System and method for dynamic alignment of associated portions o

Details System and method for dynamic alignment of associated portions o System and method for dynamic alignment of associated portions o

1997-07-10

1999-09-21

Dinh, Dung C.

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395872, 371 4015, G06F 1100

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059565241

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a novel apparatus for "on-the-fly" data correction and regeneration of a plurality of data read from and stored to a plurality of storage devices. A control circuit is provided for control of data flow to and from the storage devices. The control circuit establishes and maintains a relatively simple semaphore between itself and an interface circuit controlling a FIFO buffer. A mask register is provided as a type of programmable logic AND gate to assert a master ready signal when each of a selected plurality of the interface circuits, one interface circuit per FIFO buffer, indicates that its respective FIFO buffer is ready, either to output or input an entire block. When each is ready, routing and correction commences under control of the control circuit until an entire block has been processed. Each interface circuit includes an associated flip/flop having an output which provides an indication of the ready status. When the flip/flop is set by the interface circuit, the FIFO buffer is ready. When the control circuit resets the flip/flop, the interface circuit establishes that an entire block has been processed.

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