
Tandberg Data
Introduction to the Drive
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Tandberg SLR Reference Manual
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Figure 2.1 The Tandberg SLR Product Line Drive
The Electronics
The electronics is contained on three printed circuit boards: the Mainboard, the Sensor Board
and the Operator Interface Board. “Flex-cables” are used to connect the different PCBs.
The Mainboard drive electronics comprises the MC68331 microprocessor and the FAS368M
SCSI-controller plus several custom-made ASICs to handle data formatting, error correction,
signal processing, motor control and the track following system.
The Sensor Board contains the
analog circuitry
used for tape-hole detection.
The Operator Interface Board contains the
eject button
and the three
LED indicators.
The Magnetic Head
A thin-film, inductive write / magneto-resistive
read head
is used.