Abstract:
A hard disk drive uses a second, reference burst field in a preamble to estimate burst phase and burst magnitude. Such estimations are used for position error signal integration and repeatable runout correction. Gain error is also derived from such estimations. Information contained in a preamble field is used in conjunction with the reference burst phase estimation to synchronize servo address marks.
Abstract:
Sliding-window based data processing includes receiving an analog signal, converting the analog signal to a series of digital samples synchronous to a sampling clock, performing a first discrete Fourier transform on a first portion of the series of digital samples, performing a second discrete Fourier transform on a second portion of the series of digital samples, performing a third discrete Fourier transform on a third portion of the series of digital samples, generating a first series of zero phase start values by calculating a zero phase start value based on the first discrete Fourier transform in a sliding-window at a series of time increments across the servo preamble, storing the zero phase start values, and averaging the stored zero phase start values at the end of the servo preamble.
Abstract:
Improved threshold adaptation is provided for a predefined pattern in data. A detection threshold employed by a Euclidean detector to detect a pattern (such as a Servo Address Mark) in data is adapted by determining a minimum Euclidean distance metric Dp before the pattern is declared in a given portion of the data; determining a Euclidean distance metric Ds at a time when the pattern is found in the given portion, wherein at least one of the patterns is found using a Hamming detector; determining, for a plurality of the portions, a minimum Dp value, Dpmin, that is a substantial minimum Dp value for the plurality of portions and a maximum Ds value, Dsmax, that is a substantial maximum Ds value for the plurality of portions; and determining the detection threshold based on the minimum Dp value, Dpmin, and the maximum Ds value, Dsmax. The detection threshold is optionally based on a configurable margin gain value.
Abstract:
Sliding-window based data processing includes receiving an analog signal, converting the analog signal to a series of digital samples synchronous to a sampling clock, performing a first discrete Fourier transform on a first portion of the series of digital samples, performing a second discrete Fourier transform on a second portion of the series of digital samples, performing a third discrete Fourier transform on a third portion of the series of digital samples, generating a first series of zero phase start values by calculating a zero phase start value based on the first discrete Fourier transform in a sliding-window at a series of time increments across the servo preamble, storing the zero phase start values, and averaging the stored zero phase start values at the end of the servo preamble.
Abstract:
A data processing circuit with flaw robust burst field demodulation includes a burst integration circuit operable to calculate burst integration results for a servo data burst field, a comparison circuit operable to determine whether an absolute value of the burst integration results falls outside a window, and an error indicating circuit operable to indicate that a media flaw has been detected when the absolute value of the burst integration results fall outside the window.
Abstract:
A data processing circuit with flaw robust burst field demodulation includes a burst integration circuit operable to calculate burst integration results for a servo data burst field, a comparison circuit operable to determine whether an absolute value of the burst integration results falls outside a window, and an error indicating circuit operable to indicate that a media flaw has been detected when the absolute value of the burst integration results fall outside the window.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting media flaws includes a branch metric selection circuit operable to select a first branch metric and a second branch metric, a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the second branch metric from the first branch metric to yield a difference, and a comparator operable to compare the difference with a threshold value and to indicate a presence of a potential flaw in a storage medium when the difference is less than the threshold value.
Abstract:
A servo system includes a detector circuit operable to apply a data detection algorithm to digital data to yield hard decisions, a convolution circuit operable to yield ideal digital data based on the hard decisions and on target values, a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the ideal digital data from the digital data to yield an error signal, a scaling circuit operable to scale the error signal to yield a scaled noise signal, an adder operable to add the scaled noise signal to the digital data to yield noise-added digital data, and a second detector circuit operable to apply a second data detection algorithm to the noise-added digital data to yield output hard decisions.
Abstract:
A hard disk drive uses a second, reference burst field in a preamble to estimate burst phase and burst magnitude. Such estimations are used for position error signal integration and repeatable runout correction. Gain error is also derived from such estimations. Information contained in a preamble field is used in conjunction with the reference burst phase estimation to synchronize servo address marks.