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Table 4-4 Method of driving the interface signal

OR connection

NON_OR connection

False

No signal is driven by any
SCSI device. Signal status is
made false by the termination
resistor circuits.

The signal is driven false by
a certain SCSI device
(initiator or target), or is not
driven by any SCSI device

True

A SCSI device drives the signal true.

4.3 Bus Phases

The SCSI architecture includes the following eight distinct phases:

BUS FREE phase

ARBITRATION phase

SELECTION phase

COMMAND phase

DATA phase

STATUS phase

MESSAGE phase

The SCSI bus can never be in more than one phase at any given time.

The following diagram shows how each phase transmits to another.

Reset

Figure 4-2 Phase sequence

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INFORMATION TRANSFER phase

MESSAGE OUT

SELECTION

COMMAND

DATA IN or

DATA OUT

ARBITRATION

BUS FREE

STATUS

MESSAGE IN