WD1770/1772 5 1/4 " Floppy Disk Controller/Formatter
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WD1770/1772 5 1/4 " Floppy Disk Controller/Formatter DESCRIPTION The WD1770 is a MOS LSI device which performs the functions of a 5 1/4 " Floppy Disk Controller/Formatter. It is similar to its predecessor, the WD179x but also contains a digital data separator and write precompensation circuitry. The drive side of the interface needs no additional logic except for buffers/receivers. Designed for 5 1/4 " single or double density operation. The device contains a programmable Motor On signal. The WD1770 is a low cost version of the FD179x Floppy Disk Controller/Formatter. It is compatible with the 179x, but has a built-in digital data separator and write precompensation circuits. A single read line (notRD, pin 19) is the only input required to recover serial FM or MFM data from the disk drive. The device has been specifically designed for control of 5 1/4 " floppy disk drives with data rates of 125 Kbits/sec (single density) and 250 Kbits/sec (double density). In addition write precompensation of 125 Nsec from nominal can be enabled at any point through simple software commands. Another programmable feature, Motor On, has been incorporated to enable the spindle motor prior to operating a selected drive. Two versions of the WD1770 are available. The standard version is compatible with the 179x stepping rates, while the WD1772 offers stepping rates of 2, 3, 5 and 6 msec. The processor interface consists of an 8-bit bidirectional bus for transfer of status, data and commands. All host communication with the drive occurs through these data lines. They are capable of driving one standard TTL load or three "LS" loads. +------+ notCS 1 28 INTRQ R/notW 2 27 DRQ A0 3 26 notDDEN A1 4 25 notWPRT DAL0 5 24 notIP DAL1 6 1772 23 notTR00 DAL2 7 FDC 22 WD DAL3 8 21 WG DAL4 9 20 MO DAL5 10 19 notRD DAL6 11 18 CLK DAL7 12 17 DIREC notMR 13 16 STEP GND 14 15 Vcc +------+ ARCHITECTURE The Floppy Disk Formatter block diagram is illustrated on page 4. The primary sections include the parallel processor interface the the Floppy Disk Interface. Data Shift Register - This 8-bit register assembles serial data from the Read Data input (notRD) during Read operations and transfers serial data to the Write Data output during write operations. Data Register - This 8-bit register is used as a holding register during Disk read and Write operations. In Disk Read operations the assembled data byte is transferred in parallel to the Data register from the Data Shift Register. In Disk Write operations information is transferred in parallel from the the Data Register to the Data Shift Register. When executing the Seek command the Data Register holds the address of the desired Track position. This register is loaded from the DAL and gated into the DAL under processor control. Track Register - This 8-bit register holds the track number of the current Read/Write hed position. It is incremented by one every time the head is stepped in and decremented by one when the head is stepped out (towards track 00). The contents of the register are compared with the recorded track number in the ID field during disk Read, Write and Verify operations. The track register can be loaded from or transferred to the DAL. This register should not be loaded when the device is busy. Sector Register (SR) - This 8-bit register holds address of the desired sector postition. The contents of the register are compared with the recorded sector number in the ID field during disk Read or Write operations. The Sector Register contents can be loaded from or transferred to the DAL. This register should not be loaded when the device is busy. Command Register (CR) - This 8-bit register holds the command presently being executed. This register should not be loaded when the device is busy unless the new command is a force interrupt. The command register can be loaded from the DAL, but not read into the DAL. Status Register (STR) - This 8-bit register holds device Status information. The meaning of the status bits is a function of the type of command previously executed. This register can be read into the DAL, but not loaded from the DAL. CRC Logic - This logic is used to check or to generate the 16-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). The polynominal is: g(x)=x^16+x^12+x^5+1 The CRC includes all information starting with the address mark and up to the CRC characters. The CRC register is preset to ones prior to data being shifted through the circuit. Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU) - The ALU is a serial comperator, incrementer and decrementer and is used for register modification and comparisons with the disk recorded ID field. Timing and Control - All computer and floppy disk interface controls are generated through this logic. The internal device timing is generated from an external crystal clock. The FD1770 has two different modes of operation according to the state of notDDEN. When notDDEN = 0., double density is enabled. When notDDEN = 1, single density is enabled. AM Detector - The address mark detector detects ID, data and index address marks during read and write operations. Data Separator - A digital data separator consisting of a nng shift register and data window detection logic provides read data and a recovery clock to the AM detector. PROCESSOR INTERFACE The interface to the processor is accomplished through the eight Data Access Lines (DAL) and associated control signals. The DAL are used to transfer data, Status and Control words out of, or into the WD1770. The DAL are three state buffers that are enabled as output drivers when Chip Select (notCS) and R/notW = 1 are active or act as input receivers when notCS and R/notW = 0 are active. When transfer of data with the Floppy Disk Controller is required by the host processor, the device address is decoded and notCS is made low. The address bits A1 and A0, combined with the signal R/notW during a Read operation or Write operation are interpreted as selecing the following registers: +----+----+-----------------+------------------+ ! A1 ! A0 ! READ ! WRITE ! +----+----+-----------------+------------------+ ! 0 ! 0 ! Status Register ! Command Register ! ! 0 ! 1 ! Track register ! Track Register ! ! 1 ! 0 ! Sector register ! Sector Register ! ! 1 ! 1 ! Data Register ! Data Register ! +----+----+-----------------+------------------+ During Direct Memory Access (DMA) types of data transfers between the Data Register of the WD1770 and the processor, the Data ReQuest (DRQ) output is used in Data Transfer control. This signal also appears as status bit 1 during Read and Write operations. On Disk Read operations the Data Request is activated (set high) when an assembled serial input byte is transferred in parallel to the Data Register. This bit is cleared when the Data Register is read by the processor. If the Data Register is read after one or more characters are lost, by having new data transferred to the register prior to processor readout, the Lost Data bit is set in the Status Register. The read operation continues until the end of sector is reached. On Disk Write operations the Data ReQuest is activated when the Data Registers its contents to the Data Shift Register and requires a new data byte. It is reset when the Data Register is loaded with new data by the processor. If new data is not loaded at the time serial byte is required by the Floppy Disk, a byte of zeroes is written on the diskette and the Lost Data bit is set in the Status Register. At the completion of every command an INTRQ is generated. INTRQ is reset by either reading the status register or by loading the command register with a new command. In addition INTRQ is generated if a Force Interrupt command condition is met. The WD1770 has two modes of operation according to the state of notDDEN (pin 26). When notDDEN = 1, single density is selected. In either case, the CLK input (pin 18) is at 8 MHz. GENERAL DISK READ OPERATIONS Sector lengths of 128, 256, 512 or 1024 bytes are obtainable in either FM or MFM formats. For FM formats, notDDEN should be placed to logical "1". For MFM formats, notDDEN should be placed to logic "0". Sector lengths are determined at format time by hte fourth byte in the ID field. +---------------------------------+ ! SECTOR LENGTH TABLE ! +---------------+-----------------+ ! SECTOR LENGTH ! NUMBER OF BYTES ! ! FIELD (HEX) ! IN SECTOR (DEC) ! +---------------+-----------------+ ! 00 ! 128 ! ! 01 ! 256 ! ! 02 ! 512 ! ! 03 ! 1024 ! +---------------+-----------------+ The number of sectors per track as far as the WD1770 is concerned can be from 1 to 255 sectors. The number of tracks as far as the WD1770 is concerned is from 0 to 255 tracks. GENERAL DISK WRITE OPERATION When writing is to take place on the diskette, the Write Gate (WG) output is activated, allowing current to flow into the Read/Write head. As a precaution to erroneous writing the first data must be loaded into the Data Register in response to a Data ReQuest from the device before the Write Gate signal can be activated. Writing is inhibited when the notWP (Write Protect) input is a logic low, in which case any Write command is immediately terminated, an interrupt generated and the Write Protection status bit is set. For Write operations, the WD1770 provides Write Gate (pin 21) to enable a write condition and Write Data (pin 22) which consists of a series of active high pulses. These pulses contain both Clock and Data information in FM or MFM. Write Data provides the unique missing clock patterns for recording Address Marks. The Precomp Enable bit in Write commands allow automatic Write Precompensation to take place. The outgoing Write Data Stream is delayed or advanced according to the following table: +----------+--------+------+ ! PATTERN ! MFM ! FM ! +----------+--------+------+ ! x 1 1 0 ! Early ! N/A ! ! x 0 1 1 ! Late ! N/A ! ! 0 0 0 1 ! Early ! N/A ! ! 1 0 0 0 ! Late ! N/A ! +----------+--------+------+ ^ ^ ^ ^ ! ! ! +- Next bit to be sent ! ! +--- Current bit sending +-+----- Previous bits sent Precompensation is typically enabled on the innermost tracks where bit shifts usually occur and bit density is at its maximum. COMMAND DESCRIPTION De WD1770 will accept eleven commands. Command words should only be loaded in the Command Register when the Busy status bit is off (Status bit 0). The one exception is the force interrupt command. Whenever a command is being executed, the Busy status bit is set. When a command is completed, an interrupt is generated and the Busy status bit is reset. The status register indicates whether the completed command encountered an error or was fault free. For ease of discussion, commands are divided into four types. Commands and types are summarized in tale 1. COMMAND SUMMARY +------+----------+-------------------------+ ! ! ! BITS ! ! TYPE ! COMMAND ! 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ! +------+----------+-------------------------+ ! 1 ! Restore ! 0 0 0 0 h v r1 r0 ! ! 1 ! Seek ! 0 0 0 1 h v r1 r0 ! ! 1 ! Step ! 0 0 1 u h v r1 r0 ! ! 1 ! Step-in ! 0 1 0 u h v r1 r0 ! ! 1 ! Step-out ! 0 1 1 u h v r1 r0 ! ! 2 ! Rd sectr ! 1 0 0 m h E 0 0 ! ! 2 ! Wt sectr ! 1 0 1 m h E P a0 ! ! 3 ! Rd addr ! 1 1 0 0 h E 0 0 ! ! 3 ! Rd track ! 1 1 1 0 h E 0 0 ! ! 3 ! Wt track ! 1 1 1 1 h E P 0 ! ! 4 ! Forc int ! 1 1 0 1 i3 i2 i1 i0 ! +------+----------+-------------------------+ FLAG SUMMARY +-------------------------------------------+ ! TYPE 1 COMMANDS ! +-------------------------------------------+ ! h = Motor on Flag (bit 3) ! ! h = 0 Enable spin-up Sequence ! ! h = 1 Disable spin-up Sequemce ! ! ! ! v = Verify Flag (bit 2) ! ! v = 0 No verify ! ! v = 1 Verify on destn track ! ! ! ! r1, r0 = Stepping rate (bits 1, 0) ! ! r1 r0 WD1770 WD1772 ! ! 0 0 6 ms 2 ms ! ! 0 1 12 ms 3 ms ! ! 1 0 20 ms 5 ms ! ! 1 1 30 ms 6 ms ! ! ! ! u = Update Flag (bit 4) ! ! u = 0 No update ! ! u = 1 Update Track Register ! +-------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------+ ! TYPE 2 & 3 COMMANDS ! +-------------------------------------------+ ! m = Multiple Sector Flag (bit 4) ! ! m = 0 Single sector ! ! m = 1 Multiple sector ! ! ! ! a0= Data Address Mark (bit 0) ! ! a0= 0 Write normal Data Mark ! ! a0= 1 Write Deleted Data Mark ! ! ! ! E = 30ms Settling Delay (bit 2) ! ! E = 0 No delay ! ! E = 1 Add 30ms Delay ! ! ! ! P = Write Precompensation (bit 1) ! ! P = 0 Enable Write Precomp ! ! P = 1 Disable Write Precomp ! +-------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------+ ! TYPE 4 COMMANDS ! +-------------------------------------------+ ! i3-i0 Interrupt condition (bit 3-0) ! ! i0= 1 Don't care ! ! i1= 1 Don't care ! ! i2= 1 Interrupt on index pulse ! ! i3= 1 Immediate interrupt ! ! 13-i0 = 0 Terminate without interrupt ! +-------------------------------------------+ TYPE 1 COMMANDS The type 1 commands include the Restore, Seek, Step, Step-in and Step-out commands. Each of the Type 1 commands contains a rate field (r0, r1), which determines the stepping motor rate. A 4uS (MFM) of 8uS (FM) pulse is provided as an output to the drive. For every step pulse issued, the drive moves one track location in a direction determined by the direction output. The chip will step the drive in the same direction it last stepped, unless the command changes the direction. The direction signal is active high when stepping in and low when stepping out. The Direction signal is valid 24uS before the first stepping pulse is generated. After the last directional step an additional 30 milliseconds of head settling time takes if the verify flag is set in type 1 commands. There is also a 30mS head settling time if the E flag is set in any Type 2 or 3 command. When a Seek, Step or Restore command is executed, an optional verification of Read/Write head position can be performed by setting bit 2 (V=1) in the command word to a logic "1". The verification operation begins at the end of the 30 millisecond settling time after the head is loaded against the media. The track number from the first encountered ID field is compared against the contents of the Track Register. If the track numbers compare and the ID field CRC is correct, the verify operations is complete and an INTRQ is generated with no errors. If there is a match but not a valid CRC, the CRC error status bit is set (Status bit 3) and the next encountered ID field is read from the disk for the verification operation. The WD1770 must find an ID field with correct track number and correct CRC within 5 revolutions of the media, otherwise the seek error is set and an INTRQ is generated. If V=0 no verification is performed. All commands except the Force Interrupt command may be programmed via the h Flag to delay for spindle motor startup time. If the h Flag is set and the Motor On line (pin 20) is low when a command is received, the WD1770 will force Motor On to a logic "1" and wait 6 revolutions before executing the command. At 300rpm this guarantees a one second spindle startup time. If after finishing the command, the device remains idle for 10 revolutions, the Motor On line will go back to a logic "0". If a command is issued while Motor On is high, the command will execute immediately, defeating the 6 revolutions start up. This feature allows consecutive Read or Write commands without waiting for motor start up each time; the WD1770 assumes the spindle motor is up to speed. RESTORE (SEEK TRACK 0) Upon receipt of this command, the Track 00 (notTR00) input is sampled. If notTR00 is active low indicating the Read/Write head is positioned over track 0, the Track register is loaded with zeroes and an interrupt is generated. If notTR00 is not active low, stepping pulses (pin 16) at a rate specified by the r1, r0 field are issued until the notTR00 input is activated. At this time, the Track Register is loaded with zeroes and an interrupt is generated. If the notTR00 input does not go active low after 255 stepping pulses, the WD1770 terminates operation, interrupts and sets the Seek error status bit, providing the V flag is set. A verification als takes place if the V flag is set. The h bit allows the Motor On option at the start of command. SEEK This command assumes that the track register contains the track number of the current position of the Read/Write head and the Data Register contains the desired track number. The WD1770 will update the Track Register and issue stepping pulses in the appropiate direction until the contents of the Track Register are equal to the contents of the Data Register (the desired Track location). A verification operation takes place if the V flag is on. The h bit allows the Motor On option at the start of the command. An interrupt is generated at the completion of the command. Note: When using mutiple drives, the track register must be updated for the drive selected before seeks are issued. STEP Upon receipt of this command, the WD1770 issues one stepping pulse to the disk drive. The stepping motor direction is the same as in the previous step command. After a delay determined by the r1, r0 field, a verification takes place if the V flag is on. If the U flag is on, the Track Register is updated. The h bit allows the Motor On option at the start of the command. An interrupt is generated at the completion of the command. STEP-IN Upon receipt of this command, the WD1770 issues one stepping pulse in the direction towards track 76. If the U flag is on, the Track Register is incremented by one. After a delay determined by the r1, r0 field, a verification takes place if the V flag is on. The h bit alows the Motor On option at the startof the command. An interrupt is generated at the completion of the command STEP-IN Upon receipt of this command, the WD1770 issues one stepping pulse in the direction towards track 0. If the U flag is on, the Track Register is decremented by one. After delay determined by the r1, r0 field, a verification takes place if the V flag is on. The h bit allows the Motor On option at the start of the command. TYPE 2 COMMANDS The type 2 commands are the read sector and write sector commands. Prior to loading the type 2 command into the command register, the computer must load the sector register with the desired sector number. Upon receipt of the type 2 command, the busy status bit is set. If the E flag is 1, the command will execute after 30ms delay. When an ID field is located on the disk, the WD1770 compares the track number on the ID field with the Track register. If there is not a match, the next encountered ID field is read and a comparison is again made. If there was a match, the Sector Number of the ID field is compared with the Sector Register. If there is not a Sector match, the next encountered ID field is read off the disk and comparisons again made. If the ID field CRC is correct, the data field is then located and will be either written into, or read from depending upon the command. The WD1770 must find an ID field with a track number, sector number and CRC within four revolutions of the disk, otherwise, the Record not found status bit is set (status bit 4) and the command is terminated with an interrupt (INTRQ). Each of the type 2 commands contains an (m) flag which determines if multiple records (sectors) are to be read or written, depending upon the command. If m=0, a single record is read or written and an interrupt is generated at the completion of the command. If m=1, multiple records are read or written with the sector register internally updated so that an address verification can occur on the next record. The WD1770 will continue to read or write multiple records and update the sector register in numerical ascending sequence until the sector number exceeds the number of sectors on the track or until the Force Interrupt command is loaded in the command register, which terminates the command and generates an interrupt. For example: If the WD1770 is instructed to read sector 27 and there are only 26 sectors on the track, the sector register exceeds the number available. The WD1770 will search for 5 disk revolutions, interrupt out, reset busy and set the record not found status bit. READ SECTOR Upon receipt of the Read Sector command, the busy status bit is set, and when an ID field is encountered that has the correct track number, corect sector number and correct CRC, the data field is presented to the computer. The data address mark of the data field must be found within 30 bytes in single density and 43 bytes in double density of the last ID field CRC byte; if not, the ID field is searched for and verified again followed by the Data Address Mark search. If after 5 revolutions the DAM cannot be found, the record not found bit is set and the operation terminated. When the first character or byte of the data field has been shifted through the DSR, it is transferred to the DR, and DRQ is generated. When the next byte is accumulated in the DSR, it is transferred to the DR and another DRQ is generated. If the computer has not read the previous contents of the DR before a new character is transferred that character will be lost and the lost data status bit is set. This sequence continues until the complete data field has been inputted to the computer. If there is a CRC error at the end of the data field, the CRC error status bit is set and the command is terminated (even if it is a multiple record command). At the end of the Read operation, the type of Data Address Mark encountered in the data field is recorded in the status register (bit 5) as shown: +---------------------+ ! STATUS BIT 5 ! +---------------------+ ! 1 Deleted Data Mark ! ! 0 Data Mark ! +---------------------+ WRITE SECTOR Upon receipt of the Write Sector command, the Busy status bit is set. When an ID field is encountered that has the correct track number, correct sector number and correct CRC, a DRQ is generated. The WD1770 counts off 11 bytes in single density and 22 bytes in double density from the CRC field and the Write Gate (WG) output is made active if the DRQ is serviced (i.e. the DR has been loaded by the computer). If DRQ has not been serviced, the command is terminated and the lost data status bit is set. If the DRQ has been serviced, the WG is made active and six bytes of zeroes in single density and 12 bytes in double density are then written to the disk. At this time, the Data Address Mark is then written on the disk as determined by the a0 field of the command as shown below: +-----+---------------------------+ ! a0 ! DATA ADDRESS MARK (BIT 0) ! +-----+---------------------------+ ! 1 ! Deleted Data Mark ! ! 0 ! Data Mark ! +-----+---------------------------+ The WD1770 then writes the data field and generates DRQ's to the computer. If the DRQ is not serviced in time for conitinious writing the lost data status bit is set and a byte of zeroes is written on the disk. The command is not terminated. After the last data byte has been written on the disk, the two byte CRC is computed internally and written on the disk followed by one byte of logic ones in FM or MFM. The WG output is then activated. INTRQ will set 24uSec (MFM) after the last CRC byte is written. For partial sector writing, the proper method is to write data and fill the balance with zeroes. TYPE 3 COMMANDS READ ADDRESS Upon receipt of the Read Address command, the Busy status bit is set. The next encountered ID field is then read in from the disk, and six data bytes of the ID field are assembled and transferred to the DR, and a DRQ is generated for each byte. The six bytes of the ID field are shown below. +-------+--------+--------+--------+-----+-----+ ! TRACK ! SIDE ! SECTOR ! SECTOR ! CRC ! CRC ! ! ADDR ! NUMBER ! ADDR ! LENGTH ! 1 ! 2 ! +-------+--------+--------+--------+-----+-----+ ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! +-------+--------+--------+--------+-----+-----+ Although the CRC characters are transferred to the computer, the WD1770 checks for validity and the CRC error status bit if there is a CRC error. The Track Address of the ID field is written into the sector register so that a comparison can be made by the user. At the end of the operation an interrupt is generated and the Busy status bit is reset. READ TRACK Upon receipt of the Read Track command, the head is loaded and the Busy status bit is set. Reading starts with the leading edge of the first encountered index pulse and continues until the next index pulse. All gap, Header and data bytes are assembled and transferred to the data register and DRQ's are generated for each byte. The accumulation of bytes is synchronized to each address mark encountered. An interrupt is generated at the completion of the command. This command has several characteristics which makes it suitable for diagnostic purposes. They are: no CRC checking is performed; gap information is included in the datastream; and the address mark detector is on for the duration of the command. Because the AM detector is always on, write splices or noise may cause the chip to look for an DM. The ID am, ID field, ID CRC bytes, DAM, data, and data CRC bytes for each sector will be correct. The Gap Bytes may be read incorrectly during write-splice time because of synchronization. WRITE TRACK FORMATTING THE DISK (Refer to section type 3 command for flow diagrams). Formatting the disk is a relatively simple task when operating programmed I/O or when operating under DMA with a large amount of memory. Data and gap information must be provided at the computer interface. Formatting the disk is accomplished by positioning the R/W head over the desired track and issuing the Write Track command. Upon receipt of the Write Track command, the Busy status bit is set. Writing starts with the leading edge of the first encountered index pulse and continues until the next index pulse, at which time the interrupt is activated. The Data ReQuest is activated immediately upon receiving the command, but writing will not start until after the first byte has been loaded into the Data Register. If the DR has not been loaded within 3 byte times, the operation is terminated making the device not busy, the Lost Data Status bit is set, and the interrupt is activated. If a byte is not present in the DR when needed, a byte of zeroes is substituted. This sequence continues from one index mark to the next index mark. Normally, whatever data pattern appears in the data register is written on the disk with a normal clock pattern. However, if the WD1770 detects a data pattern of F5 through FE in the data register, this is interpreted as data address marks with missing clocks or CRC generation. +--------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ ! DATA PATTERN ! ! ! ! IN DR (HEX) ! IN FM (not DDEN = 1) ! In MFM (notDDEN = 0) ! +--------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ ! 00 thru F4 ! Wt 00 thru F4 with CLK = FF ! Wt 00 thru F4 in MFM ! ! F5 ! Not Allowed ! Wt A1 in MFM, Preset CRC ! ! F6 ! Not Allowed ! Wt C2 in MFM ! ! F7 ! Generate 2 CRC bytes ! Generate 2 CRC bytes ! ! F8 thru FB ! Wt F8-FB, Clk=C7,Preset CRC ! Wt F8 thru Fb, in MFM ! ! FC ! Wt FC with Clk=D7 ! Wt FC in MFM ! ! FD ! Wt FD with Clk=FF ! Wt FD in MFM ! ! FE ! Wt FE, Clk=C7, Preset CRC ! Wt FE in MFM ! ! FF ! Wt FF with Clk=FF ! Wt FF in MFM ! +--------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ The CRC generator is initialized when any data byte from F8 to FE is about to be transferred from the DR to the DSR in FM or by receipt of F5 in MFM. An F7 pattern will generate two CRC characters in FM or MFM. As a consequence, the patterns F5 through FE must not appear in the gaps, data fields or ID fields. Also, CRC's must be generated by an F7 pattern. Disks may be formatted in IBM 3740 or system 34 formats with sector lengths of 128, 256, 512 or 1024 bytes. TYPE 4 COMMANDS The forced interrupt command is generally used to terminate a multiple sector read or write command or to insure Type 1 status in the status register. This command can be loaded into the command register at any time. If there is a current command under execution (Busy status bit set) the command will be terminated and the busy status bit reset. The lower four bits of the command determine the conditional interrupt as follows: i0 = Don't care i1 = Don't care i2 = Every index puls i3 = Immediate interrupt The conditional interrupt is enabled when bit positions of the command (i3-i0) are set to a "1". Then, when the condition for interrupt is met, the INTRQ line will go high signifying that the condition specified has occurred. If i3-i0 are all set to zero (HEX D0), no interrupt will occur, but any command presently under execution will be immediately terminated. When using the immediate interrupt condition (i3=1) an interrupt will be immediately generated and the current command terminated. Reading the status or writing to the command register will not automatically clear the interrupt. The HEX D0 is the only command that will enable the immediate interrupt (HEX D6) to clear on a subsequent load command register or read status register operation. Follow a HEX D6 with D0 command. Wait 16uSec (double density) or 32uSec (single density) before issuing a new command after issuing the forced interrupt. Loading a new command sooner than this will nullify the forced interrupt. Forced interrupt stops any command at the end of an internal micro-instruction and generates INTRQ when the specified condition is met. Forced interrupt will wait until ALU operations in progress are complete (CRC calculations, compares, etc.). STATUS REGISTER Upon receipt of any command, except the Force interrupt command the Busy status bit is set and the rest of the status bits are updated or cleared for the new command. If the Force Interrupt Command is received when there is a current command under execution, the Busy status bit is reset and the rest of the status bits are unchanged. If the Forced interrupt command is received when there is not a current command under execution, the Busy status bit is reset and the rest of the status bits are updated or cleared. In this case, Status reflects the type 1 commands. The user has the option of reading the status register through program control or using the DRQ with DMA or interrupt methods. When the Data register is read the DRQ bit in the status register and the DRQ line are automatically reset. A write to the Data Register also causes both DRQ's to reset. The busy bit is the status may be monitored with a user program to determine when a command is complete, in lieu of using the INTRQ line. When using the INTRQ, a busy status check is not recommended because a read of the status register to determine the condition of busy will reset the INTRQ line. The format of the Status register is shown below: +---------------------------------------+ ! (BITS) ! ! 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ! +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ ! s7 ! s6 ! s5 ! s4 ! s3 ! s2 ! s1 ! s0 ! +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ RECOMMENDED - 128 BYTES/SECTOR Shown below is the recommended single-density format with 128 bytes/sector. In order to format a diskette, the user must issue the Write Track command and load the data register with the following values. For every byte to be written there is one Data Request. +----------+------------------------------+ ! NUMBER ! ! ! OF BYTES ! HEX VALUE OF BYTE WRITTEN ! +----------+------------------------------+ ! 40 ! FF (or 00) ! ! +---- 1) ! ! ! ! 6 ! 00 ! ! ! 1 ! FE (ID field Address Mark) ! ! ! 1 ! .. Track number ! ! ! 1 ! .. Side number (0 or 1) ! ! ! 1 ! .. Sector number (1 thru 1A) ! ! ! 1 ! 00 (Sector length) ! ! ! 1 ! F7 (2 CRC's written) ! ! ! 11 ! FF (or 00) ! ! ! 6 ! 00 ! ! ! 1 ! FB (Data Address Mark) ! ! ! 128 ! .. Data (IBM uses E5) ! ! ! 1 ! F7 (2 CRC's written) ! ! ! 10 ! FF (or 00) ! ! +---- ! ! ! 369 2) ! FF (or 00) ! +----------+------------------------------+ 1) Write bracketed field 16 times. 2) Continue writing until WD1770 interrupts out, approx. 369 bytes. 256 BYTES/SECTOR Shown below is the recommended dual-density format with 256 bytes/sector. In order to format a diskette the user must issue the Write Track command and load the data register with the following values. For every byte to be written there is one data request. +----------+------------------------------+ ! NUMBER ! ! ! OF BYTES ! HEX VALUE OF BYTE WRITTEN ! +----------+------------------------------+ ! 60 ! 4E ! ! +---- 1) ! ! ! ! 12 ! 00 ! ! ! 3 ! F5 (Writes A1) ! ! ! 1 ! FE (ID field Address Mark) ! ! ! 1 ! .. Track number (0 thru 4C) ! ! ! 1 ! .. Side number (0 or 1) ! ! ! 1 ! .. Sector number (1 thru 1A) ! ! ! 1 ! 01 (Sector length) ! ! ! 1 ! F7 (2 CRC's written) ! ! ! 22 ! 4E ! ! ! 12 ! 00 ! ! ! 3 ! F5 (Writes A1) ! ! ! 1 ! FB (Data Address Mark) ! ! ! 256 ! .. Data ! ! ! 1 ! F7 (2 CRC's written) ! ! ! 24 ! 4E ! ! +---- ! ! ! 668 2) ! 4E ! +----------+------------------------------+ 1) Write bracketed field 16 times. 2) Continue writing until WD1770 interrupts out, approx. 668 bytes. NON-STANDARD FORMATS Variations in the recommended formats are possible to a limited extent if the following requirements are met. 1) Sector length must be 128, 256, 512 or 1024 bytes. 2) Gap 2 cannot be varied from the recommended format. 3) 3 bytes of A1 must be used in MFM. In addition, the index Address Mark is not required for operation by the WD1770. Gap 1, 3 and 4 lengths can be as short as 2 bytes for WD1770 operation, however PLL lock up time, motor speed variation, write splice area, etc. will add more bytes to each gap to achieve proper operation. It is recommended that the recommended format be used for highest system reliability. +----------+-------------+-------------+ ! ! ! ! +----------+-------------+-------------+ ! Gap 1 ! 16 bytes FF ! 32 bytes 4E ! ! ! ! ! ! Gap 2 ! 11 bytes FF ! 22 bytes 4E ! ! ! ! ! ! 1) ! 6 bytes 00 ! 12 bytes 00 ! ! 1) ! ! 3 bytes A1 ! ! ! ! ! ! Gap 3 2) ! 10 bytes FF ! 24 bytes 4E ! ! ! 4 bytes 00 ! 8 bytes 00 ! ! ! ! 3 bytes A1 ! ! ! ! ! ! Gap 4 ! 16 bytes FF ! 16 bytes 4E ! +----------+-------------+-------------+ 1) Byte counts must be exact 2) Byte counts are minimum, except exactly 3 bytes of A1 must be written. STATUS REGISTER DESCRIPTION +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! BIT ! NAME ! MEANING ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s7 ! MOTOR ON ! This bit reflects the status of the Motor On ! ! ! ! output ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s6 ! WRITE PROTECT ! On read record: not used. On read track: not ! ! ! ! used. On any write: it indicates a Write ! ! ! ! Protect. This bit is reset when updated. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s5 ! RECORD TYPE ! When set, this bit indicates that the Motor ! ! ! SPIN-UP ! Spin-Up sequence has completed (6 revolutions) ! ! ! ! on type 1 commands. Type 2 & 3 commands, this ! ! ! ! bit indicates record Type. 0 = Data Mark, 1 = ! ! ! ! Deleted Data Mark. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s4 ! RECORD NOT ! When set, it indicates that the desired track, ! ! ! FOUND (RNF) ! sector, or side were not found. This bit is ! ! ! ! reset when updated. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s3 ! CRC ERROR ! If s4 is set, an error is found in one or more ! ! ! ! ID fields; otherwise it indicates error in data ! ! ! ! field. This bit is reset when updated. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s2 ! LOST DATA/ ! When set, it indicates the computer did not ! ! ! TRACK 00 ! respond to DRQ in one byte time. This bit is ! ! ! ! reset to zero when update. On type 1 commands, ! ! ! ! this bit reflects the status of the TRACK 00 ! ! ! ! pin. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s1 ! DATA REQUEST/ ! This bit is a copy of the DRQ output. When set, ! ! ! INDEX ! it indicates the DR is full on a Read Operation ! ! ! ! or the DR is empty on a write operation. This ! ! ! ! bit is reset to zero when updated. On type 1 ! ! ! ! commands, this bit indicates the status of the ! ! ! ! index pin. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ! s0 ! BUSY ! When set, command is under execution. When ! ! ! ! reset, no command is under execution. ! +-----+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+ TYPE 1 COMMAND FLOW ! ! !-------<--------+ ! ! +------+------+ ! / has a type 1 \ no ! ! command been !----->-+ \ / +------+------+ !yes +-----------+-----------+ ! set busy, reset drq, ! ! seek err, drq, intrq ! +-----------+-----------+ ! +--+--+ / is \ no ! h = 0 !-------->-------+ \ ? / ! +--+--+ ! !yes ! +--------------+--------------+ ! ! set MO, wait 6 index pulses ! ! +--------------+--------------+ ! ! ! !-------<-------------+ ! +---+---+ / is \ yes +-----------+ ! command a !---->----! set !->-+ \step-in ?/ ! direction ! ! +---+---+ +-----------+ ! !no ! +----+----+ ! / is \ yes +-----------+ ! ! command a !--->----! reset !->-+ \ stepout ? / ! direction ! ! +----+----+ +-----------+ ! !no ! +---+---+ ! / is \ yes ! ! command a !----------------------->-+ \ step ? / ! +---+---+ ! !no ! +---+---+ +--+--+ / is \ yes yes / is \ ! command a !-----+ +-<---! u = 1 ! \ seek / ! ! \ ? / +---+---+ ! ! +--+--+ restore !no ! ! !no +-----+-----+ ! ! ! ! FF to TR ! ! ! ! +-----+-----+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +-----+-----+ ! ! ! ! 0 to DR !-<---+ ! ! +-----+-----+ ! ! ! ! ! +-+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+ ! A ! ! B ! ! C ! \ / \ / \ / +---+ ! A ! \ / ! +----------->---! ! ! ! +-----+-----+ ! ! DR to DSR ! ! +-----+-----+ ! ! ! +--+--+ ! / is \ yes ! ! TR =DSR !------------------->--------+ ! \ ? / ! ! +--+--+ ! ! !no ! ! +--+--+ ! ! / is \ yes ! ! ! DSR< TR !--------->----+ ! ! +---+ \ ? / ! ! ! ! B ! +--+--+ ! ! ! \ / !no ! ! ! ! +--------+--------+ +-------+-------+ ! ! ! ! reset direction ! ! set direction ! ! ! ! +--------+--------+ +-------+-------+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +------>----+------<------------+ ! ! ! ! ! +---+---+ ! ! / is \ yes ! ! ! direction !------>--+ ! ! +---+ \ = 1 ? / ! ! ! ! C ! +---+---+ ! ! ! \ / !no ! ! ! ! +----+----+ +----+----+ ! ! ! ! inc TR ! ! dec TR ! ! ! ! +----+----+ +----+----+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +------>----+-----<---------+ ! ! ! ! ! +----+----+ ! ! / is head at\ yes +---------+ ! ! ! track 0 and !--->-! 0 to TR !------->--+ ! ! direction ! +---------+ ! ! \ is 0 ? / ! ! +----+----+ ! ! !no ! ! +-----------+-----------+ ! ! ! issue one step pulse ! ! ! +-----------+-----------+ ! ! ! ! ! +-----------+-----------+ ! ! ! delay acc. to r1, r0 ! ! ! +-----------+-----------+ ! ! ! ! ! +------+------+ ! ! no / is command a \ yes ! +-<----! step, step-in !--------->-----+----<---+ \ or step-out ? / ! +-------------+ +-+-+ ! D ! \ / +---+ ! D ! \ / ! +-+-+ / is \ no ! V = 1 !----->-----+ \ ? / ! +-+-+ /------+------\ !yes ! intrq, reset ! +------------->------------+ ! busy status ! ! ! \-------------/ ! +----+----+ ! / have 6 \ yes ! ! index holes !------>--+ ! \ passed ? / ! ! +----+----+ /------+-------\ ! !no ! intrq, reset ! ! +----+----+ ! busy, set seek ! ! no / has ID \ ! error ! +----<--------------! am been ! \--------------/ ! \ detected / ! +----+----+ ! !yes ! +----+----+ ! no / does TR = \ +----<--------------! track nr of ! ! \ ID field / ! +----+----+ ! !yes ! +-------+ +----+----+ ! ! SET ! yes / is there \ +-<---! CRC !-<---! a crc ! ! ERROR ! \ CRC error / +-------+ +----+----+ !no +-----+-----+ ! reset CRC ! +-----+-----+ ! /----+-----\ ! intrq, ! ! reset busy ! \----------/ TYPE 2 ! ! +---<-------+ ! ! +---+---+ ! / is type \ no ! ! 2 command !--->-+ \ received/ +---+---+ !yes +--------------+--------------+ ! set busy, reset drq, ! ! lost data, record not found ! ! status bit 5 & 6 intrq ! +--------------+--------------+ ! +-+-+ no / is \ +--------<-----! h = 1 ! ! \ ? / ! +-+-+ ! !yes ! +--------+--------+ ! ! set MO, wait ! ! ! 6 index pulses ! ! +--------+--------+ ! ! +------------->----+ ! +-+-+ / is \ no ! E = 1 !--->-+ \ ? / ! +-+-+ ! !yes ! +------>----+ ! ! ! ! ! +---+---+ ! ! no / has \ ! +---+ +-<---! 30 mS ! ! ! 4 ! \ expired / ! \ / +---+---+ ! ! !yes ! +------------->----+----<----+ ! +---+---+ yes / is \ +----<-------! command ! ! \ a write / +--+--+ +---+---+ / is \ !no yes ! write ! no ! +---<----! protect !---------->--+ ! \ on ? / ! ! +--+--+ +-+-+ ! ! 1 ! ! /-----------------\ \ / +---->-! intrq, reset busy ! ! set write protect ! \-----------------/ +-+-+ ! 1 ! \ / ! +---------------------->---------+ ! ! ! +----+----+ ! / have 5 \ yes ! ! index holes !--------->-----+ ! \ passed ? / ! ! +----+----+ /----------+----------\ ! !no ! intrq, reset busy ! ! +-----+-----+ ! set record not found ! ! no / has ID am \ \---------------------/ +------<-----------------! been ! ! \ detected ? / ! +-----+-----+ ! !yes ! +-----+-----+ ! no / does TR = \ +------<-----------------! track address ! ! \ of ID field / ! +-----+-----+ ! !yes ! +-----+-----+ ! no / does SR = \ +-------<----------------! sector addr ! ! \ of ID field / ! +-----+-----+ ! !yes ! +------------+------------+ ! ! bring in sector length ! ! ! field, store in ! ! ! internal register ! ! +------------+------------+ ! ! ! +---+---+ ! +--------------+ yes / is there\ no +-<---! set CRC !-<---! a crc !----->--+ ! status error ! \ error ? / ! +--------------+ +---+---+ +-----+-----+ ! reset CRC ! +-----+-----+ ! +---+---+ yes / is \ +--<-----! command a ! ! \ write ? / ! +---+---+ ! !no +-+-+ +-+-+ ! 3 ! ! 2 ! read \ / \ / +-+-+ read sector ! 2 ! sequence \ / ! +----+----+ / has data \ no ! AM occurred !---------->-------+ \ in time ? / ! +----+----+ ! !yes ! +----------+----------+ +-+-+ ! put recording type ! ! 1 ! ! in status reg bit 3 ! \ / +----------+----------+ ! +-----<-------+ ! ! +---+---+ ! /has first\ no ! ! byte been !---->--+ ! assembled ! \ in DSR ?/ +---+---+ !yes +------>-----+ ! ! ! +----+----+ ! ! set DRQ ! ! +----+----+ ! ! ! +-----<-------+ ! ! ! ! +---+---+ ! ! / has next\ no ! ! ! byte been !---->--+ ! ! assembled ! ! \ in DSR ?/ ! +---+---+ ! !yes ! +----+----+ ! / has DR \ no +--------+--------+ ! ! been read !---->-! set data lost ! ! \ DR = 0 ? / +--------+--------+ ! +----+----+ ! ! !yes ! ! +-------<--------------+ ! ! ! +----+----+ +---+ ! no / have all \ ! 5 ! +-<---! bytes been ! \ / \ inputted / ! +----+----+ +------>--+ !yes ! ! +-+-+ ! +-+-+ / CRC \ no ! / is \ no ! error !---->-+ ! M = 1 !---------->----+ \ ? / \ ? / ! +-+-+ +-+-+ ! !yes !yes ! ! +------+------+ ! /------+------\ ! inc sectreg ! ! ! intrq, reset ! +------+------+ ! ! busy, set crc ! ! ! ! error ! +-+-+ /--------+--------\ \-------------/ ! 4 ! ! intrq, reset busy ! \ / \-----------------/ +---+ write sector ! 3 ! sequence \ / ! +-----------+----------+ ! delay 2 bytes of gap ! +----------------------+ ! set drq ! +----------------------+ ! delay 9 bytes of gap ! +-----------+----------+ ! +----+----+ / has DR \ ! been loaded ! \ (DRQ= 0) / +----+----+ !yes +-----------+----------+ ! delay 1 byte of gap !--------------+ +-----------+----------+ ! +--+--+ no / is \ +------<-------------! notDDEN ! ! \ = 0 ? / ! +--+--+ +-------+-------+ !yes ! turn on wg & ! +--------+--------+ ! write 6x 00 ! ! delay 11 bytes ! +-------+-------+ +--------+--------+ ! ! +---------+---------+ +-------+-------+ ! write data AM !--<----! turn on wg & ! ! according to a0 ! ! write 12x 00 ! ! bit of write cmd ! +---------------+ +---------+---------+ ! +---------->-----+ ! ! ! +---------+---------+ ! ! DR to DSR,set DRQ ! ! +-------------------+ ! ! write byte to DSR ! ! +---------+---------+ ! ! ! +---+---+ ! / has \ no +---------------+ ! ! dr been !--->-! set data lost ! ! ! loaded ! ! write 1x 00 ! ! \ (drq= 0)/ +-------+-------+ ! +---+---+ ! ! !yes ! ! +--------<----------+ ! ! ! +----+----+ ! no / have all \ yes +---<-----! bytes been !----->--+ \ assembled / ! +----+----+ +------+------+ ! write crc ! +-------------+ ! write 1x FF ! +-------------+ ! turn off wg ! +------+------+ ! +-+-+ ! 5 ! \ / TYPE 3 ! +---<--------+ ! ! +--+--+ ! /is this\ no ! ! a write !---->--+ \ track / +--+--+ !yes +-----------+-----------+ ! set busy, reset drq, ! ! lost data (bit 4,5) ! +-----------+-----------+ ! +-+-+ / is \ no ! h = 1 !------->-----+ \ ? / ! +-+-+ ! !yes ! +--------+--------+ ! ! set MO, wait 6 ! ! ! index pulses ! ! +--------+--------+ ! ! ! +-----<-----------+ ! +-+-+ / is \ no ! E = 1 !--------->------+ \ ? / ! +-+-+ ! !yes ! +----<-------+ ! ! ! ! +---+---+ ! ! / has \ no ! ! ! 30msec !--->--+ ! \ expired / ! +---+---+ ! !yes ! +-------<------------+ ! +------->--+----<-------+ +---+---+ ! ! ! / is \ yes /-------------\ ! +-----+----+ ! ! notWPRT !----->--! intrq, reset ! ! / has \ no ! \ = 0 ? / ! busy set wprt ! ! ! index pulse !--->-+ +---+---+ \-------------/ ! \ occurred / !no ! +----+----+ +---+ +-------+-------+ ! !yes ! A ! ! set DRQ ! ! ! \ / +-------+-------+ ! ! ! ! ! !---<--------+ +-------+-------+ ! ! ! delay 3 byte ! ! +-----+-----+ ! times ! ! ! DR to DSR ! +-------+-------+ ! +-----+-----+ ! ! ! +--+--+ /----------------\ ! +-----+-----+ / has \ no ! intrq, set lost ! ! ! set DRQ ! ! DRQ been!--->-! data, reset busy ! ! +-----+-----+ \service/ \----------------/ ! ! +--+--+ ! +-+-+ !yes ! ! B ! +---------------------->---------+ \ / +---+ ! B ! \ / ! +--+--+ no (FM) / is \ yes (MFM) +-------<-------------! notDDEN !---------------->--------+ ! \ = 0 ? / ! ! +--+--+ ! +--+--+ +--+--+ / is \ yes +-----------+ +---------------+ yes / is \ ! DSR=$F7 !--->-! wt 2x CRC !->-+-<-! wt A1 in MFM, !-<---! DSR=$F5 ! \ ? / ! CLK = FF ! ! ! missing CLK, ! \ ? / +--+--+ +-----------+ ! ! init CRC ! +--+--+ !no ! +---------------+ !no +--+--+ ! +--+--+ / is \ yes +-----------+ ! +---------------+ yes / is \ ! DSR=$FC !--->-! write FC, !->-+-<-! wt C2 in MFM, !-<---! DSR=$F6 ! \ / ! CLK = F7 ! ! ! with ! \ ? / +--+--+ +-----------+ ! ! missing CLK ! +--+--+ !no ! +---------------+ !no +--+--+ +-----------+ ! +--+--+ /is DSR \ yes ! wt FD,FE, ! ! +---------------+ yes / is \ ! FD,FE or!--->-! F8-FB,CLK !->-+-<-! generate !-<---! DSR=$F7 ! \ F8-FB / !=C7,initCRC! ! ! 2 bytes CRC ! \ / +--+--+ +-----------+ ! +---------------+ +--+--+ !no ! !no +----+----+ ! +----+----+ ! wt DSR, !------------->-------+----<--------------------! wt DSR ! ! CLK=$FF ! ! ! in MFM ! +---------+ +----<--------------+ +---------+ ! ! +---+---+ ! /------------\ yes / phys \ ! ! intrq, reset !-<---! index mark! ! ! busy flag ! \ ? / ! \------------/ +---+---+ ! ! ! +---+---+ ! yes / has DSR \ no +-------+-------+ +---<-------! been !--->-! wt 1x 00 ! ! \ loaded ?/ ! set data lost ! +-+-+ +-------+ +---------------+ ! A ! \ /