Tandberg Data manual Sdlt 600 Tape Drive Modular Design

SDLT 600 Product Manual Chapter 2: SDLT 600 Tape Drive Product Information

2.4Modular Design

The SDLT 600 tape drive is designed as a total system. The system includes a complex interaction of a number of important components including such items as the tape path, tape heads, media, data cartridge, and host interface.

As shown in Figure 2-2 on page 2-5, the SDLT 600 tape drive consists of five distinct modules:

•Data Control Module (DCM)

•Tape Control Module (TCM)

•Front Panel Module (FPM)

•Electronic Interface Module (EIM)

•Super DLTtape II Data Cartridge (Data Cartridge).

The modular concept makes the SDLT 600 tape drive system easy to manufacture and configure. Each module is optimized to perform a specific set of functions and designed to interface with the other modules in a well defined and flexible manner.

The following subsections provide a brief overview of each module.

	TCM
FPM
Data	DCM
Cartridge
	EIM ICM

EIM HIM

Figure 2-2.SDLT 600 Tape Drive Modular Design

NOTE: Despite the deliberate modularity of each module, with the exception of the FPM, individual users should not “swap” modules. The FPM is the only module that is field replaceable. Customer adjustments to the TCM, DCM, or EIM will void the tape drive’s warranty.

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