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NAME

     microseq — ppbus microsequencer developer's guide

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <dev/ppbus/ppbconf.h>
     #include <dev/ppbus/ppb_msq.h>

DESCRIPTION

     See ppbus(4) for ppbus description and general info about the microsequencer.

     The purpose of this document is to encourage developers to use the microsequencer mechanism
     in order to have:

           1.   a uniform programming model

           2.   efficient code

     Before using microsequences, you are encouraged to look at ppc(4) microsequencer
     implementation and an example of how using it in vpo(4).

PPBUS register model

   Background
     The parallel port model chosen for ppbus is the PC parallel port model.  Thus, any register
     described later has the same semantic than its counterpart in a PC parallel port.  For more
     info about ISA/ECP programming, get the Microsoft standard referenced as "Extended
     Capabilities Port Protocol and ISA interface Standard".  Registers described later are
     standard parallel port registers.

     Mask macros are defined in the standard ppbus include files for each valid bit of parallel
     port registers.

   Data register
     In compatible or nibble mode, writing to this register will drive data to the parallel port
     data lines.  In any other mode, drivers may be tri-stated by setting the direction bit (PCD)
     in the control register.  Reads to this register return the value on the data lines.

   Device status register
     This read-only register reflects the inputs on the parallel port interface.

     Bit    Name    Description
     7      nBUSY   inverted version of parallel port Busy signal
     6      nACK    version of parallel port nAck signal
     5      PERROR  version of parallel port PERROR signal
     4      SELECT  version of parallel port Select signal
     3      nFAULT  version of parallel port nFault signal

     Others are reserved and return undefined result when read.

   Device control register
     This register directly controls several output signals as well as enabling some functions.

     Bit    Name        Description
     5      PCD         direction bit in extended modes
     4      IRQENABLE   1 enables an interrupt on the rising edge of nAck
     3      SELECTIN    inverted and driven as parallel port nSelectin signal
     2      nINIT       driven as parallel port nInit signal
     1      AUTOFEED    inverted and driven as parallel port nAutoFd signal
     0      STROBE      inverted and driven as parallel port nStrobe signal

MICROINSTRUCTIONS

   Description
     Microinstructions are either parallel port accesses, program iterations, submicrosequence or
     C calls.  The parallel port must be considered as the logical model described in ppbus(4).

     Available microinstructions are:

     #define MS_OP_GET       0       /* get <ptr>, <len>                     */
     #define MS_OP_PUT       1       /* put <ptr>, <len>                     */
     #define MS_OP_RFETCH    2       /* rfetch <reg>, <mask>, <ptr>          */
     #define MS_OP_RSET      3       /* rset <reg>, <mask>, <mask>           */
     #define MS_OP_RASSERT   4       /* rassert <reg>, <mask>                */
     #define MS_OP_DELAY     5       /* delay <val>                          */
     #define MS_OP_SET       6       /* set <val>                            */
     #define MS_OP_DBRA      7       /* dbra <offset>                        */
     #define MS_OP_BRSET     8       /* brset <mask>, <offset>               */
     #define MS_OP_BRCLEAR   9       /* brclear <mask>, <offset>             */
     #define MS_OP_RET       10      /* ret <retcode>                        */
     #define MS_OP_C_CALL    11      /* c_call <function>, <parameter>       */
     #define MS_OP_PTR       12      /* ptr <pointer>                        */
     #define MS_OP_ADELAY    13      /* adelay <val>                         */
     #define MS_OP_BRSTAT    14      /* brstat <mask>, <mask>, <offset>      */
     #define MS_OP_SUBRET    15      /* subret <code>                        */
     #define MS_OP_CALL      16      /* call <microsequence>                 */
     #define MS_OP_RASSERT_P 17      /* rassert_p <iter>, <reg>              */
     #define MS_OP_RFETCH_P  18      /* rfetch_p <iter>, <reg>, <mask>       */
     #define MS_OP_TRIG      19      /* trigger <reg>, <len>, <array>        */

   Execution context
     The execution context of microinstructions is:

              the program counter which points to the next microinstruction to execute either in
               the main microsequence or in a subcall

              the current value of ptr which points to the next char to send/receive

              the current value of the internal branch register

     This data is modified by some of the microinstructions, not all.

   MS_OP_GET and MS_OP_PUT
     are microinstructions used to do either predefined standard IEEE1284-1994 transfers or
     programmed non-standard io.

   MS_OP_RFETCH - Register FETCH
     is used to retrieve the current value of a parallel port register, apply a mask and save it
     in a buffer.

     Parameters:

           1.   register

           2.   character mask

           3.   pointer to the buffer

     Predefined macro: MS_RFETCH(reg,mask,ptr)

   MS_OP_RSET - Register SET
     is used to assert/clear some bits of a particular parallel port register, two masks are
     applied.

     Parameters:

           1.   register

           2.   mask of bits to assert

           3.   mask of bits to clear

     Predefined macro: MS_RSET(reg,assert,clear)

   MS_OP_RASSERT - Register ASSERT
     is used to assert all bits of a particular parallel port register.

     Parameters:

           1.   register

           2.   byte to assert

     Predefined macro: MS_RASSERT(reg,byte)

   MS_OP_DELAY - microsecond DELAY
     is used to delay the execution of the microsequence.

     Parameter:

           1.   delay in microseconds

     Predefined macro: MS_DELAY(delay)

   MS_OP_SET - SET internal branch register
     is used to set the value of the internal branch register.

     Parameter:

           1.   integer value

     Predefined macro: MS_SET(accum)

   MS_OP_DBRA - Do BRAnch
     is used to branch if internal branch register decremented by one result value is positive.

     Parameter:

           1.   integer offset in the current executed (sub)microsequence.  Offset is added to
                the index of the next microinstruction to execute.

     Predefined macro: MS_DBRA(offset)

   MS_OP_BRSET - BRanch on SET
     is used to branch if some of the status register bits of the parallel port are set.

     Parameter:

           1.   bits of the status register

           2.   integer offset in the current executed (sub)microsequence.  Offset is added to
                the index of the next microinstruction to execute.

     Predefined macro: MS_BRSET(mask,offset)

   MS_OP_BRCLEAR - BRanch on CLEAR
     is used to branch if some of the status register bits of the parallel port are cleared.

     Parameter:

           1.   bits of the status register

           2.   integer offset in the current executed (sub)microsequence.  Offset is added to
                the index of the next microinstruction to execute.

     Predefined macro: MS_BRCLEAR(mask,offset)

   MS_OP_RET - RETurn
     is used to return from a microsequence.  This instruction is mandatory.  This is the only
     way for the microsequencer to detect the end of the microsequence.  The return code is
     returned in the integer pointed by the (int *) parameter of the ppb_MS_microseq().

     Parameter:

           1.   integer return code

     Predefined macro: MS_RET(code)

   MS_OP_C_CALL - C function CALL
     is used to call C functions from microsequence execution.  This may be useful when a non-
     standard i/o is performed to retrieve a data character from the parallel port.

     Parameter:

           1.   the C function to call

           2.   the parameter to pass to the function call

     The C function shall be declared as a int(*)(void *p, char *ptr).  The ptr parameter is the
     current position in the buffer currently scanned.

     Predefined macro: MS_C_CALL(func,param)

   MS_OP_PTR - initialize internal PTR
     is used to initialize the internal pointer to the currently scanned buffer.  This pointer is
     passed to any C call (see above).

     Parameter:

           1.   pointer to the buffer that shall be accessed by xxx_P() microsequence calls.
                Note that this pointer is automatically incremented during xxx_P() calls

     Predefined macro: MS_PTR(ptr)

   MS_OP_ADELAY - do an Asynchronous DELAY
     is used to make a tsleep() during microsequence execution.  The tsleep is executed at PPBPRI
     level.

     Parameter:

           1.   delay in ms

     Predefined macro: MS_ADELAY(delay)

   MS_OP_BRSTAT - BRanch on STATe
     is used to branch on status register state condition.

     Parameter:

           1.   mask of asserted bits.  Bits that shall be asserted in the status register are
                set in the mask

           2.   mask of cleared bits.  Bits that shall be cleared in the status register are set
                in the mask

           3.   integer offset in the current executed (sub)microsequence.  Offset is added to
                the index of the next microinstruction to execute.

     Predefined macro: MS_BRSTAT(asserted_bits,clear_bits,offset)

   MS_OP_SUBRET - SUBmicrosequence RETurn
     is used to return from the submicrosequence call.  This action is mandatory before a RET
     call.  Some microinstructions (PUT, GET) may not be callable within a submicrosequence.

     No parameter.

     Predefined macro: MS_SUBRET()

   MS_OP_CALL - submicrosequence CALL
     is used to call a submicrosequence.  A submicrosequence is a microsequence with a SUBRET
     call.  Parameter:

           1.   the submicrosequence to execute

     Predefined macro: MS_CALL(microseq)

   MS_OP_RASSERT_P - Register ASSERT from internal PTR
     is used to assert a register with data currently pointed by the internal PTR pointer.
     Parameter:

           1.   amount of data to write to the register

           2.   register

     Predefined macro: MS_RASSERT_P(iter,reg)

   MS_OP_RFETCH_P - Register FETCH to internal PTR
     is used to fetch data from a register.  Data is stored in the buffer currently pointed by
     the internal PTR pointer.  Parameter:

           1.   amount of data to read from the register

           2.   register

           3.   mask applied to fetched data

     Predefined macro: MS_RFETCH_P(iter,reg,mask)

   MS_OP_TRIG - TRIG register
     is used to trigger the parallel port.  This microinstruction is intended to provide a very
     efficient control of the parallel port.  Triggering a register is writing data, wait a
     while, write data, wait a while...  This allows to write magic sequences to the port.
     Parameter:

           1.   amount of data to read from the register

           2.   register

           3.   size of the array

           4.   array of unsigned chars.  Each couple of u_chars define the data to write to the
                register and the delay in us to wait.  The delay is limited to 255 us to simplify
                and reduce the size of the array.

     Predefined macro: MS_TRIG(reg,len,array)

MICROSEQUENCES

   C structures
     union ppb_insarg {
          int     i;
          char    c;
          void    *p;
          int     (* f)(void *, char *);
     };

     struct ppb_microseq {
          int                     opcode;         /* microins. opcode */
          union ppb_insarg        arg[PPB_MS_MAXARGS];    /* arguments */
     };

   Using microsequences
     To instantiate a microsequence, just declare an array of ppb_microseq structures and
     initialize it as needed.  You may either use predefined macros or code directly your
     microinstructions according to the ppb_microseq definition.  For example,

          struct ppb_microseq select_microseq[] = {

                  /* parameter list
                   */
                  #define SELECT_TARGET    MS_PARAM(0, 1, MS_TYP_INT)
                  #define SELECT_INITIATOR MS_PARAM(3, 1, MS_TYP_INT)

                  /* send the select command to the drive */
                  MS_DASS(MS_UNKNOWN),
                  MS_CASS(H_nAUTO | H_nSELIN |  H_INIT | H_STROBE),
                  MS_CASS( H_AUTO | H_nSELIN |  H_INIT | H_STROBE),
                  MS_DASS(MS_UNKNOWN),
                  MS_CASS( H_AUTO | H_nSELIN | H_nINIT | H_STROBE),

                  /* now, wait until the drive is ready */
                  MS_SET(VP0_SELTMO),
     /* loop: */     MS_BRSET(H_ACK, 2 /* ready */),
                  MS_DBRA(-2 /* loop */),
     /* error: */    MS_RET(1),
     /* ready: */    MS_RET(0)
          };

     Here, some parameters are undefined and must be filled before executing the microsequence.
     In order to initialize each microsequence, one should use the ppb_MS_init_msq() function
     like this:

          ppb_MS_init_msq(select_microseq, 2,
                          SELECT_TARGET, 1 << target,
                          SELECT_INITIATOR, 1 << initiator);

     and then execute the microsequence.

   The microsequencer
     The microsequencer is executed either at ppbus or adapter level (see ppbus(4) for info about
     ppbus system layers).  Most of the microsequencer is executed at ppc level to avoid ppbus to
     adapter function call overhead.  But some actions like deciding whereas the transfer is
     IEEE1284-1994 compliant are executed at ppbus layer.

SEE ALSO

     ppbus(4), ppc(4), vpo(4)

HISTORY

     The microseq manual page first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Nicolas Souchu.

BUGS

     Only one level of submicrosequences is allowed.

     When triggering the port, maximum delay allowed is 255 us.