Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling half-wave layer jumping of a pickup head of an optical disk drive includes a half-wave layer jump controller and an output logic unit. The controller receives a focus error signal from a preamplifier to generate a control signal according to the half wave of the focus error signal. The output logic unit outputs a kickout signal, a half-wave layer jump control compensation, and a brake signal in accordance with the timing of the half-wave layer jump control. The output signal are added to a gap balance signal, and the sum is used for controlling layer jumping of the pickup head. Such method adopts an error obtained by comparing the focus error signal with an ideal cycle signal as an additional compensational force for layer jumping.