Method for determining longitudinal position on a magnetic tape

Details Method for determining longitudinal position on a magnetic tape Method for determining longitudinal position on a magnetic tape

1997-02-21

1999-07-06

Psitos, Aristotelis M.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

General processing of a digital signal

Data in specific format

360 722, G11B 509

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059204397

ABSTRACT:
A method for determining the longitudinal position of a length of magnetic tape with respect to the tape head. A data field on each frame of the servo stripe includes a digital one or a zero. An adjacent series of data fields are arranged in a predetermined sequence defining synchronization and position count fields. Identifying the position count field allows the tape controller to accurately determine where, along the length of the tape, the tape head is currently positioned.

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