SCSI BUS

INTRODUCTION:

➢ The acronym SCSI stands for Small Computer System InterfaceThe SCSI bus standard has undergone
many revisions,and its data transfer capability has increased very rapidly.
➢ Developed by Shugart Associates (1981)
➢ Originally called Shugart Associates Systems Interface (SASI)
➢ Set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral
devices SCSI ports allows data to be transmitted in a “daisy chain”
➢ Up to 8 or 16 devices can be attached on a single SCSI bus.
➢ SCSI uses handshaking signal between devices.
➢ Bus Free Phase In a busy system, the SCSI bus may be free for as little as 1.2 ps while there is no device
requesting the bus . if the bus is free it could remain free indefinitely.
➢ Arbitration Phase A device can arbitrate and be granted the bus in 3.6 ps or less. Devices that lose
arbitration can try again when the bus is in free state. Selection Phase . The selection phase can select
the target in 580 ns. If the target does not respond the bus waits for 250 ms and then enters the free
phase.
➢ Message Phase The message phase is the first information transfer phase in the connection, which
allows the initiator to send an Identification message to the target. In SCSI messages are always
transferred asynchronously. Command Phase . The target responds to the Inquiry data, during the
command phase Data In Phase .The data transfer can be done synchronously if both the initiator and
the target have previously established a synchronous data transfer agreement Status . The target
finally sends a single status byte asynchronously during status phase.
➢ Message In Phase :The last information that is transferred in the established connection is typically the
command complete message during the message in phase.
➢ Bus Free Phase : The target device releases the BSY signal and returns to the Bus Free phase. The bus
is now available.
SCSI BUS
SCSI BUS PHASES