Transtech Transputer Bedienungsanleitung
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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