performed while the drive head is loaded and
the head unload delay has not expired.
command is good for drives that support a
maximum of 256 tracks. Relative Seeks cannot
be overlapped with other Relative Seeks. Only
one Relative Seek can be active at a time.
Relative Seeks may be overlapped with Seeks
and Recalibrates. Bit 4 of Status Register 0
(EC) will be set if Relative Seek attempts to step
outward beyond Track 0.
FIFOTHR - The FIFO threshold in the execution
phase of read or write commands. This is
programmable from 1 to 16 bytes. Defaults to
one byte. A "00" selects one byte; "0F" selects
16 bytes.
PRETRK
-
Pre-Compensation Start Track
As an example, assume that a floppy drive has
300 useable tracks. The host needs to read
track 300 and the head is on any track (0-255).
If a Seek command is issued, the head will stop
at track 255. If a Relative Seek command is
issued, the FDC will move the head the
specified number of tracks, regardless of the
internal cylinder position register (but will
increment the register). If the head was on track
40 (d), the maximum track that the FDC could
position the head on using Relative Seek will be
295 (D), the initial track + 255 (D). The
maximum count that the head can be moved
with a single Relative Seek command is 255
(D).
Number. Programmable from track 0 to 255.
Defaults to track 0. A "00" selects track 0; "FF"
selects track 255.
Version
The Version command checks to see if the
controller is an enhanced type or the older type
(765A). A value of 90 H is returned as the result
byte.
Relative Seek
The command is coded the same as for Seek,
except for the MSB of the first byte and the DIR
bit.
The internal register, PCN, will overflow as the
cylinder number crosses track 255 and will
contain 39 (D). The resulting PCN value is thus
(RCN + PCN) mod 256. Functionally, the FDC
starts counting from 0 again as the track
number goes above 255 (D). It is the user's
responsibility to compensate FDC functions
DIR
Head Step Direction Control
DIR
ACTION
0
1
Step Head Out
Step Head In
(precompensation
track
number)
when
accessing tracks greater than 255. The FDC
does not keep track that it is working in an
"extended track area" (greater than 255). Any
command issued will use the current PCN value
except for the Recalibrate command, which only
looks for the TRACK0 signal. Recalibrate will
return an error if the head is farther than 79 due
to its limitation of issuing a maximum of 80 step
pulses. The user simply needs to issue a second
Recalibrate command. The Seek command and
implied seeks will function correctly within the
44 (D) track (299-255) area of the "extended
track area". It is the user's responsibility not to
RCN Relative
Cylinder
Number
that
determines how many tracks to step the
head in or out from the current track
number.
The Relative Seek command differs from the
Seek command in that it steps the head the
absolute number of tracks specified in the
command instead of making a comparison
against an internal register.
The Seek
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