WO1996028814A1 - A method and system for writing a servo-pattern on a storage medium - Google Patents
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- This invention relates in general to recording devices and, in particular, to writing servo-patterns on storage media without using external sensors.
- Information for systems is typically stored on storage media, such as magnetic disks.
- a disk drive having a number of internal heads is typically mounted in a mastering station referred to as a servo-writer.
- the servo-writer has sensors positioned outside of the disk drive to locate the radial and circumferential position of at least one of the heads, such that a pattern of magnetic information may be written onto the disk surface coupled to the writing head.
- the pattern becomes the master reference used by the disk drive during normal operation to locate the tracks and sectors for data storage.
- U.S. Patent 4,414,589 entitled "Embedded Servo Track Following System and Method for Writing Servo Tracks" issued on November 8, 1983 and assigned to Northern Telecom, Inc.
- U.S. Patent 4,414,589 a servo track following system for positioning a moving read/write head relative to a magnetic storage disk is described.
- a plurality of servo tracks are recorded in sectors on the disk for identifying radial positions or informational tracks.
- a clock track is written by writing a single pulse on a fixed clock track head, phase-lock looping to an intermediate clock track, which is written on a moving head, and then phase-lock looping up to the final clock track, which is written on the fixed clock track head.
- Radial track density is then determined by moving a head to a limit stop and writing a reference track. Thereafter, the head is displaced an amount sufficient to reduce the amplitude of the reference track by a predetermined percentage which is related to the ultimate average track density. Thereafter, another reference track is written and the head is again stepped away from the second reference track an amount sufficient to again reduce the amplitude of the reference track by a predetermined percentage. This is continued until the disk is filled with reference tracks. If the average track density thus achieved is unsatisfactory, the reduction number is adjusted and the process is repeated.
- the shortcomings of the prior art are overcome and additional advantages are provided through the provision of a method for writing a servo-pattern on a storage medium located in a recording device having an internal recording head.
- a timing pattern is generated on the storage medium with the internal recording head and a radial positioning value used in radially positioning the internal recording head is determined.
- the servo-pattern is written at the locations determined by the generated timing pattern and radial positioning value.
- a plurality of transitions is written on a first of the plurality of tracks, a time interval between each pair of the plurality of transitions is determined, an amount of deviation between each determined time interval and a predetermined nominal interval is determined and a plurality of transitions is written on a second of the plurality of tracks.
- Each of a first portion of the plurality of transitions is written at a first predetermined timed delay and each of a second portion of the plurality of transitions is written at a second predetermined time delay.
- the track pitch of a recording device having a storage medium of N tracks is determined.
- a transition is written on some of the plurality of N tracks, a read-back signal associated with each written transition is obtained, and the read-back signals are compared in order to determine the track pitch.
- a first transition is written with each of the plurality of recording heads and a second transition is written with one of the plurality of recording heads.
- the second transition is written at a predetermined distance from the first transition written with the same recording head as the second transition.
- Each of the recording heads is positioned using the second transition and an amplitude signal associated with each of the first transitions is read and compared with the positioned recording heads. From the comparison, the recording head which writes the widest is determined.
- a timing pattern is generated on one of a plurality of storage media located in a recording device having a plurality of internal recording heads.
- Each of the plurality of storage media has at least one of the plurality of internal recording heads associated therewith.
- a first plurality of transitions representative of a timing pattern is written with a first of the plurality of internal recording heads.
- the first and second of the plurality of internal recording heads is positioned.
- the first plurality of transitions is read with the first positioned recording head and a second plurality of transitions is written with the second positioned head.
- the first and second recording heads are repositioned and the second plurality of transitions is read with the repositioned second recording head and a third plurality of transitions is written with the repositioned first recording head.
- a system for writing a servo-pattern on a storage medium located in a recording device includes means for generating a timing pattern on the storage medium with the internal recording head, means for determining a radial positioning value used for radially positioning the internal recording head, and means for writing a servo-pattern on the storage medium with the internal recording head.
- the servo-pattern is written at locations determined by the timing pattern and the radial positioning value.
- a recording device in another aspect of the invention, includes a storage medium located within the recording device and an internal recording head within the recording device for writing timing information and servo- patterns on the storage medium.
- the recording device is sealed.
- the technique of the present invention enables servo-patterns to be written on a storage media without the need for external sensors or a clean room environment.
- a technique is provided for determining the track pitch of a recording device without requiring the writing of a full disk of information.
- a timing pattern is written without the need for an external clock source.
- the techniques of the present invention enable timing information and servo-patterns to be written easily and more accurately than before.
- FIG. la depicts one example of a disk drive incorporating the servo-pattern writing technique of the present invention
- FIG. lb depicts one example of a side view of a disk drive having a plurality of recording disks, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 2 depicts one example of the logic associated with the servo-pattern writing technique of the present invention
- FIG. 3 depicts one example of the logic associated with a technique for determining the head which writes the widest track, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a disk surface divided into N circumferential pie sections, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 5 depicts one example of a plot of signal amplitude versus off-track position of a recording head, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 6 depicts one embodiment of the logic associated with a technique for determining track pitch, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 7 illustrates one embodiment of a disk surface divided into N circumferential pie sections with four bursts written in one section, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 8 depicts one example of a plot showing a read-back signal amplitude versus the radial position of a recording head in which a correct track pitch is present, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 9 depicts one example of a plot showing read-back signal amplitude versus the radial position of a recording head in which an incorrect track pitch is present, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 10 depicts one embodiment of the logic associated with writing a timing pattern on a disk positioned within the disk drive of FIG. l, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 11 depicts one example of a plot of the non-repeatable velocity jitter spectral density for a disk drive
- FIG. 12 depicts one example of a plot of the jitter versus time interval for the disk drive of FIG. 11;
- FIG. 13 depicts one example of a plot depicting rms jitter versus step number, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 14a illustrates a radial timing mark trajectory in which no fraction is added to a nominal time interval in the generation of even numbered transitions from odd numbered transitions, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 14b illustrates a radial timing mark trajectory in which a fraction of 1 is added to a nominal time interval in the generation of even numbered transitions from odd numbered transitions, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 14c illustrates a radial timing mark trajectory in which a fraction of is added to a nominal time interval in the generation of even numbered transitions from odd numbered transitions, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 15 depicts one example of a plot illustrating error in placement along a radial timing mark versus step number, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 16 depicts one example of the logic associated with writing a servo-pattern on one disk surface, in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 17 depicts one example of the logic associated with propagating the servo-pattern of FIG. 16 to other disk surfaces, in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 depicts one embodiment of the logic associated with writing timing information on a disk surface using two heads, in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- a method and apparatus for writing a servo-pattern on a storage medium is provided.
- a servo-pattern is written on one or more magnetic disks located in a recording device, such as a disk drive.
- a disk drive 10 includes one or more magnetic disks 12a-12b (collectively referred to as magnetic disks 12) , one or more internal recording heads 14a-14d (collectively referred to as recording heads 14), a suspension mechanism 16, an actuator 18, an actuator attachment 20, one or more crash stops 22, an actuator driver 24, a read/write controller 26, a computer 28, a programmable delay generator 30 and a time interval measurement system 32.
- Each magnetic disk has, for instance, two surfaces which are capable of receiving information and each surface has a plurality of tracks 13.
- information such as timing information and servo-patterns, is written on the surfaces of one or more of magnetic disks 12 by using internal recording heads 14.
- a spindle motor 5 (FIG. lb) is located in the inner diameter of disks 12 and is used, as is known in the art, to spin magnetic disks 12.
- recording heads 14 are attached to suspension mechanism 16.
- Suspension mechanism 16 allows the recording heads to move in a vertical direction and is connected to actuator 18.
- Actuator 18 is, for example, a standard moving coil actuator which includes a ball bearing 19 connected to a voice coil motor 23. As shown in FIG.
- motor 23 includes one or more magnets 21.
- a crash stop 22 which is used to limit the motion range of the actuator.
- Actuator 18 is mounted to a base plate 25 via actuator attachment 20.
- actuator attachment 20 attaches the actuator to the base plate via one or more screws.
- read/write controller 26 Also coupled to base plate 25 via a wire 27b is read/write controller 26, which is used for reading and writing magnetic transitions on the disks, as described below in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- Computer 28 Coupled to read/write controller 26 and actuator driver 24 via buses 29a and 29b, respectively, is computer 28.
- Computer 28 includes, for instance, a standard personal computer which has storage for saving information.
- Programmable delay generator 30 is, for instance, a Hewlett Packard HP8118A and is used to control the time at which a given transition is written, as described in further detail below.
- time interval measurement system 32 Also coupled to computer 28 via an IEEE bus 33 is time interval measurement system 32 which is used, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, to measure required time intervals.
- time interval measurement system 32 includes an HP5372A time analyzer offered by Hewlett Packard.
- a disk drive may have only one magnetic disk or only one recording head.
- disk drive 10 is used to write a servo- pattern on one or more of magnetic disks 12.
- the servo-pattern is written at specific locations on one or more disk surfaces and, therefore, before the servo-pattern is written, radial positioning information and circumferential positioning information (0) are determined for the recording head used in writing the servo-pattern.
- radial positioning information and circumferential positioning information (0) are determined for the recording head used in writing the servo-pattern.
- the head that writes the widest track is the desired head used for writing the timing pattern and the servo-pattern, as described in detail below. If there is only one recording head, then that head is the one that writes the widest track. The manner in which the widest head is determined is described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.
- each of the disk surfaces located within the disk drive are divided into a number, N, circumferential pie sections, STEP 52 "DIVIDE EACH DISK SURFACE INTO N CIRCUMFERENTIAL PIE SECTIONS.”
- N is set equal to sixteen and, therefore, the disk surface is divided into sixteen circumferential pie sections as shown in FIG. 4.
- an index is used to identify the first sector. Thereafter, any number of sectors can be defined by writing patterns at a predetermined distance apart from one another.
- each recording head 14 is used to write amplitude bursts (i.e., one or more magnetic transitions) on a respective disk surface.
- amplitude bursts are written in each of the "A" sectors of the first track of a disk surface, STEP 56 "WRITE AMPLITUDE BURSTS WITH ALL HEADS IN "A” SECTORS OF TRACK #1.”
- actuator 18 is moved a predetermined distance, STEP 58 "MOVE ACTUATOR A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT.”
- the predetermined distance is based on the signal amplitude of the recording head, such as head 14a, versus the off-track position of the head.
- FIG. 5 One example of the approximate linear relationship between amplitude and off-track position is depicted in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5, when the amplitude is at its maximum value, the recording head is directly on the track (i.e., 30 microns) and when the recording head is at half its maximum amplitude (i.e., approximately .5), the recording head is approximately half off of the track (i.e., 15 microns) .
- the actuator is moved until the read-back signal from head 14a is equal to half of its maximum amplitude (i.e., half off the track) . While servoing at the half amplitude position which is accomplished by sampling the rectified head signal, amplitude bursts are written with head 14a in the B sectors on the second track of the disk surface corresponding to head 14a, STEP 60 "WRITE AMPLITUDE BURSTS WITH HEAD 1 IN “B” SECTORS OF TRACK #2.”
- the "B" bursts can be used to provide position information.
- the head can be gated to read the signal from the magnetic transitions corresponding to the "B" bursts during specific intervals (amplitude bursts) .
- the voltage corresponding to the amplitude of the read-back signal is held constant in the intervals between bursts. This makes a suitable position signal input to the servo-loop to position the actuator.
- a servo- control loop with a low bandwidth is used.
- the head position is an average of all the sector bursts, rather than following the repeatable variations of the magnetic servo-signal.
- the amplitude of the "B" burst as the position signal for the servo system (i.e., servo-on)
- the amplitude signals from the "A" bursts under all of the recording heads of the disk drive are read and compared, STEP 62 "COMPARE SIGNALS FROM "A" BURSTS.”
- the signals from the "A" bursts are read and compared using a standard measurement tool, such as a voltmeter or a digital oscilloscope. At the point where the signal is lost from all of the heads except one, that head is determined to be the one that writes/reads the widest track.
- head W after the head that writes the widest track, hereinafter denoted head W, it is used in accordance with the principles of the present invention to determine the track pitch of the disk drive, STEP 64 "FIND THE TRACK PITCH.”
- the disk surface corresponding to head W is divided into a number, N, of circumferential pie sections, STEP 70 "DIVIDE DISK SURFACE". As shown in FIG. 7, in one example, the disk surface is divided into sixteen sections 68 and each section 68 has a plurality of tracks 71. Typically, a disk surface has a track density of approximately 4000 tracks per inch (i.e., 2000 data tracks wherein a data track is twice as wide as a track and one data track does not overlap another data track) .
- actuator 18 is held against the crash stop and amplitude bursts, referred to as "A" bursts, are written on the first track of each section with head W, STEP 72 "WRITE "A” BURSTS ON TRACK #1 WITH HEAD W” (see FIG. 7).
- A amplitude bursts
- actuator 18 is moved a predetermined distance such that for instance, the amplitude from the head that writes the widest track is at half of the maximum amplitude or at an amplitude which is a best guess to provide proper spacing between tracks, STEP 74 "POSITION ACTUATOR.”
- the track pitch can be determined by comparing the read-back signals from each of the bursts, STEP 82 "COMPARE READ-BACK SIGNALS FROM BURSTS A, B, C, D.” If the track pitch is at a desired level, then when head W is centered over the second track, the read-back signal from the "B" burst is the maximum value and there is no amplitude signal from the fourth track.
- the amplitude from the "D" burst is below a threshold set to be near zero, such as -40dB below the on-track amplitude. Further, the signal from both the "A” and “C” bursts are equal to the amplitude which was servoed to when the second track was written.
- a threshold set to be near zero such as -40dB below the on-track amplitude.
- QI denotes the amplitude from burst A that was servoed to when burst "B" was written.
- the signal from burst "D” is still not near zero.
- R2 where the signal from burst "A” is equal to Q2
- the signal from burst "D” drops to a predefined threshold near zero.
- the signal from burst "C” is equal to Q3. Therefore, it follows that whenever the track pitch is too high, then Q2 > QI > Q3. Similarly, if the track pitch is too low, then Q2 ⁇ QI ⁇ Q3.
- a new amplitude, Ql ⁇ for the "A" bursts is determined.
- the following equation may be used, if the read-back signal is linear in the region where the amplitude is Ql:
- the value of Ql or Ql- ⁇ is updated every preselected number of tracks, even though the value of Ql or Ql ⁇ is nominally constant for all tracks.
- the value of Ql or Q ne f which represents a ratio of on-track amplitude, is used to write the servo-pattern.
- timing marks are generated which indicate circumferentially where the pattern is to be placed, STEP 90 "GENERATE TIMING MARKS.”
- the timing pattern is comprised of a set of equally spaced radial timing marks of magnetic transitions which are produced in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- the timing pattern, as well as the servo-pattern described below, are capable of being written with internal recording heads in a sealed and closed disk drive. No external sensors are needed.
- the internal recording head used to write the timing pattern is the head that writes the widest track.
- head W is placed against a delimiter (i.e., crash stop 22) at the innermost track location of the disk associated with head W, hereinafter referred to a disk W, STEP 92 "PLACE HEAD AGAINST DELIMITER.”
- STEP 92 PLACE HEAD AGAINST DELIMITER.
- STEP 94 WRITE TRANSITIONS ON TRACK #1 OF DISK
- the disk is rotating at 60 rpm and a time interval of 92.56 microseconds is chosen such that 180 bursts of transitions are written on one track of disk W.
- bursts of transitions can be thought of as pairs of transitions, wherein each pair includes an odd numbered transition and an even numbered transition, respectively. For instance, one pair of bursts of transitions includes bursts 1 and 2. Another pair includes bursts 3 and 4, etc.
- time interval measurement system 32 is used in order to measure the time intervals.
- the deviation of each time interval from the nominal interval e.g., 92.56 microseconds, is determined by using computer 28.
- computer 28 subtracts each time interval from the nominal interval in order to obtain the deviations, which are then stored within storage of computer 28, STEP 98 "STORE DEVIATION OF EACH TIME INTERVAL FROM NOMINAL INTERVAL.”
- a special nominal value is determined for the time interval between transition 180 and transition 1, STEP 100 "MEASURE INTERVAL BETWEEN LAST AND FIRST TRANSITION.” This special nominal interval is created since transition 180 and transition 1 deviate from the nominal interval of 92.56 microseconds by a relatively large amount (i.e., microseconds rather than several nanoseconds). This is due to the fact that transitions 180 and 1 are written 16.67 milliseconds apart rather than 92.56 microseconds apart.
- the special nominal value is determined, it is stored in the computer storage for use as the interval between transition 180 and transition 1, STEP 102 "STORE INTERVAL AS A SPECIAL NOMINAL VALUE.”
- head W is moved radially off of the first track by a predetermined value, STEP 104 "MOVE HEAD BY A PREDETERMINED VALUE.”
- the predetermined value is equal to approximately one- half of a track.
- the servo-pattern information is written in the regions between the radial timing marks. After the servo- pattern is written, the radial timing marks may be erased. In addition, it is possible to write the servo-pattern without using every radial timing mark. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, it is desirable to begin the servo-pattern as soon as possible after a radial timing mark in order to minimize timing jitter. The minimum possible time is given by the time required to switch the head from reading to writing, which is typically less than 1 microsecond.
- Timing jitter between recorded transitions can arise from rotation speed variations, vibrations of the recording head, electronics noise and media noise. (Media noise is typically less than one nanosecond rms for good media and can be ignored in the context of servo-writing) .
- Media noise is typically less than one nanosecond rms for good media and can be ignored in the context of servo-writing.
- the detailed behavior of jitter depends on the particular mechanical design of a disk, as well as the quality of the disk speed control. As an indication of the magnitude and spectrum of the jitter expected for typical low-end disk drives, the performance of a Hardcard disk drive was measured. An HP5372A time analyzer was used to capture a continuous sequence of 4096 time intervals for a 10
- the time interval jitter scales linearly with the time interval for times shorter than about 30 milliseconds.
- FIG. 12 depicts a plot of the rms jitter in nanoseconds versus the time interval in milliseconds obtained by summing groups of intervals in the long sequence record and computing the rms fluctuation of the longer intervals.
- the jitter is found to be 4.9 nanoseconds rms. This value is somewhat higher than the linear projection due to electronics noise which, for this particular disk drive, limits the ultimate jitter at zero interval to about 3 nanoseconds.
- servo-pattern information such as servo-field gray codes or phase bursts, can be lined up within a few nanoseconds by triggering off perfect radial timing mark patterns.
- the pattern error in accordance to the principles of the present invention, is equal to about twice the minimum error per cycle, regardless of the number of cycles. (Errors in the absolute location of the radial timing marks do depend on the number of cycles, but the growth is only as the fourth root.
- a timing delay of a predetermined value is used.
- the predetermined value is equal to the nominal value plus a fraction, referred to as F, of the measured deviation.
- F a fraction of the measured deviation.
- the fraction is one-half, based on the comparison of the following three cases:
- FIG. 13 Depicted in FIG. 13 is a plot of the rms jitter in the locations of the 180 radial lines around a track versus step number for the three above- mentioned cases. As shown in FIG. 13, there are, for instance, 1000 steps and each step corresponds to a half track. The data depicted in the plot are averages over eight different Monte Carlo runs.
- the initial track (e.g., track number one) is generated with errors selected from a Gaussian distribution having a standard deviation of 4.9 nanoseconds to correspond to the measured Hardcard jitter at 92.56 microsecond intervals.
- the generation of new even numbered transitions involves the addition of errors with a standard deviation of
- Timing errors along radial timing marks directly affect the placement of adjacent gray code transitions or phase bursts and, if large enough, will degrade the read-back amplitude of the radial timing marks themselves.
- step to step errors are constant (independent of the number of steps) and about equal to twice the basic interval noise of 4.9 nanoseconds.
- the overall timing pattern errors are directly proportional to the jitter in the base interval which is used. This can be reduced significantly by improving the motor speed control and by using better read-back signal conditioning. It may also be possible to further reduce the electronic component of the jitter by using bursts of transitions rather than isolated transitions for the radial timing mark pattern. Reduction of the electronics contribution would provide extra improvement by allowing even shorter base intervals between radial timing marks.
- the total amount of time required for generating the radial timing mark pattern is estimated to be about two minutes for a pattern consisting of 1000 tracks (2000 steps) . This is based on the assumption that each propagation step takes four revolutions to perform; one revolution each for half track head movements, writing even numbered transitions, writing odd numbered transitions, and measuring the odd to even intervals.
- one technique for writing a servo-pattern using the head that writes the widest track and a fraction of on-track amplitude (i.e., Ql or Ql ne ) which provides radial positioning of that head, is described in detail.
- the head that writes the widest track, head W is returned to the crash stop at the innermost track of the disk surface associated with head W (i.e., surface W) , STEP 122 "MOVE HEAD TO DELIMITER.”
- an amplitude burst "A” is written, STEP 124 "WRITE BURST "A”.”
- Triggered on every third timing mark (such as timing mark 1, 4, 7, etc.) an amplitude burst "A” is written with a nominal delay of thirty (30) microseconds and a width of ten (10) microseconds. That is, amplitude burst "A” is written 30 microseconds after the timing mark and for a duration of 10 microseconds. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that a burst can be written on every timing mark or at any other desired interval and that every third timing mark is only one example.
- head W is servoed on the initial "A" burst at a radial position represented by Ql or Ql ⁇ , as described above, STEP 126 "SERVO HEAD.” With head W at this radial position, an amplitude burst "B” is written at circumferential positions represented by every third timing mark (2, 5, 8, etc.), STEP 128 “WRITE BURST “B”.” Each "B” burst is written after every third timing mark with a nominal delay of one (1) microsecond and a width of ten (10) microseconds.
- the sector header includes a servo identification field and gray code information, and is written with a nominal delay of one (1) microsecond and a total duration of less than twenty- nine (29) microseconds.
- head W is servoed on amplitude burst "B" to the signal level ratio of Ql or Ql ⁇ , as determined above, STEP 132 "SERVO HEAD.” With head W at this radial position, an amplitude burst "C” triggered on every third timing mark (1, 4, 7, etc.) is written with a nominal delay of forty (40) microseconds and a width of ten (10) microseconds, STEP 134 "WRITE BURST "C".”
- head W is servoed on the "C” burst to the signal level ratio of Ql or Ql ⁇ ,,, STEP 136 "SERVO HEAD,” and an amplitude burst "D” triggered on every third timing mark (2, 5, 8, etc.) is written with a nominal delay of ten (10) microseconds and a width of ten (10) microseconds, STEP 138 "WRITE BURST “D”.”
- a sector header is written, STEP 140 "WRITE SECTOR HEADER.” Similar to writing the sector header in STEP 130, the sector header, including servo identification field and gray code information, is written after every third timing mark (1, 4, 7, etc.) and is written with a nominal delay of one (1) microsecond and a total duration of less than twenty- nine (29) microseconds.
- burst "A” is written with a nominal delay of thirty (30) microseconds and a width of ten (10) microseconds, STEP 144 "WRITE BURST “A”.” As before, the writing of burst "A” is triggered on every third timing mark (1, 4, 7, etc.).
- servo-patterns may be generated on any other available disk surfaces, STEP 160
- the head that writes the widest track is servoed on the "B" burst of surface W to the signal level of Ql or Ql,, ⁇ ,, STEP 162 "SERVO ONE HEAD ON "B” BURST.”
- head W reads every third timing mark (i.e., timing mark 1, 4, 7, etc.) on surface W, STEP 164 "READ TIMING MARKS" and triggers the write operation of a second head on a second surface, which can be any head or corresponding surface in the disk drive.
- the second head writes a "C" burst at a nominal delay of forty (40) microseconds, STEP 166 “WRITE "C” BURSTS WITH A SECOND HEAD.”
- head W servos on the "D" burst of surface W to the signal level ratio of Ql or Ql ⁇ , STEP 168 "SERVO ONE HEAD ON "D” BURST.”
- head W reads every third timing mark (e.g., 1, 4, 7, etc.) on surface W, STEP 170 "READ TIMING MARKS” and triggers the second head to perform a write operation.
- the second head writes an amplitude burst "A" on the second surface at a nominal delay of thirty (30) microseconds, STEP 172 “WRITE "A” BURSTS WITH A SECOND HEAD.”
- head W is triggered on every third timing mark (e.g., 1, 4, 1 , etc.) on surface W and a sector header is written by the second head with a nominal delay of one (1) microsecond and a total duration of less than twenty-nine (29) microseconds, STEP 178 "WRITE SECTOR HEADER.”
- third timing mark e.g., 1, 4, 1 , etc.
- the second head is servoed on the "A" burst located on the second surface to the signal level ratio of Ql or Ql- * , STEP 180 "SERVO SECOND HEAD ON "A” BURST.”
- Head W is once again triggered on every third timing mark (e.g., 1, 4, 7, etc.) on surface W and a sector header is written, STEP 182 "WRITE SECTOR HEADER.”
- the sector header includes a servo-identification field and gray code information and is written with a nominal delay of one (1) microsecond and a total duration of less than twenty-nine (29) microseconds.
- Described above is one embodiment for writing a servo-pattern on a disk surface. Described below, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 18, is another embodiment for writing a servo-pattern.
- the widest head is determined, as well as the track pitch, in the manner described in detail above.
- the generation of a timing pattern differs from the above process and is described in detail with reference to FIG. 18.
- the head selected to write the timing pattern is one of the heads which does not write the widest track.
- the selected head is referred to as head 1, but it should be noted that it can be any head within the disk drive except for that one which writes the widest track. In another embodiment, however, it may be the one that writes the widest track.
- the selected head, head 1 is used to write magnetic transitions representative of a timing pattern on a first track of the disk surface corresponding to head 1.
- This surface is referred to herein as surface 1, STEP 200 "WRITE CLOCK TRACK WITH ONE HEAD.”
- the clock track is written onto the disk surface at approximately 2.5 Mhz and a clock track is written at all radial positions on the disk surface.
- actuator 18 is moved a predetermined distance, STEP 202 "MOVE ACTUATOR A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE.”
- the actuator is moved until the amplitude of the read-back signal is roughly one-half of the on-track signal.
- the actuator is servo-positioned at this one-half amplitude position by sampling the rectified head signal.
- head 1 While the actuator is so positioned, head 1 reads the pattern previously written on the first disk surface and a second head, referred to as head 2, writes a pattern on a second disk surface (surface 2) which is phase-locked to the pattern read by the first head, resulting in a new clock track on a different disk surface, STEP 204 "READ PATTERN FROM HEAD 1 AND WRITE PATTERN WITH HEAD 2.” Similar to head 1, head 2 does not necessarily have to be the second head of the disk drive, but can be any head in the disk drive.
- the second head is positioned, STEP 206 "POSITION HEAD 2."
- the second head is switched from write mode to read mode and it reads the previously written transition.
- the signal is converted to an amplitude signal and the actuator is positioned to the amplitude signal level of Ql or QI OCT ,.
- the second head reads the clock information on the second surface and a second clock track is written by head 1 on the first disk surface adjacent to the first clock track, STEP 208 "READ PATTERN FROM HEAD 2 AND WRITE PATTERN WITH HEAD 1.”
- INQUIRY 210 "MORE INFORMATION"
- flow returns to STEP 202.
- the circumferential position of the head is known at any actuator radial position. The radial positioning accuracy during this process is not that critical as long as the read-back signals are phase locked and add coherently.
- Described above is a technique for using two internal recording heads to write a dedicated clock surface.
- the two recording heads write to different disk surfaces, however, this is not essential. It is possible that the two heads can write to the same surface.
- One head reads the pattern and the other writes the pattern until a dedicated clock surface is provided by stepping across the disk surface.
- the servo-pattern is written on one of the disk surfaces using the head that writes the widest track, as described in detail above. Thereafter, the servo-pattern is propagated to all disk surfaces, except the one containing the clock information.
- the clock information is written between the radial sector information, on a second surface (i.e., a surface other than the original clock surface) . If the radial sectors on the second surface are shifted circumferentially with respect to the first clock surface, the clock information can be available at all theta positions.
- the clock information on the second surface is used to write the servo-pattern on the original clock surface.
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