Table 22:

Arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA) values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AL_PA

SEL ID

Setting

 

AL_PA

SEL ID

Setting

 

AL_PA

SEL ID

Setting

(hex)

(hex)

(dec)

 

(hex)

(hex)

(dec)

 

(hex)

(hex)

(dec)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF

00

00

 

A3

2B

43

 

4D

56

86

E8

01

01

 

9F

2C

44

 

4C

57

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E4

02

02

 

9E

2D

45

 

4B

58

88

E2

03

03

 

9D

2E

46

 

4A

59

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E1

04

04

 

9B

2F

47

 

49

5A

90

E0

05

05

 

98

30

48

 

47

5B

91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DC

06

06

 

97

31

49

 

46

5C

92

DA

07

07

 

90

32

50

 

45

5D

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D9

08

08

 

8F

33

51

 

43

5E

94

D6

09

09

 

88

34

52

 

3c

5F

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D5

0A

10

 

84

35

53

 

3A

60

96

D4

0B

11

 

82

36

54

 

39

61

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D3

0C

12

 

81

37

55

 

36

62

98

D2

0D

13

 

80

38

56

 

35

63

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D1

0E

14

 

7C

39

57

 

34

64

100

CE

0F

15

 

7A

3A

58

 

33

65

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

10

16

 

79

3B

59

 

32

66

102

CC

11

17

 

76

3C

60

 

31

67

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB

12

18

 

75

3D

61

 

2E

68

104

CA

13

19

 

74

3E

62

 

2D

69

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C9

14

20

 

73

3F

63

 

2C

6A

106

C7

15

21

 

72

40

64

 

2B

6B

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C6

16

22

 

71

41

65

 

2A

6C

108

C5

17

23

 

6E

42

66

 

29

6D

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C3

18

24

 

6D

43

67

 

27

6E

110

BC

19

25

 

6C

44

68

 

26

6F

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BA

1A

26

 

6B

45

69

 

25

70

112

B9

1B

27

 

6A

46

70

 

23

71

113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B6

1C

28

 

69

47

71

 

1F

72

114

B5

1D

29

 

67

48

72

 

1E

73

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B4

1E

30

 

66

49

73

 

1D

74

116

B3

1F

31

 

65

4A

74

 

1B

75

117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2

20

32

 

63

4B

75

 

18

76

118

B1

21

33

 

5C

4C

76

 

17

77

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE

22

34

 

5A

4D

77

 

10

78

120

AD

23

35

 

59

4E

78

 

0F

79

121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC

24

36

 

56

4F

79

 

08

7A

122

AB

25

37

 

55

50

80

 

04

7B

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AA

26

38

 

54

51

81

 

02

7C

124

A9

27

39

 

53

52

82

 

01

7D

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A7

28

40

 

52

53

83

 

 

 

 

A6

29

41

 

51

54

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A5

2A

42

 

4E

55

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ST31000640FC, ES.2 FC specifications

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