Microprocessor controlled rigid disk file subsystem
US4882671A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control system for a micro-Winchester or smaller disk file includes head position control circuitry including at least one servo loop for controlling an electromechanical head positioner relative to a rotating data storage disk, a data controller for controlling reading and writing of data blocks from and to a storage surface of the disk, an interface circuit for connecting the disk file directly to data, address and control buses of a host computer, and a single microprocessor programmed to supervise operations of the head position control circuitry, data controller and interface circuit.
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