Mainland China has long been a source of counterfeit or substandard pioneer drives, and our community members have suffered the consequences for a long time; this tool was created by a few of us to help prevent others from falling victim to the same issue. Previously, we hadn't paid much attention to the international community, but that changed with the emergence of some new projects related to pioneer drives.
Due to language barriers, we haven’t had much motivation to contribute to the international community, but we’ve been keeping a close eye on developments in the community and the optical storage industry nonetheless. We hope to bring more good news to the community in the future.
At this time, this tool is not yet ready to be released as an open-source project, but if you're interested, feel free to give it a try here.
https://github.com/RevokeTime/pion-bdre-diag-tool