B.2 scsi-3 bus timing – Quantum 10K II User Manual
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Appendix B. SCSI Bus Signal Timing
B–4
Quantum Atlas 10K II Ultra 160/m SCSI Hard Disk Drives
B.2 SCSI-3 Bus Timing
SCSI devices that use a single transition (ST), i.e, they use only one edge of the
REQ/ACK signal to clock data, can provide data transfer rates of up to 80 MB per
second. Ultra 160/m SCSI-3, on the other hand, uses both edges of REQ/ACK, or
double transition (DT) to double the speed of the bus.
Table B-2 provides the timing values for SCSI bus controls defined by the SCSI-3
standard. Note that the QAS (Quick Arbritrate/Select) items are not supported by
the drive. Tables B–3 and B–4 provide SCSI bus data and information phase timing
values for ST and DT devices, respectively.
Table B–2 SCSI-3 Bus Control Timing
Description
Values
Arbitration Delay
2.4 µs
Bus Clear Delay
800 ns
Bus Free Delay
800 ns
Bus Set Delay
1.6 µs
Bus Settle Delay
400 ns
Cable Skew (note 1)
4 ns
Data Release Delay
400 ns
DIFFSENS voltage filter time
100 ms
Physical Disconnection Delay
200 us
Power on to Selection (note 2)
10 s
QAS Arbitration Delay
1000 ns
QAS Assertion Delay
200 ns
QAS Release Delay
200 ns
QAS non-DATA phase REQ (ACK) period
50 ns
Reset Delay
200 ns
Reset Hold Time
25 µs
Reset to Selection (note 2)
250 ms
Selection Abort Time
200 µs
Selection Time-out Delay (note 2)
250 ms
System Deskew Delay
45 ns
Notes: 1 Cable Skew is measured at each device connection with
the transmitted skew subtracted from the received
skew.
2 This is a recommended time. It is not mandatory.