Ciprico Rimfire 3880 User Manual

Rimfire 3880 scsi host bus adapter

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Rimfire 3880 SCSI Host Bus Adapter. . . . . . . . ...
- User’s Guide
- Preface
- Organization
- Conventions
  - Notational
  - Graphic
    - Table 1: Graphic Representation of Parameter Block...
- Reference Documents
- Table of Contents
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  - 3
  - 4
  - 5
  - 6
  - 7
  - 8
  - A
  - B
  - C
  - D
  - E
1
- Product Overview
- About the Rimfire 3880 Design
- What next?
2
- Hardware Essentials
- Introduction
- Summary
- Hardware Structure and Description
- Board Addressing
  - Choosing an Address Modifier
    - Table 2: Choosing an Address Modifier
    - Table 3: VMEbus Address Modifiers for RF3880
  - Choosing a VMEbus Address
    - Table 4: Address Line Decoding
- Hardware Ports: General
  - Hardware Port Addresses
    - Table 5: Hardware Port Addresses
  - Overview of the Ports
    - 1. Set system bus transfer characteristics such as...
    - 2. Pass the address of a Single Command Structure ...
- Address Buffer Port
- Channel Attention Port
- Status Port
- Reset Port
- Descriptions of Port Usage
3
- Hardware Installation
- Introduction
- Summary
- Overview of the Installation Process
- Step 1: Unpacking the Board
  - Shipping Damage
  - Unpacking the Board
    - Figure 2 Static Precaution
- Step 2: Jumpers and Termination
- Step 3: Board Insertion
  - General Steps
- Step 4: Apply power and observe LEDs
- Step 5: Configure and Connect SCSI Devices
4
- Command Operation
- Introduction
- Summary
- What the Adapter must accomplish
- The Base Parameter Block
  - Parameter Block Format
    - Table 17: Base Parameter Block
- The Base Status Block
  - Status Block Format
    - Table 18: Base Status Block
  - Multiple Status Blocks
- Single Command Structure
  - Format of Single Command Structure
- Using a Single Command Structure
- Some Example Single Commands
  - Example 1: Start Command List Board-control comman...
  - Example 2:Inquiry Pass-through Command
- Command List Structure
  - Format of Command List Structure
    - Table 24: Command List Structure
  - Description of the Fields
    - Note Multiple Status Blocks generated from retries...
- Creating the Command List Structure
- Using a Command List Structure
- Example ‘C’ Routines for Command List
5
- Initiator Mode Pass- through Commands
- Introduction
- Summary
- Initiator Pass- through Parameter Block Format
- Initiator Pass- through Status Block Format
  - Status Block Format
    - Note The fields displayed in 08H and 0CH are the d...
      - Table 34: SCSI Pass-through Status Block
  - Description of Fields
6
- Target Mode Pass- through Commands
- Introduction
- Summary
- Overview of Target Mode
  - What is Target Mode?
    - Figure 18 RF3880 in Target Mode
  - What must the adapter accomplish in Target Mode?
- Overview of Special Target Mode Commands
  - New commands
    - Note For a complete description of the Target Mode...
- Command Descriptor Block Group Codes
  - Note * During Target Mode operations, the Tag bit ...
    - Table 43: SCSI Command Descriptor Block Groups
- Command Operation
- Target Selection Data Structure
- Target Mode Response Command
- Target Mode Response Command Status Block
  - Status Block Format
    - Table 52: First TM Response Command Status Block
    - Table 53: Second TM Response Command Status Block
  - Description of Fields
7
- Board-control Commands
- Introduction
- Summary
- Using the Reference
- General Status Block
  - General Status Block Format
    - Table 57: General Status Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 58: Bit-meanings of Flags Field
    - Note The Flags byte returned in the Status Block o...
- List of Commands
  - Table 59: Board-control Commands
- Start Command List (01H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 60: Start Command List Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 61: Bit-meanings of Interrupt Field
    - Note An Error Code of 11H will be returned in the ...
- Stop Command List (02H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 62: Stop Command List Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Note An error code of 11H will be returned in the ...
- Identify (05H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 63: Identify Command Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
  - Identify Command Status Block
    - Table 64: Identify Command Status Block
  - Description of Fields
- Board Statistics (06H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 68: Board Statistics Command Parameter Block...
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 69: Options Field
  - Statistics Data Structure
    - Table 70: Board Statistics Data Structure
  - Description of Fields
- General Options (07H)
  - Command Format
  - Description of Fields
- Unit Options (08H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 74: Unit Options Command Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Note The sequentially recorded nature of tape medi...
      - Table 75: Retry Control
      - Table 76: Unit Flags
    - Note If you set the TAG flag (explained below) the...
      - Table 77: Default Ordering of Sense Bytes
      - Table 78: Example Selection of Sense Bytes
- Diagnostic/ Self-test (09H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 79: Diagnostic/Self-test Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 80: Diagnostics Command Test Flags Field
  - Status Block Format
    - Table 81: Diagnostic Command Status Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 82: Bit-meanings of Flags Byte in Status Blo...
- Target Mode Enable (0AH)
  - Command Format
    - Note If you send a Target Mode Response command to...
      - Table 83: Target Mode Enable Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 84: Meaning of Selection Interrupt Field
- Target Mode Disable (0BH)
  - Command Format
    - Table 85: Target Mode Disable Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 86: Meaning of Flags-1 Field
- Abort (0DH)
  - Command Format
    - Note This command must be used to abort pending Ta...
      - Table 87: Abort Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
- SCSI Hard Reset (10H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 88: SCSI Hard Reset Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
- Board Information (15H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 89: Target Mode Disable Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 90: Board Information Options Field
  - Board Information Data Structure
    - Table 91: Board Information Data Structure
  - Description of Fields
- Extended Board Statistics (16H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 100: Extended Board Statistics Parameter Blo...
  - Description of Fields
    - Table 101: Extended Board Options Field
  - Extended Statistics Data Structure
    - Table 102: Extended Board Statistics Data Structur...
  - Description of Fields
- Extended Unit Options (18H)
  - Command Format
    - Table 103: Extended Unit Options Parameter Block
  - Description of Fields
  - Extended Unit Options Data Structure
  - Description of Fields
8
- Details of Usage
- Introduction
- Summary
- Byte and Word Swapping
- Tagged Queuing
- Target Mode Usage and SCSI Protocol Handling
A
- Error Codes
- Introduction
- Summary
  - Status Block Error Codes
    - Table 115: Base Status Block
    - Table 116: Error Codes
- Status Port Error Codes
B
- Cables and Connectors
- Introduction
- Summary
- SCSI Connector
  - Maximum Cable Length
    - Table 121: Cable Connector Pin-outs for the RF3886...
- VMEbus Connector Pinouts
  - Table 122: P1 Connector
  - Table 123: P2 Connector
C
- Specifications
- Introduction
- Summary
- Specifications
  - Table 124: Specifications for the Rf3880
D
- Defaults
- Introduction
- Summary
- Hardware Defaults
E
- Design Differences
- Introduction
- Summary
- Features no longer Supported
- Implementation Differences
- How to Maximize Performance
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