Digital data bus system for connecting a controller and disk drives
US4612613A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital data bus system for connecting a controller and a disk drive. Data on the disk is stored in track sectors containing a header and data. The controller includes a high-speed processor which performs a header compare operation comparing the values received from a header with the expected contents of the header and operations which determine when all of the data in a track sector has been transferred. The digital data bus system includes a bus for transferring data between the controller and the disk drive and a header-data mode bus for providing a header mode signal and a data mode signal from the controller to the disk drive. During an operation transferring data between the controller and the disk, the disk drive responds to the header mode signal by transferring a header to the controller. If the header compare operation indicates that the header is valid, the controller provides the data mode signal and the disk drive respond by transferring data to or from the track sector as required for the operation. When the controller determines that all of the data has been transferred, it again provides the header mode signal to the disk drive and the disk drive responds as just…
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