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DEC Digital Alpha VME 4/224 User Manual (442 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Intended Audience
21
Preface
21
Purpose of this Manual
21
1 Product Overview
29
Product Description
29
Functional Specifications
29
Digital Alpha VME 4 Functional Specifications
30
Digital Alpha VME 4 Block Diagram
31
Physical and Environmental Requirements
32
Physical and Environmental Specifications
32
Typical Peak Power Supply Current and Module Power Dissipation
33
2 Installation Procedures
35
Unpacking
35
Digital Alpha VME 4 Module Components
36
Digital Alpha VME 4 Hardware Kit Items
37
Digital Alpha VME 4 Memory Modules
38
Digital Alpha VME 4 Cache Memory Modules
38
Additional Hardware Installation Items
39
Installation
40
Digital Alpha VME 4 Module Layout
41
I/O Module Layout
42
Digital Alpha VME 4 Module Configuration Switches
43
Supported Switch Settings for Digital Alpha VME 4 Modules in Other than Slot 1 (Nonsystem Controller)
44
Installing the Main Memory Modules
45
Digital Alpha VME 4 Memory Configurations
46
Cache Memory Modules
47
J9 Cache Jumper Settings
47
J10 Cache Jumper Settings
48
Installing the Digital Alpha VME 4 Module
49
Alpha VME 4 Primary Breakout Module
50
Primary Breakout Module Jumpers
51
Connecting the SCSI Cable to the Primary Breakout Module
52
Installing the Primary Breakout Module
53
Secondary Breakout Module Jumpers
54
Connecting the Secondary Breakout Module to the Primary Breakout Module
55
Connecting Network and Console Terminal Cables
56
Installing the PMC I/O Companion Card
57
PMC I/O Companion Card Layout
57
Connecting the PMC I/O Companion Card
60
Diagnostics
61
Installing the PMC I/O Companion Card
61
SROM Test Numbers and Descriptions
62
Troubleshooting
63
Console Code Test Letters and Names
63
Troubleshooting
65
Hardware Warranty
66
Availability
66
Repair and Warranty Information
66
Return to Digital Hardware Maintenance
66
Products with a 1 Year Return to Digital Warranty
66
Return-To-Digital Process
67
Response Time
67
Eligible Parts
67
Purchaser Responsibility
67
Pre-Call Checklist
68
Software Maintenance
68
Field Replaceable Units and Order Numbers
69
3 Operating the Digital Alpha VME 4 Computer
71
Controls and Indicators
71
Controls and Indicators
72
Console Mode
73
Entering Console Mode
73
Exiting Console Mode
73
Environment Variables
73
Environment Variable Summary
74
Booting an Operating System
77
Updating Firmware
77
4 Diagnostics
79
Overview
79
Operating Environments
79
POST Diagnostics
79
Console Prompt Diagnostics
80
Diagnostic Test Descriptions
80
Available Console Diagnostics
80
Console Diagnostic Tests
81
SROM Initialization Countdown
82
Console POST Descriptions
83
POST Non-Volatile RAM Diagnostic
84
POST Memory Diagnostic
85
Console Diagnostic Test Descriptions
86
Heartbeat Timer Test
87
Interval Timer Tests
88
Loopback Descriptions for Interval Timer Test 3 and
93
Decchip 21040 Ethernet Controller Tests
94
DALLAS DS1386 Ramified Watchdog Timekeeper Tests
96
Local Area Network Address ROM Test
100
LAN Address ROM Format
101
NCR 53C810 PCI-SCSI I/O Processor Tests
102
Watchdog Timer Interrupt Test
105
VME Interface Tests
106
Initialization Sequence
108
SROM Test Flows
108
Console POST Flows
109
Console POST Flows
110
5 System Address Mapping
111
CPU Address Mapping to PCI Space
111
System Bus Address Map
112
System Bus Address Space Description
113
Cacheable Memory Space (0X000000000 to 0X0Ffffffff)
114
Noncacheable Memory Space (0X100000000 to 0X17Fffffff)
114
Decchip 21071-CA CSR Space (0X180000000 to 0X19Fffffff)
114
Decchip 21071-DA CSR Space (0X1A0000000 to 0X1Afffffff)
115
PCI Interrupt Acknowledge/Special Cycle Space (0X1B0000000 to 0X1Bfffffff)
115
PCI Sparse I/O Space (0X1C0000000 to 0X1Dfffffff)
115
PCI Sparse I/O Space Address Translation
116
PCI Sparse I/O Space Byte Enable Generation
117
PCI Configuration Space (0X1E0000000 to 0X1Ffffffff)
118
PCI Configuration Space Definition
118
PCI Configuration Cycles to Primary Bus Targets
119
PCI Address Decoding for Primary Bus Configuration Accesses
119
PCI Configuration Cycles to Secondary Bus Targets
120
PCI Sparse Memory Space (0X200000000 to 0X2Ffffffff)
121
PCI Memory Space Address Translation
122
PCI Sparse Memory Space Byte Enable Generation
123
PCI Dense Memory Space (0X300000000 to 0X3Ffffffff)
124
PCI-To-Physical Memory Addressing
125
PCI Target Window Enables
126
PCI Target Window Compare Scheme
127
PCI Target Address Translation-Direct Mapped
128
Scatter-Gather Map Page Table Entry in Memory
129
Scatter-Gather Map Address
130
Scatter-Gather Map Translation of PCI Bus Address to System Bus Address
131
6 Cache and Memory Subsystem
133
Address and Data Paths of Cache and Memory
134
CA Block Diagram
135
System Bus Interface
136
Arbitration on the System Bus
136
System Bus Controller
136
Decoding Addresses
136
Bcache Control
137
Memory Controller
137
Cache Subsystem for a 2 MB Cache
137
Memory Organization
138
Maximum and Minimum DIMM Bank Layouts
138
Memory Address Generation
139
Support for Memory
139
Minimizing Read Latency
139
Transaction Scheduler
139
Programmable Memory Timing
139
Presence Detect Logic
140
Error Handling
140
Address Space of Control/Status Registers
140
CSR Register Addresses for Decchip 21071-CA
141
Error and Diagnostic Status Register
141
Description of Csrs
143
General Control Register
143
General Control Register: 0X180000000
143
Error and Diagnostic Status Register
145
Error and Diagnostic Status Register: 0X180000020
146
Tag Enable Register
148
Tag Enable Register: 0X180000060
148
Cache Size Tag Enable Values
149
Error Low Address Register
150
Maximum Memory Tag Enable Values
150
Error High Address Register
151
Ldx_L Low Address Register
151
Error Low Address Register: 0X180000080
151
Error High Address Register: 0X1800000A0
151
Ldx_L High Address Register
152
Memory Control Registers
152
Presence Detect Low-Data Register
152
Presence Detect High-Data Register
153
Base Address Registers
153
Presence Detect Low-Data Register: 0X180000280
153
Presence Detect High-Data Register: 0X180000260
153
Configuration Registers
154
Bank 0 Base Address Register: 0X180000800
154
Configuration Registers for Bank Set 0: 0X180000A00
154
Configuration Register for Banks 0 and 1 . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Timing Register a
155
Bank Set Timing Registers
156
Bank Set 0 Timing Register A: 0X180000C00
157
Bank Set 0 Timing Register B: 0X180000E00
158
Timing Register B
158
Global Timing Register
159
Refresh Timing Register
160
Global Timing Register: 0X180000200
160
Refresh Timing Register: 0X180000220
161
Data Path
162
Block Diagram of the Decchip 21071-BA
162
Memory Read Buffer
163
I/O Read Buffer and Merge Buffer
163
I/O Write and DMA Read Buffer
163
DMA Write Buffer
163
Memory Write Buffer
164
Error Handling
164
7 PCI Host Bridge
165
Interface to the System Bus
166
Decoding Physical Addresses
166
Decchip 21071-DA Block Diagram
166
Buffering System Bus Transactions
167
Burst Length and Prefetching for the System Bus
167
Interface to the PCI Bus
167
Decoding PCI Addresses
167
Buffering PCI Transactions
167
Burst Length and Prefetching for PCI Bus
168
Features
168
Burst Order
168
Parity Support
168
Data Coherency
169
Interrupts
170
Exclusive Access
170
Bus Parking
170
Retry Timeout
171
PCI Master Timeout
171
Address Stepping in Configuration Cycles
171
Address Space of Control/Status Registers
171
Decchip 21071-DA CSR Addresses
171
Host Address Extension Register 1
172
Host Address Extension Register 2
172
Description of Csrs
173
Diagnostic Control/Status Register
173
Diagnostic Control/Status Register: 0X1A0000000
174
PCI Error Address Register
177
System Bus Error Address Register
178
PCI Error Address Register: 0X1A0000020
178
System Bus Error Address Register: 0X1A0000040
178
Dummy Registers 1 through 3
179
Translated Base Registers 1 and 2
179
Translated Base Registers 1, 2: 0X1A00000C0, 0X1A00000E0
179
PCI Base Registers 1 and 2
180
PCI Base Registers 1 and 2: 0X1A0000100, 0X1A0000120
180
Translated Base Registers 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 PCI Base Registers 1 and 2
180
PCI Mask Registers 1 and 2
181
PCI Mask Registers 1 and 2: 0X1A0000140, 0X1A0000160
181
Host Address Extension Register 1
182
Host Address Extension Register 2
182
Host Address Extension Register 0: 0X1A0000180
182
Host Address Extension Register 1: 0X1A00001A0
182
Host Address Extension Register 2: 0X1A00001C0
183
PCI Master Latency Timer Register
184
TLB Tag Registers 0 through 7
184
PCI Master Latency Timer Register: 0X1A00001E0
184
TLB Data Registers 0 through 7
185
TLB Tag Registers 0 through 7: 0X1A0000200 to 0X1A00002E0
185
TLB Data Registers 0 through 7: 0X1A0000300 to 0X1A00003E0
185
TLB Tag Registers 0 through
185
Translation Buffer Invalidate All Register: 0X1A0000400
186
TLB Data Registers 0 through 7
186
8 PCI Bus
187
PCI Bus and Interfaces to the I/O Subsystem
188
Ethernet Controller
189
PCI Configuration Registers
189
Ethernet Controller Csrs
190
PCI Cycles
191
Ethernet Controller Csrs
191
Ethernet Address
192
SCSI Controller
192
Connection and Termination
192
Decchip 21040-AA CSR9 (ENET ROM Register)
192
Scsi ID
193
Programming
193
PCI Configuration Registers
193
SCSI Control Status Registers
194
PCI Configuration Block
194
SCSI Controller Csrs
195
PCI I/O Companion Card
197
9 Nbus
199
Nbus Address Space
199
Nbus and Nbus Resources
199
SIO Chip PCI Configuration Space
200
PCI Control Register
200
PCI Control Register
201
SIO Configuration Block
201
ISA Controller Recovery Timer Register
202
ISA Clock Divisor Register
202
Module Registers
202
Module Display Control Register
203
Module Configuration Register
204
Module Display Control Register
204
Module Configuration Register
205
Interrupt and Interrupt Mask Registers 1, 2, 3, 4
206
Memory Configuration Registers 0, 1, 2, 3 and Memory Identification Register
206
Memory Configuration Registers
207
DIMM Identification
207
Memory Identification Register
208
Presence Detect
209
Reset Reason Registers
210
ID Bits
210
Memory DIMM Configuration Bit
210
Reset Reason Registers
211
Heartbeat Register
212
Module Control Register 1
212
Module Control Register
213
Bcache Configuration Register
214
Rom
215
Bcache Size and Speed Decode
215
Super I/O Chip
216
Serial Port Channels a and B
216
Flash ROM Layout/Addressing
216
Super I/O Register Address Space
217
Super I/O Register Address Space Map
217
Keyboard and Mouse Controller
219
Integrated Device Electronics Register Addresses
219
TOY Clock
220
Keyboard and Mouse Controller Addresses
220
TOY Clock Timekeeping Registers
221
TOY Clock Command Register
222
Interval Timing Registers
223
82C54 Control Byte
224
Timer Interface Registers
224
Interval Timing Control Register
224
Interval Timing Control Register
225
Timer Registers
226
82C54 Timer Data Access
226
Timer Modes
227
Interrupts
229
Timer Clocking
229
Timer Interrupt Status Registers
230
Timer Interrupt Status Register
230
Watchdog Timer
231
Watchdog Timer Registers
232
Watchdog Timer TOY Clock Command Register
232
Watchdog Timer Module Control Register
233
Watchdog Timer TOY Clock Command Register
233
Nonvolatile RAM
234
NVRAM Access
234
10 VME Interface
235
VME Interface Block Diagram
235
Vmebus Master
236
Mapping Window_1 and Window_2
237
Outbound Scatter-Gather Mapping
238
Mapping Pages from PCI to VME
238
Outbound Scatter-Gather Entry
239
Address Modifier
240
Read-Modify-Write
240
Formation of Address Modifier Codes from Scatter-Gather Entry
240
Data Transfers
241
Single Mode Transfers
241
Block Mode Transfers
241
VIC Block Transfer Control Register
242
Requesting the Vmebus
243
Vmebus Slave
243
Decoding Addresses
244
Mapping Pages of Memory from Vmebus to PCI Bus
244
Address Decoding
245
Base and Mask Register
245
Inbound Scatter-Gather Entries
246
Inbound Scatter-Gather Entry with A32 Address Mapping
246
VME Address
246
VME Interface Processor Page Monitor CSR
247
PCI Address
247
Interprocessor Communication
248
Interprocessor Communication Registers
248
Interprocessor Communication Global Switches
248
VME Interface Processor Page Monitor CSR
248
Interprocessor Communication Module Switches
249
Interprocessor Communication Register Map through
249
System Controller Operation
251
Arbitrating the Vmebus
252
Requesting the Vmebus
252
VIC Arbiter/Requester Configuration Register
252
Releasing the Vmebus
253
Arbiter/Requester Configuration Register
253
VIC Release Control Register
254
System Clock Output
255
Timeout Timers
255
Arbitration Timers
255
Vmebus Transfer Timers
256
Vmebus Transfer Timeout Register
256
Local Bus Transfer Timer
257
Vmebus Interrupt Handling
257
VIC Interrupt Request/Status Register
258
Vmebus Interrupt Vector Base Registers
259
Vmebus Interrupter Interrupt Control Register
259
Byte Swapping
260
DC7407 Byte Swapping
260
VIC64 Byte Swapping
261
Swap Modes
262
Big Endian VME Byte Lane Formats
262
PCI BE# to Local A1,0 and SIZ1,0 Translation for Various Swap Modes
263
Initializing the VME Interface
264
VME PCI Configuration Registers
264
Local Bus A1,0 and SIZ1,0 to PCI BE# Translation
264
Programming Scatter-Gather RAM
265
Access to PCI Memory Addresses
265
Configuring the VIC64
266
Summary of VME Interface Registers
271
Vifabr
273
VME Subsystem Restrictions (as of 03-Jun-94)
274
Collision of VIC64 Master Write Posting with Master Block Transfers
274
VIC64 Errata: A16 Master Cycles During Interleave
274
11 System Interrupts
275
Table of CPU Interrupt Assignments
275
Block Diagram of the Interrupt Logic
276
Xilinx Interrupt Controller
276
Interrupt/Mask Register #1
277
Interrupt/Mask Register #2
277
VIC64 Chip System Interrupt Controller
278
Interrupt/Mask Register #3
278
Interrupt/Mask Register #4
278
Basic Operation
279
Generic ICR
279
VIC64 Chip Interrupt Sources
280
Local Device Interrupts
280
VIC64 Chip Interrupt Ranking
280
Vmebus Interrupt Requests
281
Device Icrs
281
VIC Local Interrupt Vector Base Register
281
Status/Error Interrupts
282
VME IRQ* Icrs
282
VME IRQ ICR Priority Assignments
282
DMA Status ICR
283
VIC Error Group ICR
284
Vmebus Interrupter ICR
284
SIO Chip Programmable Interrupt Controller
285
Nonmaskable System Events
285
VIC Error Group Interrupt Vector Base Register
285
NMI Status and Control Register
286
NMI Status and Control Register Bits
286
EPIC Interrupt
287
Module Reset
287
12 Console Primer
289
About the Console
289
Console Features
289
Command Overview
290
Commonly Used Commands
290
Shell Operators
291
Console Shell Operators
291
Using Flow Control
292
Getting Information about the System
293
Getting Help
294
Examining and Depositing to Memory or System Registers
295
Accessing Memory
297
Examining Registers
298
Using Pipes and Grep to Filter Output
300
Using I/O Redirection (>)
300
Running Commands in Background
301
Monitoring Status
301
Killing a Process
302
Creating Scripts
302
Copying Scripts over the Network
303
Digital Alpha VME 4 Console Command Summary
306
13 Console Commands
309
Special Keys
309
Command Line Characteristics
310
Radix Control
310
Console Command Dictionary
311
Alloc
312
Boot
314
Break
322
Cat
323
Chmod
324
Chown
326
Clear
327
Clear_Log
328
Date
329
Echo
338
Eval
340
Deposit
347
Examine
347
Exer
348
Exit
357
False
358
Free
359
Grep
360
Help
365
Init_Ev
367
Initialize
368
Kill
369
Line
370
Memexer
372
Memtest
372
Net
380
Pwrup
384
Semaphore
387
Set
388
Set Led
391
Set Reboot Srom
392
Set Toy Sleep
393
Show
396
Show Config
398
Show Device
399
Show Hwrpb
401
Show Led
402
Show Map
403
Show_Log
404
Sleep
406
Sort
407
Start
409
Stop
410
Update
411
A Module Connector Pinouts
415
CPU Connector Pinouts
415
I/O Type 1 Card Connector Pinouts
415
Vmebus (J1) Connector Pinouts
416
Vmebus (J1) Connector
416
Console (J6) and Serial (J7) Connector Pinouts
417
Ethernet (J9) Connector Pinouts
418
Primary Breakout Module Connector Pinouts
418
Secondary Breakout Module Connector Pinouts
420
Primary Breakout Module Connector Pinouts
420
Keyboard and Mouse (J1) Connector Pinouts
421
Secondary Breakout Module Connector Pinouts
421
Keyboard and Mouse (J1) Connector
421
Parallel Port (J6) Connector Pinouts
422
Keyboard and Mouse (J1) Pinouts
422
PMC I/O Companion Card Connector Pinouts
423
PMC I/O Companion Card Mouse (J2) and Keyboard (J3) Connector Pinouts
424
PMC I/O Companion Card Mouse (J2) Connector
424
PMC I/O Companion Card Keyboard (J3) Connector
424
Index
425
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