T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n

DDS-2 tape drive

Performance specifications apply when using data compression. Power specifications are measured at the tape drive power connector and are nominal values.

Manufacturer

Connor

CTD8000R-S

Nominal capacity

60-metre cassette

1.3

Gbyte (1:1 base)

 

(DDS)

2.6

Gbyte (2:1 typical)

 

 

5.2

Gbyte (4:1 max1)

 

90-metre cassette

2.0

Gbyte (1:1 base)

 

(DDS)

4.0

Gbyte (2:1 typical)

 

 

8.0

Gbyte (4:1 max1)

 

120-metre cassette

4.0

Gbyte (1:1 base)

 

(DDS-2)

8.0

Gbyte (2:1 typical)

 

 

16.0 Gbyte (4:1 max1)

Transfer rates

DDS

366 Kbyte/s (1:1 base)

 

 

732 Kbyte/s (2:1 typical)

 

 

1464 Kbyte/s (4:1 max1)

 

DDS-2

400 Kbyte/s (1:1 base)

 

 

800 Kbyte/s (2:1 typical)

 

 

1608 Kbyte/s (4:1 max1)

Unrecoverable

 

Less than 1 in 1015 data bits

errors

 

 

 

Recording format

 

ANSI/ECMA (DDS-DC, DDS-2)

Power

Voltage

+12 V dc ± 10%

specification

 

+5 V dc ± 7%

 

Ripple

+12 V: <= 100 mVp-p

 

 

+5 V: <= 50 mVp-p

 

Current (operational)

0.4

A @ +12 V dc, 0.8 A @ +5 V dc

 

Current (peak)

0.9

A @ +12 V dc, 1.0 A @ +5 V dc

1Nominal maximum only; can be exceeded for highly-compressible data.

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