摘要:
Provided are a read channel, storage drive and method using a measured error to determine coefficients to provide to an equalizer to use to equalize an input signal. A read channel is incorporated in a storage device to process signals read from a storage medium. An equalizer uses coefficients to equalize input read signals to produce equalizer output signals. A detector processes adjusted equalizer output signals to determine output values comprising data represented by the input read signals. An equalizer adaptor is enabled to provide a reference measured error and coefficients used to produce the adjusted equalizer signals that are associated with the reference measured error. The equalizer adaptor computes new equalizer coefficients to use to equalize input read signals that result in a new measured error from the detector and computes a new measured error for the new equalizer coefficients. The equalizer adaptor determines whether the new measured error is degraded with respect to the reference measured error and saves the new equalizer coefficients and the new measured error in response to determining that the new measured error is not degraded with respect to the reference measured error. The equalizer adaptor provides the equalizer coefficients associated with the reference measured error to the equalizer to use to equalize input read signals in response to determining that the new measured error is degraded with respect to the reference measured error.
摘要:
Magnetic tape read channel signal values are developed employing intermediate bits of the path memory of a PRML Viterbi detector. Identification logic identifies a most likely path memory state of the PRML Viterbi detector from the path metrics of the PRML Viterbi detector. An intermediate bit sequence of the identified most likely path memory state is obtained, the intermediate bit sequence extending from an initiation point of the path memory which is intermediate the output and the input of the PRML Viterbi detector. A sample value is determined which corresponds to the obtained intermediate bit sequence.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting a periodic sequence. A value detector module detects a plurality of values of a periodic sequence. In one embodiment, a transformation module transforms the plurality of values into transformed values. A confinement module confines the values to a limited set of confined values. A correlation module correlates the confined values with a plurality of instances of the periodic sequence. In addition, a selection module selects an instance of the periodic sequence with the highest correlation to the confined values as an observed periodic sequence.
摘要:
A maximum likelihood detector and a method for maximum likelihood detection of digital samples of channel output of data recorded as analog signals representing a finite number of states. The method comprises, first, programming at least two numerical metric coefficients. The coefficients are respectively applied to each sequential digital sample to generate alternative metrics, and each respective alternative metric is compared to a previous metric based on a previous digital sample. Based on the comparison, one of a plurality of provided metrics is selected which minimizes the mean squared error with respect to the previous metric. Then, the one of the finite number of states represented by the selected metric is identified, and a maximum likelihood path memory is set to a maximum likelihood state dictated by the identified one of the finite states, thereby detecting the recorded analog signals.
摘要:
A synchronous interface is provided for an asynchronous channel, for example, a read channel for a variable velocity magnetic tape, the channel providing asynchronous samples of an input signal from a fixed clock. The input signal, for example, comprises PRML data, written based upon synchronous write clock boundaries. The synchronous interface of the invention presents estimated synchronous samples at estimated write clock boundaries to allow decoding of the input signal. A phase estimator is coupled to the asynchronous channel for estimating the timing offset of the input signal synchronous write clock boundaries from the asynchronous samples. A sample estimator is coupled to the asynchronous channel and to the phase estimator for estimating, from two sequential asynchronous samples bounding an input signal synchronous write clock boundary, the input signal amplitudes at the estimated timing offset from the asynchronous samples. Thus, the estimated input signal amplitudes are substantially synchronized with the input signal synchronous write clock boundaries.
摘要:
An integrated calibration apparatus operates in multiple calibration modes of a multi-mode information storage system such as an optical disk drive to calibrate the drive in the multiple write modes. An event processing and measurement circuit is configurable in multiple configurations that each correspond to a different calibration measurement. Each configuration concurrently measures one or more parameters of readback data written to an optical disk by the optical disk drive operating in a particular write mode. A qualification circuit selects valid measurements for two different parameters or for two different qualification of the same parameter. A summation circuit sums valid measurements of each parameter measured and counts the number of measurements summed for each parameter. The calibration apparatus calculates average values for the measured parameters from the sums and counts, and then calibrates the multi-mode optical disk drive for its current write mode based on the average values.
摘要:
Disclosed are a programmable digital device and method for generating tracking threshold signals for qualification of input peak signals in response to programmed digital gain signals which control the rate at which the envelope of the qualified input peak signals is followed, and in response to a programmed digital attenuation signal which determines the proportion of the peak envelope at which to generate new tracking threshold signals. The programmable digital device and method also provide a programmed clamp signal to clamp the positive and negative threshold signals to not fall below the programmed values. An anti-hang capability is provided to allow the thresholds to drop after a programmed time period during which no signal is detected. In an alternative arrangement, the centerline of the envelope is followed and used as the threshold.
摘要:
In a first embodiment, a read detection channel includes a tracking threshold circuit for generating a variable threshold signal and a detection circuit, which is configurable in a number of diverse configurations that each correspond to one of the multiple diverse data formats. In addition, the first embodiment of the read detection channel includes a configuration circuit that automatically selects one of the configurations of the data detection circuit in response to a detection of a format of the input data stream. The first embodiment of the read detection channel permits data bits encoded in multiple diverse data formats to be decoded utilizing a single configurable read detection channel. In a second embodiment, the configurable read detection channel includes a tracking threshold circuit that can be configured to generate a threshold output signal in response to an input signal or in response to the input signal and a phase error signal. The second embodiment of the read detection channel further includes a detection circuit, which indicates data bits detected within the input signal in response to the threshold output signal, and at least one phase-locked loop coupled to the detection circuit, which places each detected data bit within one of a plurality of bit cells within an output data stream. The phase-locked loop also generates a phase error signal that can be selectively coupled to the tracking threshold circuit.
摘要:
A programmable writing system for an optical disk drive which is adaptable for pulse position modulation (PPM) and pulse width modulation (PWM) pulse generation. The writing circuit is responsive to a PPM/PWM mode command for generating programmed laser pulse signals. Specifically, a pattern detector is responsive to the PPM/PWM mode command for detecting input data. The detected data is provided to a pulse selector for selecting programmed pulse power and/or duration values, which operate a pulse generator to set pulse power levels and/or to set the duration of the generated laser pulse signals. In PWM mode, the pattern detector provides a toggle signal with each detected signal and the pulse selector responds to the toggle signal to alternate between providing mark pulse power and/or duration values and providing space duration values to thereby provide alternating mark and space signals.