Chapter 1 Product Description; Product Description Modular Design - Quantum SDLT 600 User Manual

Modular Design
SDLT 600 Product Specification
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, data cartridge, and host
interface.
As shown in figure 1, the SDLT 600 tape drive consists of five distinct
modules or system components:
• Data Control Module (DCM)
• Tape Control Module (TCM)
• Front Panel Module (FPM)
• Electronic Interface Module (EIM)
• 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 is designed to interface with the other
modules in a well defined, yet flexible manner.
The following subsections provide a brief overview of each module.
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