Sending a specific SCSI command to a SCSI device in Windows

Question

Hi,

Does windows have specific interface by which I can send a specific scsi command such Inquiry to scsi device ? I searched the net, found passing reference to SCSI Pass Through interface. But Its very Vague.

Is there any documentation for that API on how to use it??

Answer 1

SCSI covers a vast amount of ground. Are you talking to a CD/DVD/Disk/Tape/Scanner or what.

For CD/DVD the best (and only) free reference for setup/read/write commands are to be found here: http://www.t10.org/drafts.htm

Re SPTI, there is some very basic documentation in the old 'Programmers guide to SCSI'. There is an article on an ASPI -> SPTI converter that can be found on the DDJ web site.

Bear in mind that SPTI is simply an API, it imposes nor knows anything about SCSI message content or format.

• Brian Sawert, Addison Wesley 1998.