Winbond W83627F, Manual

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W83627HF/F
PRELIMINARY
Publication Release Date: November 2000
- 23 - Revision 1.0
At the start of a command the FIFO is always disabled and command parameters must be sent based
upon the RQM and DIO bit settings in the main status register. When the FDC enters the command
execution phase, it clears the FIFO of any data to ensure that invalid data are not transferred.
An overrun and underrun will terminate the current command and the data transfer. Disk writes will
complete the current sector by generating a 00 pattern and valid CRC. Reads require the host to remove
the remaining data so that the result phase may be entered.
DMA transfers are enabled with the SPECIFY command and are initiated by the FDC by activating the
DRQ pin during a data transfer command. The FIFO is enabled directly by asserting DACK# and
addresses need not be valid.
Note that if the DMA controller is programmed to function in verify mode a pseudo read is performed by
the FDC based only on DACK#. This mode is only available when the FDC has been configured into byte
mode (FIFO disabled) and is programmed to do a read. With the FIFO enabled the above operation is
performed by using the new VERIFY command. No DMA operation is needed.¡@
3.1.3 Data Separator
The function of the data separator is to lock onto the incoming serial read data. When a lock is achieved
the serial front end logic of the chip is provided with a clock which is synchronized to the read data. The
synchronized clock, called the Data Window, is used to internally sample the serial data portion of the
bit cell, and the alternate state samples the clock portion. Serial to parallel conversion logic separates
the read data into clock and data bytes.
The Digital Data Separator (DDS) has three parts: control logic, error adjustment, and speed tracking.
The DDS circuit cycles once every 12 clock cycles ideally. Any data pulse input will be synchronized
and then adjusted by immediate error adjustment. The control logic will generate RDD and RWD for
every pulse input. During any cycle where no data pulse is present, the DDS cycles are based on speed.
A digital integrator is used to keep track of the speed changes in the input data stream.
3.1.4 Write Precompensation
The write precompensation logic is used to minimize bit shifts in the RDDATA stream from the disk
drive. Shifting of bits is a known phenomenon in magnetic media and is dependent on the disk media
and the floppy drive.
The FDC monitors the bit stream that is being sent to the drive. The data patterns that require
precompensation are well known. Depending upon the pattern, the bit is shifted either early or late
relative to the surrounding bits.
3.1.5 Perpendicular Recording Mode
The FDC is also capable of interfacing directly to perpendicular recording floppy drives. Perpendicular
recording differs from the traditional longitudinal method in that the magnetic bits are oriented vertically.
This scheme packs more data bits into the same area.