Hi guys,
Just a quick update regarding the disc reader project. I've added
sync-on-MFM-word to the microcode, and the software MFM decoder is working.
I got the first valid MFM decode using the "soft-PLL" decoder engine
about five minutes ago -- the first 16 bytes of an MS-DOS 5.0 boot
sector. I can see all the sector headers, address marks and pad bytes
displayed on the screen. "Just a bit" more than the PC disc controller
lets you see... :)
Now to find a disc with a slightly less ordinary format... perhaps a BBC
Micro (Acorn DFS) disc? My target is still an Amiga disk, if I can get
my hands on one with known contents.
More to come when I've had some sleep... I'll see if I can get some
photos of the hardware (and maybe schematics) uploaded in the next
couple of days.
Cheers,
--
Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/