Samsung 3.5" hard disk drives Computer Hardware User Manual


 
iv SpinPoint V40 Product Manual
5.2.3.1 Time Base Generator........................................................................................................................... 32
5.2.3.2 Automatic Gain Control...................................................................................................................... 32
5.2.3.3 Asymmetry Correction Circuitry (ASC).............................................................................................. 32
5.2.3.4 Analog Anti-Aliasing Low Pass Filter................................................................................................. 32
5.2.3.5 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) and FIR ...................................................................................... 32
5.3 SERVO SYSTEM.................................................................................................................................34
5.4 R
EAD AND WRITE OPERATIONS........................................................................................................34
5.4.1 The Read Channel....................................................................................................................34
5.4.2 The Write Channel...................................................................................................................35
5.5 F
IRMWARE FEATURES.......................................................................................................................35
5.5.1 Read Caching...........................................................................................................................35
5.5.2 Write Caching ..........................................................................................................................36
5.5.3 Defect Management .................................................................................................................37
5.5.4 Automatic Defect Allocation ...................................................................................................37
5.5.5 Multi-burst ECC Correction.....................................................................................................37
5.5.6 SMART....................................................................................................................................37
5.5.7 AAM…………………………………………………………………………………………..37
CHAPTER 6 AT INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS....................................................................39
6.1 I
NTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................39
6.2 P
HYSICAL INTERFACE.......................................................................................................................39
6.2.1 Signal Conventions ..................................................................................................................39
6.2.2 Signal Summary.......................................................................................................................39
6.2.3 Signal Descriptions ..................................................................................................................40
6.2.3.1 CS1FX- (Drive Chip Select 0).............................................................................................................40
6.2.3.2 CS3FX- (Drive Chip Select 1).............................................................................................................40
6.2.3.3 DA0-2 (Drive Address Bus)................................................................................................................40
6.2.3.4 DASP- (Drive Active/Slave Present)................................................................................................... 40
6.2.3.5 DD0-DD15 (Drive Data Bus).............................................................................................................. 40
6.2.3.6 DIOR- (Drive I/O Read)...................................................................................................................... 40
6.2.3.7 DIOW- (Drive I/O Write).................................................................................................................... 40
6.2.3.8 DMACK- (DMA Acknowledge)......................................................................................................... 41
6.2.3.9 DMARQ (DMA Request) ................................................................................................................... 41
6.2.3.10 INTRQ (Drive Interrupt)................................................................................................................. 41
6.2.3.11 IOCS16- (Drive 16-bit I/O)............................................................................................................. 41
6.2.3.12 IORDY (I/O Channel Ready).......................................................................................................... 42
6.2.3.13 PDIAG- (Passed Diagnostics)......................................................................................................... 42
6.2.3.14 RESET- (Drive Reset).....................................................................................................................42
6.3 LOGICAL INTERFACE.........................................................................................................................46
6.3.1 General.....................................................................................................................................46
6.3.1.1 Bit Conventions...................................................................................................................................46
6.3.1.2 Environment........................................................................................................................................ 46
6.3.2 I/O Register - Address..............................................................................................................48
6.3.3 Control Block Register Descriptions........................................................................................49
6.3.3.1 Alternate Status Register (3F6h) ......................................................................................................... 49
6.3.3.2 Drive Address Register (3F7h)............................................................................................................ 49
6.3.3.3 Device Control Register (3F6h)........................................................................................................... 49
6.3.4 Command Block Register Descriptions...................................................................................50
6.3.4.1 Data Register (1F0h)........................................................................................................................... 50
6.3.4.2 Features Register (1F1h)..................................................................................................................... 50
6.3.4.3 Sector Number Register (1F3h)........................................................................................................... 50
6.3.4.4 Error Register (1F1h) .......................................................................................................................... 50
6.3.4.5 Sector Count Register (1F2h).............................................................................................................. 51
6.3.4.6 Cylinder High Register (1F5h)............................................................................................................51
6.3.4.7 Cylinder Low Register (1F4h)............................................................................................................. 51
6.3.4.8 Command Register (1F7h).................................................................................................................. 51
6.3.4.9 Drive/Head Register (1F6h)................................................................................................................ 51
6.3.4.10 Status Register (1F7h)..................................................................................................................... 52
6.4 AT COMMAND REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS..........................................................................................53
6.4.1 Check Power Mode (98h, E5h)................................................................................................56
6.4.2 Download Micro Code (92h) ...................................................................................................56
6.4.3 Execute Device Diagnostics (90h)...........................................................................................56