摘要:
In an electronic device having an interface circuit which operates using a fast clock source, frequency deviation of the clock source is inspected in the mounted state. The clock pulses of the fast clock source are counted in synchronization with an electronic device serving as reference, and the result is checked; or, alignment data of transfer data and overflow/underflow of the FIFO buffer are utilized; or, the count values of an internal counter and a fast clock counter are utilized, to check for frequency deviation of the fast clock source. In the state of being mounted in the device, tests can be performed of the clock sources of all units.
摘要:
A duty pulse is formed by setting in response to a leading edge of a clock synchronized with a peak detection of a servo frame read signal by a peak detecting circuit and by resetting by a signal by which a zero-cross point of a read signal of a phase servo pattern was detected. A head position signal is formed by integrating the duty pulse. Since there is a deviation of the timings between the peak detection and the zero-cross detection, a duty ratio is measured so as to be adjusted to 50% in the on-track state of a target cylinder. The timings for a reference clock and a zero-cross detection pulse are delayed and adjusted accordingly.
摘要:
An information storage apparatus that records servo information and user data on a recording face of a recording medium wherein a track density measuring unit measures the optimal track density for a recording face corresponding to each head targeting a storage medium on which the servo information has not yet been recorded and a recording density measuring unit measures the optimal linear density for each recording face. A servo frame writing unit writes the servo information varying a track pitch to a track pitch corresponding to the optimal track density measured by the track density measuring unit and a recording frequency to a recording frequency corresponding to the optimal linear density measured by the linear density measuring unit, for each head.
摘要:
Disclosed is a PRML regenerating apparatus for regenerating a signal read by a head from a storage medium. This PRML regenerating apparatus has a waveform equalizing circuit for waveform-equalizing the read signal, a maximum-likelihood decoder for maximum-likelihood-decoding, after obtaining a determination value by comparing the equalized output with upper and lower slice levels, this determination value and a control circuit for setting variable a distance between the upper slice level and the lower slice level of the maximum-likelihood decoder. The distance between the upper and lower slice levels can be thereby set variable in accordance with an equalization characteristic. A ternary determination circuit of the maximum-likelihood decoder is constructed of a memory for storing a correspondence table of the equalized output and the upper or lower slice level versus the determination result and the next upper or lower slice level. The ternary determination circuit can be thereby actualized with a simple configuration.
摘要:
Disclosed is a PRML regenerating apparatus for regenerating a signal read by a head from a storage medium. This PRML regenerating apparatus has a waveform equalizing circuit for waveform-equalizing the read signal, a maximum-likelihood decoder for maximum-likelihood-decoding, after obtaining a determination value by comparing the equalized output with upper and lower slice levels, this determination value and a control circuit for setting variable a distance between the upper slice level and the lower slice level of the maximum-likelihood decoder. The distance between the upper and lower slice levels can be thereby set variable in accordance with an equalization characteristic. A ternary determination circuit of the maximum-likelihood decoder is constructed of a memory for storing a correspondence table of the equalized output and the upper or lower slice level versus the determination result and the next upper or lower slice level. The ternary determination circuit can be thereby actualized with a simple configuration.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a read module, a measuring module, and a compensating module. The read module is configured to read first and second signals recorded on a disk, from which to measure the flying height of a head. The measuring module is configured to calculate the flying height of the head from the first and second measurement signals read by the read module. The compensating module is configured to use the data representing the flying height representing error resulting from superparamagnetic effect, thereby compensating for the flying height measured by the measuring module.
摘要:
In an electronic device having an interface circuit which operates using a fast clock source, frequency deviation of the clock source is inspected in the mounted state. The clock pulses of the fast clock source are counted in synchronization with an electronic device serving as reference, and the result is checked; or, alignment data of transfer data and overflow/underflow of the FIFO buffer are utilized; or, the count values of an internal counter and a fast clock counter are utilized, to check for frequency deviation of the fast clock source. In the state of being mounted in the device, tests can be performed of the clock sources of all units.
摘要:
An actuator for moving heads in a disk unit having heads for reading or writing data from or on recording surfaces of disks driven to rotate, an actuator having arms for supporting the heads, a main FPC board having one end thereof supported by the actuator and the other end thereof supported by a body of the disk unit, and relay FPC boards placed along the arms of the actuator, which can realize a compact and thin size, resistive to noise, and permitting a reduction in manufacturing cost. A printed-circuit board is supported by an actuator, is electrically connected to a circuit unit in a body of a disk unit via a main FPC board, and is electrically connected to heads via relay FPC boards. Integrated circuits are mounted on the printed-circuit board.
摘要:
An apparatus for connecting and disconnecting a plurality of drives connected in parallel with respect to a data transmission line in a magnetic disk system, etc., to and from the data transmission line under an active state, has data communication terminals provided for each of the drives, so as to be connected to the data transmission line and disconnected from the data transmission line; and units for fixing the levels at the data communication terminals when the data communication terminals are open. Preferably, the units for fixing the levels includes resistors connected between the data communication terminals and a ground, the resistance of each of the resistors being determined not to disturb an impedance of the data transmission line.
摘要:
A data recording and reproducing circuit for a memory system, such as a magnetic disk memory system. The circuit includes a reflection type cosine equalizer and a data reproducing circuit. The equalizer includes a first equalizing circuit, having a first equalizing gain, and outputting a first equalized signal, and a second equalizing circuit having a second equalizing gain smaller than the first equalizing gain, and outputting a second equalizing circuit. The data reproducing circuit includes a differentiator for differentiating the first equalized signal, a window generating circuit for generating a window signal from the second equalized signal, and a data separator for discriminating the differentiated signal in response to the window signal to produce a pulsed reproduction signal.