Chapter 3
Drive Operations
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Filepro CFP2107 Series
Data Error Correction
The drive uses a three way interleaved 96-bit Reed-Solomon code to perform
error correction. An additional 48-bit Cyclic Redundancy Code (CRC) provides
additional miscorrection detection. For each 512-byte block, the on-the-fly error
correction polynomial is capable of correcting:
•
one error burst of up to 41 bits in length
•
two error bursts each up to 17 bits in length
The miscorrection probability is less than 1 bit in 10
24
bits transfered.
Downloadable Microcode
The SCSI interface code is split into two parts which are designated as ROM or
RAM code. The ROM code contains the basic SCSI operating code and code to
support commands such as INQUIRY, TEST UNIT READY, REQUEST SENSE,
START/STOP UNIT, etc., which may have to be responded to prior to the drive
being in a ready state. The part of the interface code referred to as RAM code
resides on an area of the disk which is reserved to the drive and is not directly
accessible through the interface. This code is referred to as RAM code because it
is read from the disk and is loaded into static RAM after power is applied to the
disk, as soon as the drive is able to read from the disk.
The RAM code may be upgraded on the disk via the factory serial port or
through the interface using the WRITE BUFFER command. Refer to the
WRITE BUFFER command in the Eleventh Generation SCSI Interface Manual
for a discussion of the procedure.
