CHAPTER 6 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE AND COMMAND PROTOCOL

SCSI Connector Requirements

Table 6-4lists the pin assignments for the tape drive’s SCSI connector.

Table 6-4Pin assignments for the wide LVD connector

Pin #

Signal

Pin #

Signal

1

+DB (12)

35

–DB (12)

2

+DB(13)

36

–DB(13)

3

+DB(14)

37

–DB(14)

4

+DB(15)

38

–DB(15)

5

+DB(P1)

39

–DB(P1)

6

+DB(0)

40

–DB(0)

7

+DB(1)

41

–DB(1)

8

+DB(2)

42

–DB(2)

9

+DB(3)

43

–DB(3)

10

+DB(4)

44

–DB(4)

11

+DB(5)

45

–DB(5)

12

+DB(6)

46

–DB(6)

13

+DB(7)

47

–DB(7)

14

+DB(P)

48

–DB(P)

15

GROUND

49

GROUND

16

DIFFSENS

50

GROUND

17

TERMPWR

51

TERMPWR

18

TERMPWR

52

TERMPWR

19

OPEN

53

OPEN

20

GROUND

54

GROUND

21

+ATN

55

–ATN

22

GROUND

56

GROUND

23

+BSY

57

–BSY

24

+ACK

58

–ACK

25

+RST

59

–RST

26

+MSG

60

–MSG

27

+SEL

61

–SEL

28

+C/D

62

–C/D

29

+REQ

63

–REQ

30

+I/O

64

–I/O

31

+DB(8)

65

–DB(8)

32

+DB(9)

66

–DB(9)

33

+DB(10)

67

–DB(10)

34

+DB(11)

68

–DB(11)

 

 

 

 

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Tandberg Data VXA-320 (VXA-3) manual Scsi Connector Requirements, +Atn, +Ack, +Msg

VXA-320 (VXA-3) specifications

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