Fujitsu MBA3073 SERIES Technical Manual page 176

When a SCSI device executes data transfer, it must not send REQ or ACK pulses exceeding the
parameter limits which have been set by the two SCSI devices by exchange of the
SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST message. However, the SCSI device can
transfer data using a larger Transfer Period or a smaller REQ/ACK Offset.
After normal exchange of the SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST message, the
two SCSI devices shall set the data transfer mode depending on the response (the returned
message) by the SCSI device which has first received this message. Table 2.3 defines the data
transfer mode to be selected.
Table 2.3
Responded message
SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER
REQUEST
REQ/ACK Offset ≥ 1
SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER
REQUEST
REQ/ACK Offset =0
MESSAGE REJECT
(2) Procedures of the message exchange initiated by the INIT
If the INIT has recognized the synchronous data transfer to be set, it asserts the ATN signal that is,
generating an ATTENTION condition for message exchange, and requests the TARG to receive
the SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST message.
After the MESSAGE OUT phase has completed normally, the TARG shall return the
SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST message or the MESSAGE REJECT message
to the INIT. If the ACK signal is still true after the TARG has received the SYNCHRONOUS
DATA TRANSFER REQUEST message, the TARG can cancel the MESSAGE OUT phase and
can enter the MESSAGE IN phase to return the message. If the TARG cannot return the message,
the two SCSI devices shall select the asynchronous data transfer mode between them.
When the INIT sends the MESSAGE REJECT message as the first byte of the MESSAGE OUT
phase which follows the MESSAGE IN phase, this negotiation is regarded as a failure and the
mode setting for synchronous transfer between the INIT and the TARG must be set to the
asynchronous mode. This event occurs even if the TARG returns the SYNCHRONOUS DATA
TRANSFER REQUEST message with specifying 1 or more to the REQ/ACK Offset value.
If the INIT sends the MESSAGE PARITY ERROR message or the INITIATOR DETECTED
ERROR message against the TARG's SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST
message, the HDD recognizes that there was a parity error in the previous MESSAGE IN phase.
Then, the HDD performs the error recovery procedure based on the SCSI Bus protocol for the
erroneous phase up to 3 times. If the retry fails, this negotiation is regarded as a failure. The
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Definition of data transfer mode by message exchange
Synchronous mode:
Each SCSI device executes data transfer using
the Transfer Period value equal to or greater than
the specified value and REQ/ACK Offset value
equal to or smaller than the specified value
specified in the SYNCHRONOUS DATA
TRANSFER REQUEST message from the
opposite SCSI device.
Data transfer mode
Asynchronous mode
Asynchronous mode
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