11.4.6SAS transmitters and receivers
A typical SAS differential copper transmitter and receiver pair is shown in Figure 17. The receiver is AC cou- pling to eliminate ground shift noise.
| TX | |
Transmitter | Differential | |
Transfer Medium | ||
100 | ||
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| TY |
Figure 17. SAS transmitters and receivers
.01
.01
RX
Receiver 
100
RY
11.4.7Power
The drive receives power (+5 volts and +12 volts) through the SAS device connector.
Three +12 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +12 volt power supply is through the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Three +5 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +5 volt power sup- ply is through the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Current to the drive through the long power pins may be limited by the system to reduce inrush current to the drive during hot plugging.
11.5Signal characteristics
This section describes the electrical signal characteristics of the drive’s input and output signals. See Table 21 for signal type and signal name information.
11.5.1Ready LED Out
The Ready LED Out signal is driven by the drive as indicated in Table 22.
Table 22: Ready LED Out conditions
Normal command activity |
| LED status | |
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Ready LED Meaning bit mode page 19h | 0 |
| 1 |
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Drive stopped, not ready, and no activity | Off |
| Off |
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Drive stopped, not ready, and activity | On |
| On |
(command executing) |
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Drive started, ready, and no activity | On |
| Off |
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Drive started, ready, and activity | Off |
| On |
(command executing) |
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Drive transitioning from |
| Blinks steadily | |
ready state or the reverse. | (50% on and 50% off, 0.5 seconds on and off for 0.5 seconds) | ||
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FORMAT UNIT in progress, |
| Toggles on/off | |
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