1996 Jul 25
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Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
PRML Read Channel with PR4,
8/9 ENDEC, FWR Servo
P32P4911A
G
ROUP
D
ELAY
E
QUALIZATION
The group delay
% can be programmed between -30% to +30% by the 6-bit linear FGD DAC. The FGD register holds
the 6-bit DAC control value. The group delay
% is set as:
Group Delay
% = 0.9783 * (FGD4:0) - 0.665 0
≤
FGD4:0
≤
31 and FGD5 = sign bit
The group delay
% is defined to be the percentage change of the absolute group delay due to equalization from the
absolute group delay without equalization at DC.
The current reference for the filter DACs is set using a single 12.1 k
resistor, from the VRX pin to ground. The voltage
at VRX is proportional-to-absolute-temperature (PTAT).
The outputs of the filter are internally AC coupled to the qualifier inputs and buffers for the filter monitoring test points
TPC+/TPC- and TPD+/TPD-.
Internal AC Coupling
The conventional external ac coupling at the filter to qualifier interface has been replaced by a pair of feedback circuits,
one for the normal and one for the differentiated outputs of the filter. The offset of the filter outputs are sensed, integrated,
and fed back to the filter output stage. The feedback loop forces the filter offset nominally to zero. In the normal read
mode, (LOWZ=0), the integration time constant is set to 5
μ
s until the sync field counter reaches the programmed SFC
count. At the SFC count, the offset sensing is switched into sampled mode and the time constant is reduces to 300 ns.
In sampled mode the offset correction voltage is generated from the zeros qualified by the quantizer. This ensures that
the sampled voltage level, not DP/DN, will be offset free.
Table 2: Ratio of Actual -3dB Bandwidth to Cutoff Frequency
Alpha Boost
Group Delays
%
±
30%
2.81
3.36
3.97
4.63
5.34
6.10
6.89
7.72
8.58
9.47
10.4
11.3
12.2
13.2
±
25%
2.12
2.76
3.45
4.19
4.97
5.79
6.64
7.51
8.41
9.33
10.3
11.2
12.2
13.1
±
20%
1.47
2.21
2.99
3.80
4.65
5.52
6.42
7.34
8.27
9.22
10.2
11.1
12.1
13.1
±
15%
.89
1.72
2.58
3.47
4.38
5.30
6.24
7.19
8.15
9.12
10.1
11.1
12.1
13.1
±
10%
0.42
1.33
2.27
3.21
4.17
5.14
6.11
7.09
8.07
9.05
10.1
11.0
12.0
13.0
±
5%
±
0%
0 dB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
0.11
1.09
2.07
3.05
4.04
5.03
6.03
7.02
8.02
9.01
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0