Disk recording device for writing a radially coherent reference band by measuring relative timing offsets of reference bursts
First Claim
1. A disk recording device comprising:
- a disk;
a head; and
control circuitry configured to;
write a first plurality of reference bursts along a first radius of the disk, the first plurality of reference bursts comprising a first reference burst;
write a second plurality of reference bursts along a second radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the first radius, the second plurality of reference bursts comprising a second reference burst;
write a first segment of a reference band along a third radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the second radius, and at a first timing offset from the first reference burst;
measure a second timing offset between the first reference burst and the second reference burst; and
write a second segment of the reference band radially coherent with the first segment based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset.
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Abstract
A disk recording device is disclosed comprising a disk and a head. A first plurality of reference bursts are written along a first radius of the disk, the first plurality of reference bursts comprising a first reference burst. A second plurality of reference bursts are written along a second radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the first radius, the second plurality of reference bursts comprising a second reference burst. A first segment of a reference band is written along a third radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the second radius, and at a first timing offset from the first reference burst. A second timing offset between the first reference burst and the second reference burst is measured, and a second segment of the reference band is written radially coherent with the first segment based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset.
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20 Claims
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1. A disk recording device comprising:
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a disk; a head; and control circuitry configured to; write a first plurality of reference bursts along a first radius of the disk, the first plurality of reference bursts comprising a first reference burst; write a second plurality of reference bursts along a second radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the first radius, the second plurality of reference bursts comprising a second reference burst; write a first segment of a reference band along a third radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the second radius, and at a first timing offset from the first reference burst; measure a second timing offset between the first reference burst and the second reference burst; and write a second segment of the reference band radially coherent with the first segment based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating disk recording device, the method comprising:
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writing a first plurality of reference bursts along a first radius of the disk, the first plurality of reference bursts comprising a first reference burst; writing a second plurality of reference bursts along a second radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the first radius, the second plurality of reference bursts comprising a second reference burst; writing a first segment of a reference band along a third radius of the disk circumferentially offset from the second radius, and at a first timing offset from the first reference burst; measuring a second timing offset between the first reference burst and the second reference burst; and writing a second segment of the reference band radially coherent with the first segment based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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