SYMBOL
HLT
HUT
LOCK
MFM
MT
N
NCN
ND
OW
Table 17 - Description of Command Symbols
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Head Load
Time
The time interval that FDC waits after loading the head and before
initializing a read or write operation. Refer to the Specify command
for actual delays.
Head Unload
Time
The time interval from the end of the execution phase (of a read or
write command) until the head is unloaded. Refer to the Specify
command for actual delays.
Lock defines whether EFIFO, FIFOTHR, and PRETRK parameters
of the CONFIGURE COMMAND can be reset to their default values
by a "software Reset". (A reset caused by writing to the appropriate
bits of either tha DSR or DOR)
MFM/FM
A one selects the double density (MFM) mode. A zero selects single
Mode Selector density (FM) mode.
Multi-Track
Selector
When set, this flag selects the multi-track operating mode. In this
mode, the FDC treats a complete cylinder under head 0 and 1 as a
single track. The FDC operates as this expanded track started at
the first sector under head 0 and ended at the last sector under
head 1. With this flag set, a multitrack read or write operation will
automatically continue to the first sector under head 1 when the
FDC finishes operating on the last sector under head 0.
Sector Size
Code
This specifies the number of bytes in a sector. If this parameter is
"00", then the sector size is 128 bytes. The number of bytes
transferred is determined by the DTL parameter. Otherwise the
sector size is (2 raised to the "N'th" power) times 128. All values up
to "07" hex are allowable. "07"h would equal a sector size of 16k. It
is the user's responsibility to not select combinations that are not
possible with the drive.
N
Sector Size
00
128 Bytes
01
256 Bytes
02
512 Bytes
03
1024 Bytes
…
07
16,384 Bytes
New Cylinder The desired cylinder number.
Number
Non-DMA
Mode Flag
When set to 1, indicates that the FDC is to operate in the non-DMA
mode. In this mode, the host is interrupted for each data transfer.
When set to 0, the FDC operates in DMA mode, interfacing to a
DMA controller by means of the DRQ and nDACK signals.
Overwrite
The bits D0-D3 of the Perpendicular Mode Command can only be
modified if OW is set to 1. OW id defined in the Lock command.
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