Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure pertain to an apparatus for detecting timing errors including an analog to digital converter circuit, a diversity loop detector and a timing error calculation circuit. The analog to digital converter circuit is operable to convert an input signal into a series of digital samples. The diversity loop detector is operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a plurality of signals derived from the series of digital samples at different phase offsets, to select one of the phase offsets, and to yield a detected output with the selected phase offset. The timing error calculation circuit is operable to calculate a timing error of the analog to digital converter circuit based at least in part on the selected phase offset.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for detecting a sync mark with a ratio-adjustable detection system.
Abstract:
A data processing system includes a digital data input operable to receive digital data, a digital data values input operable to receive values of the digital data, a loop pulse response estimation circuit operable to calculate a loop pulse response based on the digital data and the values of the digital data and based at least in part on past values of the loop pulse response, and a scaling circuit operable to scale the loop pulse response based at least in part on an absolute sum of the loop pulse response to yield a scaled loop pulse response.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating head separation in an array reader magnetic recording system includes an array reader with multiple read heads operable to read data from a magnetic storage medium, a first preamplifier connected to a first read head, a second preamplifier connected to a second read head, and a head separation estimation circuit connected to the first preamplifier and to the second preamplifier, operable to estimate an integer phase offset and a fractional phase offset between a first signal from the first read head and a second signal from the second read head.
Abstract:
The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for priority based data processing.
Abstract:
A data processing system includes a number of analog to digital converters operable to sample analog signals obtained from a magnetic storage medium to yield digital signals, multiple sync mark detectors operable to search for a number of different sync marks in the digital signals, and a sync mark detector output comparator operable to compare an output of each of the sync mark detectors to identify detection errors.
Abstract:
A method for detecting an information pattern includes obtaining a first sample stream and a second sample stream. The first sample stream and the second sample stream are obtained by sensing recorded information at a target location of a storage medium using a first sensor and a second sensor, respectively. A first metric is computed by comparing the first sample stream to a reference pattern representative of a target information pattern to be detected. A second metric is computed by comparing the second sample stream to the reference pattern. A combined metric is computed by combining the first metric and second metric using a weighting function. The target information pattern is detected using the combined metric.
Abstract:
The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for priority based data processing.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for detecting a sync mark with a ratio-adjustable detection system.