发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for measuring error rate of magnetic recording devices having a partial response maximum likelihood data detection channel |
摘要 |
A method for measuring the error rate of a magnetic recording device, such as a hard disk storing a set of data. The device has a partial response maximum likelihood data detecting channel (PRML channel) which differs from a conventional PRML channel by including a margin separator (58) which is connected between the output of A/D converter (54) and the input of a sequence detector (60). The system may contain a error counter (70) and data recovery units (66 and 68). The method consists mainly of changing the noise level in the samples received from the output of the A/D converter (54) and then counting the errors, and determining a dependence of a number of errors on a preselected criterion which characterizes a signal-to-noise ratio of the PRML channel. The above dependence can be extrapolated for an actual error rate of the channel being tested.
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申请公布号 |
US5355261(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1994.10.11 |
申请号 |
US19930169004 |
申请日期 |
1993.12.20 |
申请人 |
GUZIK TECHNICAL ENTERPRISES, INC. |
发明人 |
TARATORIN, ALEX |
分类号 |
G11B20/10;G11B20/18;(IPC1-7):G11B5/09 |
主分类号 |
G11B20/10 |
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