Transtech Transputer Manual de usuario

Transputer

Motherboard User

Manual

Ref: TMB M 711

Document reference number TMB M 711.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Using Transputer Modules 3

2.1 Introducing TRAMs ................................................................. 3

2.1.1 Hardware Description .................................................... 3

2.2 Building a Computer from TRAMs .......................................... 7

2.2.1 Physically building the System ...................................... 7

2.2.2 Configuring the System ................................................. 8

2.3 A More Complex Example .................................................... 10

2.3.1 Control Aspects ........................................................... 10

2.3.2 Topology Aspects ........................................................ 11

2.3.3 Network Configuration Aspects ................................... 13

2.4 Summary ............................................................................... 14

Chapter 3 The TRAM Standard 17

3.1 Introduction ........................................................................... 17

3.2 The Transputer Module ......................................................... 18

3.2.1 Overview ..................................................................... 18

3.2.2 Functional Description ................................................. 18

3.2.3 Electrical Description ................................................... 21

3.3 The Transputer Module Motherboard ................................... 21

3.3.1 Overview ..................................................................... 21

3.3.2 Link Configuration ....................................................... 22

3.3.3 System Control ............................................................ 25

3.4 Host Computer Interface ....................................................... 30

3.4.1 Host IO Space ............................................................. 30

3.4.2 Link Interface ............................................................... 32

3.4.3 System Control Interface ............................................. 33

3.4.4 Interrupts and DMA ..................................................... 33

3.4.5 DMA & Interrupt Channels .......................................... 34

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Chapter 4 The TMB03 Motherboard 35

4.1 Board Configuration Jumpers ................................................36

4.1.1 Control Configuration ...................................................37

4.1.2 Board IO Address ........................................................37

4.1.3 Link Speed Configuration .............................................38

4.1.4 Master and Slave Configuration ...................................38

4.1.5 IRQ & DMA Selection ..................................................40

4.2 The Edge Connector ..............................................................41

4.2.1 Use of the master link ..................................................43

4.3 Example .................................................................................43

Chapter 5 The TMB04 Motherboard 45

5.1 Fitting TRAMs ........................................................................46

5.2 Fitting memory .......................................................................46

5.3 Board Configuration Jumpers ................................................47

5.3.1 On-board transputer clock and memory ......................48

5.3.2 Control Configuration ...................................................49

5.3.3 Board IO Address ........................................................50

5.3.4 Link Speed Configuration .............................................51

5.3.5 Master and Slave Configuration ...................................52

5.3.6 IRQ & DMA Selection ..................................................52

5.4 The Edge Connector ..............................................................53

Chapter 6 The TMB08 Motherboard 57

6.1 Overview ................................................................................57

6.2 Network Configuration ...........................................................58

6.2.1 Electronic Link Configuration .......................................58

6.2.2 The Link Patch Area ....................................................60

6.2.3 Summary of Network Configuration .............................62

6.3 Description .............................................................................62

6.3.1 Board Configuration .....................................................62

6.3.2 IRQ & DMA Selection ..................................................64

6.3.3 The Edge Connector ....................................................65

6.3.4 The Link Patch Area ....................................................67

6.4 Examples ...............................................................................68

6.4.1 Stand-alone TMB08 .....................................................68

6.4.2 Multiple TMB08s ..........................................................69

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Chapter 7 The TMB12 Motherboard 73

7.1 Overview ............................................................................... 73

7.2 Description ............................................................................ 76

7.2.1 Board Configuration .................................................... 76

7.2.2 The P1 Edge Connector .............................................. 76

7.2.3 The P2 Edge Connector .............................................. 77

7.2.4 Other Hardware ........................................................... 81

7.3 Network Configuration ........................................................... 82

7.3.1 Electronic Link Switching ............................................. 82

7.3.2 The K1 Header Block .................................................. 86

7.3.3 The P1 Edge Connector .............................................. 87

7.3.4 Summary ..................................................................... 89

Chapter 8 The TMB14 Motherboard 91

8.1 Overview ............................................................................... 91

8.2 VMEbus Interface .................................................................. 93

8.2.1 Link Adaptor Registers ................................................ 94

8.2.2 Subsystem Control Registers ...................................... 95

8.2.3 Interrupt Control Registers .......................................... 95

8.3 Link and Control Configuration .............................................. 96

8.3.1 Links ............................................................................ 97

8.3.2 Subsystem ................................................................... 99

8.4 Board Setup ........................................................................ 101

8.4.1 VMEbus Interface ...................................................... 102

8.4.2 Link Speed Configuration .......................................... 102

8.4.3 Control Configuration ................................................ 103

8.4.4 Link configuration ...................................................... 104

8.4.5 Sysreset Lengthening ................................................ 105

8.5 Connector Pinouts ............................................................... 105

8.6 Programming ....................................................................... 112

Chapter 9 The TMB16 Motherboard 115

9.1 Overview ............................................................................. 115

9.2 Network Configuration ......................................................... 116

9.2.1 Electronic Link Configuration ..................................... 117

9.2.2 The Link Patch Area .................................................. 118

9.2.3 Summary of Network Configuration .......................... 120

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9.3 Board Setup .........................................................................121

9.3.1 Control Configuration .................................................121

9.3.2 Board Address ...........................................................122

9.3.3 Link speed ..................................................................122

9.3.4 IRQ & DMA Selection ...............................................122

9.3.5 Reserved switches .....................................................123

9.4 The Edge Connector ............................................................123

9.5 Examples .............................................................................125

9.5.1 Stand-alone ................................................................126

9.5.2 Multiple TMB16s ........................................................126

9.5.3 Link Adaptor ...............................................................128

9.6 The Host Interface ...............................................................128

9.6.1 Operation of the Hardware .........................................129

9.6.2 Memory Maps ............................................................131

9.6.3 Operation of the Software ..........................................133

Chapter 10 The TMB17 Motherboard 135

10.1 Overview ............................................................................135

10.2 Windows 95 .......................................................................136

10.3 PCI Interface ......................................................................137

10.3.1 Hardware Description ..............................................137

10.3.2 Register Map ............................................................137

10.3.3 PCI Configuration .....................................................139

10.4 Network Configuration .......................................................139

10.4.1 Electronic Link Configuration ...................................139

10.4.2 The Link Patch Area ................................................141

10.4.3 Summary of Network Configuration .........................144

10.5 Description .........................................................................144

10.5.1 Board Configuration .................................................144

10.5.2 The Edge Connector ................................................146

10.5.3 The Link Patch Area ................................................148

10.6 Examples ...........................................................................149

10.6.1 Stand-alone TMB17 .................................................149

10.6.2 Multiple TMB17s ......................................................150

Chapter 11 Utilities Software 153

11.1 PC Installation ....................................................................153

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11.2 Solaris 2 Installation .......................................................... 154

11.2.1 FORCE CPU-3CE ................................................... 154

11.2.2 FORCE CPU-5V ...................................................... 155

11.2.3 Software .................................................................. 155

11.2.4 Configuration File .................................................... 156

11.3 Environment Variables ...................................................... 157

11.4 Connection Database ........................................................ 158

11.5 Network test utilities .......................................................... 159

11.5.1 Link Switch Configuration ........................................ 160

11.6 The Inmos server program ................................................ 162

11.7 Transputer host I/O utilities ............................................... 162

11.8 Inmos Aserver Support ..................................................... 163

11.9 Solaris 2 Device Driver ...................................................... 164

11.10 Reference Manual Pages ................................................ 166

11.10.1 Commands ............................................................ 166

check(1)......................................................................... 166

ckmon(1) ........................................................................ 168

ftest(1) ............................................................................ 169

iserver(1) ........................................................................ 170

load(1) ............................................................................ 172

mtest(1) .......................................................................... 173

11.10.2 Linked Process Units ............................................. 175

hostmux(2)..................................................................... 175

iocache(2) ...................................................................... 179

11.10.3 Program Function Calls ......................................... 181

genio(3).......................................................................... 181

Chapter 12 Trouble-shooting 185

12.1 TRAM checklist ................................................................. 185

12.1.1 Reset ....................................................................... 186

12.1.2 Links ........................................................................ 186

12.1.3 Link speed ............................................................... 186

12.1.4 Analyse .................................................................... 186

12.1.5 Power ...................................................................... 186

12.1.6 Clock ....................................................................... 186

12.2 PC Host Interface .............................................................. 187

Index 189

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Introduction

TMB M 711 Transputer Motherboard User Manual 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

This manual describes the Transtech transputer module (TRAM)

motherboards.

Chapter 2 gives an introduction to the concepts and

nomenclature of transputer modules. All

users should read this before attempting to

conﬁgure a TRAM motherboard.

Chapter 3 gives a detailed description of the TRAM

standard for modules and motherboards.

This chapter contains more advanced

information required for fault-ﬁnding,

designing compatible hardware or for

systems programming.

Chapter 4 describes the TMB03 low-cost

motherboard for PC.

Chapter 5 describes the TMB04 motherboard for PC

with transputer.

Chapter 6 describes the TMB08 motherboard for PC.

Chapter 7 describes the TMB12 double extended

eurocard motherboard.

Chapter 8 describes the TMB14 6U VME slave

motherboard.

Chapter 9 describes the TMB16 high performance

motherboard for PC.

Chapter 10 describes the TMB17 high performance

PCI motherboard for PC.

Chapter 11 describes the test software and utilities

provided with the boards.

Introduction

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Chapter 12 provides a detailed trouble-shooting guide.

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