PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE

DISC format standard specifications


Introduction

DISC format overview

■ Features
■ Disc size and recording time
■ Line speed and track pitch
■ Disk format
■ Track layout
■ Sector structure
■ ISO9660 compliant

DISC physical format

■ Area division in the disk and arrangement of each area
■ Program Area track layout
● Track number
● Pose between tracks
● CD-DA track
● Recording range of the program area
■ Key to specify the position on the disk
● Logical sector number (LSN)
● Frame address (FAD)
■ Sector structure
■ Header field
■ Subheader field
● File number
● Channel number
● Sub mode
● Coding information
● Empty sector information

DISC logical format

■ Overview
■ Volume / file structure
● Overview
● Abbreviation for data type
■ Volume Descriptor Set
● Boot record
● Primary Volume Descriptor
● Supplementary Volume Descriptor
■ Directory
● Recording date / time format
● File flag
● File identification
● System information
● Attribute bit
■ Pass table
■ User file
■ Other
● Directory structure
● Multi-volume
● Multi-session

Boot system

■ System area
■ SYSTEM ID
■ Explanation of SYSTEM ID (description principle)
● Available characters
● Fill in
● Definition of expressions
● Other regulations
■ Explanation of each item
■ Security code
■ Area code
■ Application initial program
■ Look-ahead file and application initial program
■ 1st READ FILE
■ Application initial program
■ How to create an IP
● SYS_ID.SRC
● SYS_SEC.OBJ
● SYS_ARE? .OBJ
● SYS_INIT.OBJ
■ IP placement

appendix

Appendix A ・ Various sample lists ・ 1
Appendix A ・ Various sample lists ・ 2
Appendix A ・ Various sample lists ・ 3
Appendix B-Volume Descriptor

PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE
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