Type	Command	Command byte details	Action performed by the FloppyDrive
1	Restore	0 0 0 0 H V R R	Look for the very first track of the disk.
1	Seek	0 0 0 1 H V R R	Look for a specific track (target track must be first specified in the FDC Data Register).
1	Step	0 0 1 U H V R R	Move the head one step towards the same way (in or out) as the last Step command executed.
1	Step in	0 1 0 U H V R R	Move the head one step in (towards the center of the disk) to the next track.
1	Step out	0 1 1 U H V R R	Move the head one step outwards (away from the center of the disk) to the previous track.
2	Read sector	1 0 0 M H E 0 0	Read one sector (or multiple sectors) from disk
2	Write sector	1 0 1 M H E P A	Write one sector (or multiple sectors) to disk
3	Read address	1 1 0 0 H E 0 0	Read one ID
3	Read track	1 1 1 0 H E 0 0	Read one full track from disk
3	Write track	1 1 1 1 H E P 0	Write one full track to disk
4	Force Interrupt	1 1 0 1 I I I I	Launch an interrupt

These commands are used to move the head before reading or writing data on disk. Before launching any Seek command, the target track to reach has to be written in the Data Register.

The target track of the Seek command has to be written in the FDC Data Register.
Bits of the command byte have the folowing meaning:

Bit	Meaning
#0 & #1: RR	Seek Rate (time between two impulse). See below for details.
#2: V	Verify Flag. If V=1 the track number is compared with the ID written on disk after every move.
#3: H	Wait for the Spin Up sequence. If H=1, the Spin Up sequence is respected even if the motor is already on (the Spin Up sequence waits for 6 full rotations of the disk to be achieved, which is about 1 second).
#4 U	Update the Track Register when moving the head. If U=0, the Track Register is not updated.

Values for the Seek Rate bits are detailed below:

Value	Step time value
RR=00	2 milliseconds
RR=01	3 milliseconds
RR=10	5 milliseconds
RR=11	6 milliseconds

These commands give read or write access to the sectors of the disk.

Bit	Meaning
#0: A	Choose Data Address Mark type to be written. These can be normal or nul.
#1: P	Pre-compensation. Usefull to insure more secure data write on inner tracks of the disk.
#2: E	Wait for potential oscillations of the mechanics to stop. If E=1, 30 milliseconds are waited before the command is started, otherwise the command starts immediately.
#3: H	If H=1, the Spin Up sequence is respected even if motor is already on.
#4: M	Multiple read or write. If M=0, only one sector is read (or written, depending on the command) at once. If M=1, multiple sectors can be read (or written) and the Sector Register will be updated.

The Read Address command reads a 6-byte ID field. Every sector has an ID field. It specifies its track number, disk side, sector number, sector size and two CRCs.
The Read Track command reads a whole track, including specific data that is usually written between sectors when the disk is formated.
The Write Track command is usefull to format a disk, i.e. initialize it so that data can be stored and retreived afterwards.

The meaning of parameters are the same as for type 2 FDC commands:

#1: P	Pre-compensation. See Above for details.
#2: E	Wait for potential oscillations of the mechanics to stop. See above for details.
#3: H	Force respect of the Spin Up sequence. See above for details.

Byte	Contents
#1	Track number
#2	Side number
#3	Sector number
#4	Sector size
#5	CRC byte #1
#6	CRC byte #2

Be warned that the DMA only writes 16 bytes data at once. If less than 16 bytes are read from disk, they stay in the DMA chip until enough data is read to fill the 16 bytes buffer. Thus, you have to read at least 3 IDs (18 bytes) before the DMA writes anything into memory. When actually reading 3 IDs, only the first 16 bytes will be written into memory, and 2 bytes are kept in the DMA chip. You have to read at least 8 IDs to get all the data out of the DMA buffer into memory.

The Force Interrupt command is used to launch interrupts on various conditions.

The four IIII bits specify the conditions that lead to an interrupt. The two lower bits have no signification for the WD 1772, so they should be cleared to 0.

Value	Meaning
IIII=0100	Launch an interrupt on each index impulse. This can be usefull to calculate the speed of the motor.
IIII=1000	Launch an interrupt immediately. Any currently running command is stopped.
IIII=0000	Stop any currently running command. No interrupt is launched.