C.3. seek configuration table – Rana Systems Elite Series User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL APPEN. C - CP/M NOTES

C . 3 . S e e k C o n f i g u r a t i o n T a b l e

The seek table is what informs the 6502 RWTS

disk drivers of the head movement character-

istics of each drive. The table contains 16

entries, one for each CP/M logical drive. The

SELDSK vector will return the [IY] register

pointing to drive [C]’s entry within the table.

The base of the table is drive A: ‘s entry, and

each entry is a single byte.

Bits 7 (MSB) through 1 determine the seek speed

used when seeking the drive from cylinder to

cylinder. Bit 0 (LSB) is the single phase per

cylinder flag hit.

0000 000X = Spiral Cam Seek Rate

0000 001X = Lead Screw Seek Rate

0000 0l0X = Band Pulley Seek Rate

XXXX

XXX0 = Two Phases per Cylinder

XXYX XXX1 = One Phase per Cylinder

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