Reliable time-domain demarcation of split formats in embedded-servo, zoned-data recording disk drives
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May 23, 1995
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Dec 23, 1993
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Dec 23, 1993
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A demarcation circuit of the read channel of a disk drive identifies when the last byte of data prior to a servo block has been read, regardless of where the servo block is positioned, by generating an interrupt signal in response to the leading edge of a multi-byte marking signal when a time out signal is present. The time out signal is generated after a predetermined number of clock signals have been counted following the beginning of a servo block. The multi-byte marking signal is generated after a predetermined number of bytes have been counted. By insuring that the total number of bytes between servo blocks is a multiple of the predetermined number of bytes, the multi-byte signal will, at one point in time, identify the last byte of data. The time out signal can be used to identify the last multi-byte marking signal by properly selecting the predetermined number of clock signals and by insuring that the time required to read the predetermined number of bytes is greater than a timing error which results from variations in the spindle speed.
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