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ANSI INCITS 54 : 1986 : R2002

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - (6250 CPI, GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

1. Scope and Purpose
2. Referenced Standards
   2.1 American National Standards
   2.2 Other Standards
3. Definitions
4. Recording Area Markers
5. Recording
   5.1 Method
   5.2 Density of Recording
   5.3 Flux Transition Spacing
   5.4 Total Character Skew
   5.5 Signal Amplitude
   5.6 Erase
6. Format
   6.1 Track Format
   6.2 Track Dimensions
   6.3 Reference Edge
   6.4 Track Identification
   6.5 Block Length
   6.6 Preamble
   6.7 Postamble
   6.8 Density Identification Area (ID Burst)
   6.9 Automatic Read Amplification Area
   6.10 Interblock Gap
   6.11 Tape Mark
   6.12 Resync Burst
   6.13 Storage Group
   6.14 Mark 1 Control Subgroup
   6.15 Mark 2 Control Subgroup
   6.16 End Mark
   6.17 Sync Control Subgroup
   6.18 Terminator Control Subgroup (TERM)
   6.19 Second Control Subgroup
   6.20 Residual Character
   6.21 Data Group
   6.22 Residual Data Group
   6.23 CRC Data Group
7. Check Characters
   7.1 Introduction
   7.2 ECC Character
   7.3 Auxiliary CRC Character
   7.4 CRC Character
Appendixes
Appendix A Design Consideration
  A1 Introduction
  A2 Specification Support
  A3 Additional Consideration
Appendix B Measurement of Flux Transition Spacing
  B1 General
  B2 Read Equipment
Figure B1 Output Signal Waveform of Amplifier-Limiter
             Differentiator

Provides specifications for a 1/2-inch (12,7 mm), 9-track magnetic tape to be used for information interchange among information processing systems, communication systems, and associated equipment utilizing a standard code as agreed upon by the interchange parties.

Committee
X3B1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2002
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Current

ANSI INCITS 40 : 1993 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - UNRECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (9-TRACK 800 CPI, NRZI; 1600 CPI, PE; AND 6250 CPI, GCR)
ANSI INCITS 64 : 1979 ADDITIONAL CONTROLS FOR USE WITH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANSI INCITS 27 : 1987 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - FILE STRUCTURE AND LABELING OF MAGNETIC TAPES FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ISO 5652:1984 Information processing 9-Track, 12,7 mm (0.5 in) wide magnetic tape for information interchange Format and recording, using group coding at 246 cpmm (6 250 cpi)
IEEE 268-1992 American National Standard for Metric Practice
ISO 370:1975 Toleranced dimensions Conversion from inches into millimetres and vice versa
ANSI INCITS 41 : 1990 CODE EXTENSION TECHNIQUES FOR USE WITH THE 7 BIT CODED CHARACTER SET OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (ASCII), X3.4-1968,

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