
R O 3 5 1    RODIME
NO MORE PRODUCED                                      Native|  Translation
                                                      ------+-----+-----+-----
Form                 3.5"/HH               Cylinders     306|     |     |
Capacity form/unform     5/      MB        Heads           2|     |     |
Seek time   / track  85.0/18.0 ms          Sector/track   32|     |     |
Controller           MFM / ST506           Precompensation   128
Cache/Buffer               KB              Landing Zone      305
Data transfer rate    0.625 MB/S int       Bytes/Sector      256
                      0.625 MB/S ext
Recording method     MFM                            operating  | non-operating
                                                  -------------+--------------
Supply voltage     5/12 V       Temperature *C        10 50    |
Power: sleep              W     Humidity     %        10 85    |
       standby            W     Altitude    km                 |
       idle               W     Shock        g         3       |     30
       seek               W     Rotation   RPM      3600
       read/write         W     Acoustic   dBA
       spin-up            W     ECC        Bit
                                MTBF         h      12000
                                Warranty Month
Lift/Lock/Park     NO           Certificates                                  

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                                                    XXXXXXX P3 Power
  +---------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                         |XX
  |                                                         |XX
  |                                                         |XX P2
  |                                                         |XX Data
  |                                                         |XX
  |                                                         |XX
  |                                                         |
  |                                      Drive  +-+P4       |XX P1
  |                                      Select | |         |XX
  |                                             1-+     ++  |XX C
  |                                          Terminator ||  |XX O
  |                                          Resistor   ||  |XX N
  |                                          Pack       ||  |XX T
  |                                                     ||  |XX R
  |                                                     ++  |XX O
  |                                                         |X1 L
  +---------------------------------------------------------+



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 Jumper Setting
 ==============

 Drive Select
 ------------
 Up to four drives may be connected to one host in a "daisy-chain"
 fashion. Drive numbering is effected by pins P4 which are shorted
 together by means of the jumper provided. To identify a drive as
 number 1, short the pins furthest from the DC connector. Similarly
 for drives 2, 3 and 4. All "daisy-chained" drives should have the
 line terminator pack removed except for the last drive in the chain.
 All drives are supplied for single usage, that is, pole 1 is closed
 and the terminator pack is present.

        +------+------+------+------+------+
        |Drive |Pole  |Pole  |Pole  |Pole  |
        |Select|  1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |
        +------+------+------+------+------+
        |  1   |CLOSED|OPEN  |OPEN  |OPEN  |
        +------+------+------+------+------+
        |  2   |OPEN  |CLOSED|OPEN  |OPEN  |
        +------+------+------+------+------+
        |  3   |OPEN  |OPEN  |CLOSED|OPEN  |
        +------+------+------+------+------+
        |  4   |OPEN  |OPEN  |OPEM  |CLOSED|
        +------+------+------+------+------+


 P3   DC Power and pin connector assignments
 -------------------------------------------
      +------------+   pin 1    +12 VDC
      | 4  3  2  1 |   pin 2    +12 Volts Return
      +------------+   pin 3    + 5 Volts Return
                       pin 4    + 5 VDC



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 Notes on Installation
 =====================

 Drive mounting
 --------------

     horizontally             vertically
   +-----------------+   +--+             +--+ +------------------+
   |                 |   |  +-----+ +-----+  | |                  | x
   |                 |   |  |     | |     |  | x+----------------+x
 +-+-----------------+-+ |  |     | |     |  | ||x              x||
 +---------------------+ |  |     | |     |  | ||  x          x  ||
                         |  |     | |     |  | ||    x      x    ||
      x           x      |  |     | |     |  | ||      x  x      ||
 +------x------x-------+ |  +-----+ +-----+  | ||       xx       ||
 +-+------x--x-------+-+ +--+             +--+ ||     x    x     ||
   |       xx        |                         ||   x        x   ||
   |     x    x      |                         || x            x ||
   +---x--------x----+                         |x                x|
     x            x                           x++----------------++x

 Side brackets with tapped holes (6/32" UNC) are provided with each
 drive and permits base or side mounting. These brackets are fixed to
 the drive frame via shock-absorbing mounts. The drive MAY BE ORIENTED
 IN ANY AXIS. When installing into an enclosure, at least 0.1 inch
 clearance must be maintained around the entire drive to allow
 vibration isolation and to prevent obstruction of the breather filter
 and the creation of ground loops.

 The RO250 consits of a RO350 module and sub-frame which is attached
 to additional side brackets. The complete assembly meets the form
 factor requirements of a "half-height" 5.25 inch Winchester with the
 same tapped mounting holes.

 Up to four drives may be connected to one host in a "daisy-chain"
 fashion.

 Note that, in the multiple drive configuration all data interface
 lines are radially connected to the host.


 Connectors
 ----------
 The RO 350 drive interfaces to host systems via a variant the ST506
 interface which has become an accepted standard for 5  inch
 Winchester disc drives. There are separate connectors for data (MFM
 code), for control lines and for DC power. A chassis ground tab is
 also provided. The convention for control is that a TTL logical zero
 is false and a TTL logical one is false. Up to four drives may be
 connected to a host system and each drive is provided with a four-
 pole switch for selection. The control lines may be daisy-chained but
 the data lines MUST be radially (individually) connected to the host.


 Control signals for the drive are provided via the 34 pin edge
 connector (P1/J1). The pins are numbered 1 through 34 with the even
 pins located on the solder side of the board. Pin 2 is located on
 the end of the board connector closest to the DC power connector and
 is labelled. A key slot is provided between pins 4 and 6. The
 recommended mating connector is AMP ribbon connector A/N 88373-3.


 Radial connection of read/write data signals is provided via a 20 pin
 edge connector (P2/J2). The pins are numbered 1 through 20 with the
 even pins located on the solder side of the board. The recommended
 mating connector is AMP ribbon connector A/N 88373-6.


 DC power is provided via a 4 pin AMP Mate-N-Lok connector (P7/J7)
 P/N 350211-1, or equivalent, mounted via the solder side of the
 board. The recommended mating connector is AMP P/N 1-480424-0
 utilising  AMP pins P/N 350078-4.


 System with four drives
 -----------------------

       HOST
   +-----------+                                +-----------------+
   |           +---o---Control------------------+J1     Drive 1   |
   |           |   |    +-------Data------------+J2               |
   |           |   |    |             +-Power---+J3               |
   |           |   |    |             |         +-----------------+
   |           |   |    |             |         +-----------------+
   |Controller |   o----+-------------+---------+J1     Drive 2   |
   |           |   |    | +-----------+---------+J2               |
   |           |   |    | |           o---------+J3               |
   |           |   |    | |           |         +-----------------+
   |           |   |    | |           |         +-----------------+
   +-----------+   o----+-+-----------+---------+J1     Drive 3   |
   |           |   |    | | +---------+---------+J2               |
   |           +---+----+ | |         o---------+J3               |
   |           +---+------+ |         |         +-----------------+
   |Data       +---+--------+         |         +-----------------+
   |Separator  |   +------------------+---------+J1     Drive 4   |
   |           +----------------------+---------+J2               |
   |           |                      o---------+J3               |
   +-----------+                      |         +-----------------+
                       DC voltages----+

 Note that, in the multiple drive configuration all data interface
 lines are radially connected to the host.


 Controllers
 -----------
 The following 5-1/4 inch Winchester Disk Controllers are known to
 operate with the RO350 series disk drive. In general, any controller
 which will operate with the RO100 and RO200 series disk drive will
 also operate with the RO350 series disk drive. However, the
 controller must be able to address up to 306 cylinders and set the
 STEP interval in the range 5 s to 15ms.



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 Introduction
 ------------
 The Rodime RO 350 series of 3.5 inch (96 mm) Winchster disk drives
 provides fast access data storage for use with small business
 computers, terminal and microprocessor based systems. There are two
 models in the series, RO 351 and RO352. This manual also covers the
 RO 251 and RO252 which consist of the RO350 with additional mounting
 brackets and separate facia which simulates a half high 5.25 inch
 form factor.


 Seek Time
 ---------
       +----------------------------------+--------+
       |Track-to-Track         msec. typ. |  18    |
       +----------------------------------+--------+
       |Average                msec. typ. |  85    |
       |                       msec. max. | 180    |
       +----------------------------------+--------+
       |Latency                msec. avg. |   8.3  |
       +----------------------------------+--------+


 Indicator and Fault Codes
 -------------------------
 Two red LED's fixed to the master electronics board are visible
 through the facia when they are illuminated.

 The "Power-On" LED is on when the drive is READY with no error
 condition present. It is also used to indicate fault conditions to
 the driev.

 The "Select" LED is on when the drice is selected by the host
 provided the "Power-On" LED is on.

 The "Power-On" LED is positioned closest to the centre of the facia.
 It is used to flash error messages should certain fault conditions
 arise on the drive. A four bit binary code is used (long flash =
 logical 1, short flash = logical 0) with the most significant bit
 occurring first:

 e.g. Short, short, long, short = 2 (0010)

    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | Fault Code | Description                                      |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 01 (0001)  | No index track data burst                        |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 02 (0010)  | No Flag zero                                     |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 03 (0011)  | Motor speed outside +/- 1% tolerance at end of   |
    |            | power-up sequence                                |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 04 (0100)  | Motor speed outside +10%, tolerance in normal    |
    |            | operation                                        |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 05 (0101)  | Flag zero stays TRUE                             |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 06 (0110)  | STEP received while WRITE GATE is TRUE           |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 07 (0111)  | WRITE FAULT                                      |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 08 (1000)  | Microprocessor self-test fail (RAM)              |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 09 (1001)  | Microprocessor self-test fail (ROM)              |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 10 (1010)  | No INDEX                                         |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | 11 (1011)  | Motor not up to speed                            |
    +------------+--------------------------------------------------+

 Fault codes 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are monitored during the
 initial power-up sequence of the drive. The remaining codes, namely
 4, 6 and 7 are constantly monitored during normal operation. All
 fault codes are latched by the processor and the drive must be
 restarted to clear.


 Illegal Address Map
 -------------------
 Each drive is accompanied by a map indicating the addresses of
 sectors which should not be used by the host. This map (label) is
 fixed to the base casting wall. These illegal sectors have been
 identified during unit test in the factory and contain a repeatable
 disk defect, greater than one bit in length. No such illegal address
 will exist in cylinders 0, 1 and 2.

 An illegal address is specified by cylinder, head and sector. It
 should be noted that the format used for this purpose is 33 sectors
 of 256 bytes each. The maximum number of illegal addresses is:

 Model Number                        351  352
 Max. number of illegal addresses     4    8


