Request Sense
208 SL500: Interface Reference Manual • July 2008 Revision: F • 96122
Request Sense
The Request Sense command (03h) requests the library transfer sense data to the
initiator.
Note – A reset or an abort message clears the contingent allegiance.
TABLE 6-83 Request Sense Command
Byte
Bit
76543210
0Operation Code (03h)
1 Ignored Reserved (00h) Desc
(0h)
2 Reserved (00h)
3 Reserved (00h)
4 Allocation Length
5 Control Byte (00h)
Request Sense Command Definitions:
Desc The Desc bit indicates which sense data format shall be returned.
The library returns a value of 0, indicating fixed format sense data is returned.
Allocation Length This field specifies the number of bytes that the initiator has allocated for
returned sense data.
The library provides a maximum of 14h (20d) bytes of sense data.