications

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