Abstract: Methods in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can be applied to determine a width of a data stroke along a rotatable medium of a data storage device. In one embodiment, the width can be determined by measuring a distance from a marker zone edge of a template pattern to a ramp, and measuring a distance from the marker zone edge to an inner crash stop. A track layout can be determined based on the width of the data stroke.

Abstract: Systems and data storage devices in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can execute instructions to determine a width of a data stroke along a rotatable medium. In one embodiment, the width can be determined by measuring a distance from a marker zone edge of a template pattern on the rotatable medium to a ramp positioned adjacent to the rotatable medium or near the inner diameter of the rotatable medium, and measuring a distance from the marker zone edge to a crash stop. A track layout can be determined based on the width of the data stroke.

Abstract: Methods in accordance with the present invention can include determining a position of a head along a stroke by locating one or more marker-zones printed to a reference surface of a disk. The one or more marker-zones can be printed to a portion of the reference surface as one or more pulses from a template pattern that can further comprise a plurality of chevrons. In one embodiment, each pulse can trace the motion of the stroke along at least a portion of the radius of the reference surface. A pulse can identify a marker-zone edge when the pulse disappears at some radius from the center of the disk. By moving the head along the stroke, the marker-zone edge can be detected and a gross position determined. A fractional position can be determined by measuring a phase of a chevron located at substantially the same radial location as the edge.

Abstract: Template patterns in accordance with the present invention can include one or more maker-zones printed to a reference surface of a disk for determining gross-position along a stroke of a read head connected with a rotary actuator. The one or more marker-zones can be printed or otherwise written to a portion of the reference surfaces as one or more pulses. In one embodiment, each pulse can trace the motion of the stroke along at least a portion of the radius of the reference surface. A pulse can identify a marker-zone edge when a di-bit (a transition pair representing a pulse) disappears at some radius from center of the disk. At a radius closer to the center of the disk, the di-bit can abruptly reappear so that the pulse is continued. The interruption in the radial continuity of the magnetized pulse defines the marker-zone and can be any length.