摘要:
A highly reliable magnetic recording and playback apparatus utilizes an independent magnetic clock pattern region and a pattern set region to provide a common timing reference between a data recording region and its adjacent tracks. In the apparatus, the pattern set region provides a reference point so that the circumferential location of the magnetic pattern region can be determined. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes elements for playback of reproduced information recorded on a magnetic disk and an arrangement which provides for the generation of a data existing point clock.
摘要:
A clock reproducing apparatus is adapted for reproducing a data existing point clock signal by using a reproduction signal obtained from a magnetic disc on which clock patterns for clock reproduction are recorded in servo areas discretely provided independent of data recording area, which comprises: a voltage controlled oscillator operative to oscillate the data existing point clock signal; a sampling circuit for sampling the reproduction signal in synchronism with the data existing point clock signal; a phase information generator for weighting-adding plural sample values before and after a reference sample value corresponding to the peak of a reproduced isolated waveform of the clock pattern to thereby generate phase information indicating a phase difference between the data existing point clock signal and a reproduction signal of the clock pattern; and a control voltage converter for converting phase information generated by the phase information generator to a control voltage for controlling the voltage controlled oscillator. Moreover, the clock reproducing apparatus further comprises a phase synchronization loop control circuit adapted to generate a phase comparison timing signal for allowing a sample value after a predetermined data existing point clock time from occurrence time of a signal which detects a unique pattern for recognizing an approximate existing time of the clock pattern. In addition, when there is employed a configuration to detect data in synchronism with the data existing point clock signal, a data recording apparatus is provided.
摘要:
A disk drive apparatus is provided which is capable of performing recording and playback processing of an AV data stream requiring real-time characteristics and processing in an operation mode suitable for battery driving. The construction is formed in such a way that a first operation mode in which a disk rotation speed is set to be low, to which error handling in which an upper limit of an error handling time is determined as an error processing method suitable for performing recording or playback of real-time continuous information is made to correspond, and a second operation mode in which the disk rotation speed is set to be high and in which retries can be performed repeatedly as an error processing method suitable for performing recording or playback of data having high reliability, can be set. Thus, lower power consumption of real-time continuous data processing in image recording and playback by battery driving, such as in a portable video camera, is realized.
摘要:
A disk recording/reproduction device ideal for processing audio-visual data streams requiring real-time characteristics. A disk device has an operating mode ideal for recording and reproduction of motion image and audio data requiring real-time continuity by limiting the time needed for error processing, and the host incorporating the disk device can easily monitor the real-time continuity. The host can specify the urgency of individual recording and reproduction instructions to the disk so that control of real-time continuity can be actively implemented in better detail. A means for assigning a total number to a plurality of simultaneously recorded or reproduced data streams as well assigning individual data stream numbers allows informing the disk device of the throughput required by the host.
摘要:
A clock generator applicable to a sample servo type magnetic disk drive is disclosed. Reproduced signals z(t) from a clock pattern are digitized by an A/D converter (33) before being fed to a phase comparator (52). An arithmetic unit (61) calculates an inner product of N sampled values and N weighting factors in a linear combination, and a D flip-flop (62) provides a phase comparison error signal f(&thgr;). The signal f(&thgr;) is converted by a D/A converter (53) to analog format before being supplied as a control signal to a VCO (51) via a loop filter (54). A clock signal CLK from the VCO (51) is controlled in phase so as to generate a clock signal CLK synchronized with the reproduced signals z(t). When the weighting factors are arranged so that their total sum becomes zero, the signal f(&thgr;) is free from adverse effects of DC elements superposed on the reproduced signals z(t), whereby a clock signal CLK in precise synchronism with the reproduced signal z(t) is obtained.
摘要:
A digital signal processing circuit comprising a memory means for storing a digital signal obtained from a playback channel; a control means for writing the digital signal in the memory means at a first rate and reading out the digital signal from the memory means at a second rate lower than the first rate; and a processing means for executing a desired process relative to the digital signal thus read out from the memory means. The digital signal is written in the memory means at a first rate by the memory control means and is read out therefrom at a second rate lower than the first rate. And then a desired signal process is executed relative to the digital signal read out from the memory means. Therefore the required digital processing rate becomes lower than the transmission rate of the playback channel, whereby the transmission rate can be raised despite the condition that the time required for the desired signal process such as demodulation is rendered longer.
摘要:
To increase the recording capacity of a magnetic disc, tracks of this magnetic disc are divided into a number of sectors, with each sector being formed from a number of segments. Each segment is basically made up of a data region and a servo region with data being recorded on the data region and a clock pattern which becomes the basis for generation of a clock, a fine pattern which becomes the basis for the tracking operation, and an access pattern which becomes the basis for a seek operation being recorded on the servo region. An ID region and servo region are formed before the data region and servo region which make up the leading segment with the sector ID for this region being recorded in this ID region. After this ID has been read from this ID region, while it is being determined whether or not this ID is the same as the designated ID, the servo operation corresponding to the servo control signal occurring in the servo region is carried out. In this way, the recording of data corresponding to the data in the data region can commence straight after the ID has been decided upon.
摘要:
There is disclosed a magnetic disk device of the external synchronization system using a head assembly of the recording/reproducing heads separation type. This magnetic device comprises: a reproducing head for reproducing data from a magnetic disk; a clock signal generator for generating a clock signal on the basis of a reproduced signal corresponding to a clock pattern from the reproducing head; a delay circuit for delaying recording data relative to the clock signal generated at the clock signal generator; a recording head for recording the recording data delayed by the delay circuit onto the magnetic disk; a position detecting circuit for detecting head position information (e.g., track number) in a disk radial direction of the recording head on the basis of the reproduced signal from the reproducing head; and a control circuit for controlling a quantity of delay of the delay circuit on the basis of head position information from the position detecting circuit and a predetermined magnetization reversal pattern.
摘要:
A disk drive for magnetic disk of the sample servo type, having N (N.gtoreq.200) servo areas, wherein the product of N and the recording/reproduction mode switching time Th (.mu.s) of the head amplifiers, i.e., N.times.Th, is designed to be 1200 or smaller.