USBController
forAMIGA
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computeritwasinstalledareexplicitlynotcoveredbyguarantee.
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A.3.Programminginformation
A.3.1Autoconfigdata
Theregisterswiththefollowingspecs:
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-ManufacturerID:0x0861
-ProductId:0xCB
-Adressbereich:64kB
-Shutup:supported
-Seriennummer:D[31:24]hardwarerevision
D[23:16]firmwarerevision
D[15:0]serialnumber
SomeZorrocardsdonotsavethebaseaddressassignedtothem
duringautoconfigprocesscompletely.Iftoomanycardsgetintothe
expansionspaceyoumightencountererrors.Inthiscasethe
shouldbeplacedintoaslotbehindthecardcausingthismalfunction.
Usuallythisavoidstheproblemscausedbythemaldesignedcard.
A.3.2Memorymap
Detailedinformationonthememorymapofareavailableon
requestonly.PleasekeepinmindthetheFlashROMcontainedonthe
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shouldonlybeprogrammedwiththeenclosedsoftware
utilities.
ASoftwareDeveloperKitisavailableonrequest.
PleasecontactusifyouareinterestedinUSBprogramming.
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A.3.3Registerdefinition
Informationonregistermappingofisavailableforinterested
programmersonrequest.Wewillsupportanyefforstlikedriver
developmentforNetBSDorLinux.
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Version1.01-March2003
© 2002,2003E3B
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A.1.3JTAGinterface
TheJTAGinterfaceonthelowerleftsideoftheisintended
forbusinterfacelogicupgrades.
Upgradesareonlyavailablebyauthorizedsupport.
Thisconnectorisnotintendedforusebycustomers.
WARNING:
Yourcanberenderedunusablebydoingso.
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Donotconnectanycabletothisport!
Youhavebeenwarned.
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A.2.Zorrobustiming
ThehasbeendesignedaccordingtotheZorroII
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specification.Wetriedtogetitworkingwithasmanybusboardsas
possible,evenwithnon-Commodorebusboards.
Despitemanytestingeffortswecannotguaranteethefunctionalityof
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revisionsoftheseboardsonthemarket.
Pleaseconsultthemanufatcurerofyourbusboardforcompatibility
issues.
onthirdpartybusboards,astherearetoomanydifferent
Contents
1.Unpacking.........................................................................3
2.Specifications....................................................................3
3.BasicinformationontheUSB............................................4
3.1.Generalhints..................................................................4
3.2.Powerconsumption......................................................5
3.3.Connectors...................................................................5
4.Hardwareinstallation.........................................................6
4.1.Safetyrecommandations.............................................6
4.2.Neededmaterials.........................................................7
4.3.InstallationinAmiga2000............................................7
4.4.InstallationinAmiga3000/4000.................................7
4.5.InstallationinAmiga3000T/4000T.............................8
4.6.InstallationinAmiga1200Tower..................................8
4.7.Installingthehubports.................................................8
5.Setupandfirsttests..........................................................9
5.1.Afirsttest......................................................................9
5.2.Troubleshooting:Zorrobus..........................................9
5.3.Troubleshooting:USBports........................................9
A.1.Connectorpinouts........................................................10
A.1.1.Hubports................................................................10
A.1.2.Expansionport........................................................11
A.1.3.JTAGinterface........................................................12
A.2.Zorrotiming..................................................................12
A.3.Programminginformation............................................13
A.3.1.Autoconfigdata.......................................................13
A.3.2.Memorymap...........................................................13
A.3.2.Registerdefinition...................................................13
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Thanksforchoosingourcard!ALGOR
Byacquiringtheyouhavechosenahighqualityproduct.
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Amiga.DependingondriveravailabilityyoucanusestandardUSB
devicesfromthePCmarketonyourAmiga.
allowsyoutoconnectmanyUSBperipherialdevicestoyour
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YourpackagecontainsPoseidon-averypowerfulUSBstack.Asa
SoftwareDeveloperKit(SDK)isavailable(containingallinformation
neededonhowtoprogramUSBdrivers)youcanexpectsoftware
developmentalsofromthirdparties.
Thisdocumentationisintendedtoguideyouthroughtheinstallation
processoftheboard.Moreoveritcontainsbasicinformation
onoperationofUSBdevices.
Pleasereadthisdocumentationcarefullytryingtoinstall
softwareorhardwareonyourown.Youwillavoidproblemsand-ina
worstcasescenario-hardwaredamagetoyourAmigaand/oryour
newboard.
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TheAmigaGuidefile"ReadMe"enclosedonthediskinyour
packagecontainslastminuteinformationwhichcouldn'tbeaddedin
thisprinteddocumentation.
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BEFORE
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Pleasecheckthisfileforlatestinformationbefore
startinginstallation!
Port ‚Port ƒ
[Fig.2]Hubportconnectorpinout(connectorfrontview)
A.1.2Expansionport
Thecanconnecttoexpansionmodulesbya38pinexpansion
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port.Thisportiselectricallycompatibletothevmcisdnblasterifonly
the26rightmostpinsareused.
Thisconnectoriscompatibletoindividualcomputersexpansion
modules.Timinginformationfordevelopmentofownexpansion
modulesisavailableonrequest.
not
Mostrecentinformationaswellassoftwareupdatescanbefoundon
ourwebsite:
http://www.e3b.de/usb/
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[Fig.3]Expansionportpinout(connectortopview)
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AppendixA
A.1.Connectorpinout
A.1.1Hubports
ThethreeUSBportsofthearecontactedbycables
containingfivewireseach.Thesecablesareusuallystandardized.In
caseyouwanttousecablesfromadifferentmanufacturerplease
checkcarefullyifthesecablesare100%compatiblewiththe.
Eachhubporthasfivepinseachwhichareconnectedtooneadapter
cable.Thetwoblackwiresaretobeconnectedtoand
(correspondstothenumberoftheport).
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ThecolorcodeofUSBwiresisgivenbytheUSBspecificationandis
definedasfollows:
red............Vcc
white..........DataMinus
green..........DataPlus
black..........GND
(black).........Shielding
USBmotherboardcableswitha10pinconnector(oftenfoundin
computerstores)areusuallycompatiblewiththe.
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1.Unpacking
Yourpackageshouldcontainthefollowingitems:
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onecard(Zorroversion)
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Pleasecheckyourpackageafterunpackingformissing
parts!Missingpartsshouldimmediatelybereportedtoyourdealer.
2.Specificationsof
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twoholdingplateswiththreeUSBadaptercables
onediskwithPoseidonUSBsoftware
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oneregistrationcard
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USBcontrollerforAmigaZorroIIbus
fastZorrobusinterfaceformaximaldatatransferrates
real16bitcardwithinternal32bittechnology
512kBFlashROMmemoryforsoftwareintegration(USBstack)
andsystemsoftware
integratedroothubwiththreeports
compatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0devices(highspeedmode)
allportsareprotectedagainstovercurrentandshortcircuit
powersaving3.3Vtechnology
integratedpowermanagment
completeautoconfigurationaccordingtoZorroIIstandard
compatiblewithmanynon-Commodorebusboards
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3.BasicinformationonUSB
TheUSB(UniversalSerialBus)hasbeendesignedbyseverallarge
companiestostandardizeconnectionofperipherialdevicesto
computers.USBallowsdataratesof1.5Mbits/s(lowspeed)and
12Mbits/s(fullspeed)initsrevision1.1.Nextgenerationdevices
designedaccordingtotheUSBspecification2.0allowarateof
480Mbits/sinaddition.Uptonowonlyfewdeviceswithhighspeed
supportareavailable.
YourcardconnectstoUSBdeviceswhicharecompatible
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withUSBspecification1.1and2.0;anyhowhighspeedmodeis
supported.
TheUSBhasabusstructurethatisorganisedlikeatree:eachport
allowsconnectingonlyonedeviceatatime.Moreportscanbeadded
byhubs.Devicescanbeconnectedanddisconnectedwhilepower-on
(hotplugging).DevicesconnectedtotheUSBcanbebuspowered
(powerisdrawnfromUSBhost,upto500mA)orselfpowered(own
powersupply).
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startwithuptothreedeviceswithoutspendingextramoneyonhub
hardware!
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5.Firststeps
DonotconnectanyUSBdevicesforthefirsttest.Afteryouhave
completedthehardwareinstallationandclosedyourAmiga'shousing
youcanswitchonyourcomputer.
ShouldyourecognizeanyunusualbehaviourofyourAmiga,please
switchitoffimmediately.Pleaseconsultchapter5.2.and5.3for
troubleshootinginstructions.
5.1.Afirstcheck
Newerkickstartversionscandisplayalistofallfoundexpansion
boardsintheearlystartupmenu(keepbothmousebuttonspressed
afterreset).Youshouldfindtheentryinthe"Expansion
BoardDiagnostic"menu:
Manufacturer:2145Product:203Status:Working
AfterbootingyourAmigapleaseinstalltheUSBstackusingthe
installerskriptinthe"Poseidon"directoryonthediskenclosedinyour
package.TheAmigaGuide"Poseidon.guide"(alsoinstalledbythe
installer)containsallnecessaryinstructionsonthestack.
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5.2.TroubleshootingtheZorrobus
Shouldproblemsoccurduringthefirsttest,pleasecarefullycheckif:
3.1.Generalhints
YourhasbeendesignedforinternalZorrobussesfoundin
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Amiga2000,3000,4000and1200towerhousings.Pleasecheckyour
computersmanualbeforeinstallationoninformationhowtoaddan
expansioncard.
Becareful:thecardmaynotbeinserted
intoZorroslotsthewrongway!
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thehasbeeninstalledinthecorrectorientation?
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theisinserted100%intotheslot?
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anycableshavebeenremovedordamagedduringinstallation?
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5.3.TroubleshootingtheUSB
ForfurtherdiagnosticsyoushouldalsodisconnecttheUSBadapter
cablesfromthe.
Ifyoudon'tsucceedingettingtheworkingpleasecontactthe
supportteam.
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4.5.installationintheAmiga3000T/4000T
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TheAmiga3000T/4000Thousingcanbeopenedafterremoving
severalscrewsatthebackside.Zorroslotscanbefoundinthelower
partofthecomputeronthemainboard.
InsertyourintoafreeZorroslot.Componentsonthe
expansioncardmustbe!
Isolationissues:see4.4above.
CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingtheACpowercable.
4.6.installationinAmiga1200towersystems
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Pleaseconsultyourtowerhousingmanualoninstructionshowtoopen
thehousing.
Usuallythecardhastobeinstalledsothatcomponentsonthe
expansioncardare.Thehubportconnectorusually
isonthebacksideoftheslots.
CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingACpowercable.
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4.7.Installingthehubports
ThreeexternalUSBconnectors(ontwoholdingplates)areincludedin
yourpackage.Theseplatesfitperfectlyintothecorresponding
counterpartsonthebacksideofyourcomputer.
Aftercompleteremountingofyourcomputer'shousingyoucan
continuewithafirsttestandthesoftwareinstallation.Theseissuesare
describedinthefollowingchapter.
TheAmiga4000Thasanadditionalslotplateatthebottom,whichis
notdirectlyusableforfullsizeZorrocards.Itisrecommendedtouse
thelowermostslotsforthehubplates.
Damagescausedbyincorrectlyfittedboardsontheand/oryour
Amigaarenotcoveredbyguarantee.Refertopage7fordetailed
installationguide.
3.2.Powerconsumption
Ancardwiththreedevicesconnectedtoherportscan
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consumeupto1.5Ampereofcurrent.Especiallyfullyequipped
Amigas(harddisks,turbocards)cangetunstableinthiscondition.
Pleasecheckcarefullyifyourpowersupplyisabletodeliverthepower
neededbyexternaldevicesbeforeconnectingUSBdevicestoyour
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Especiallymodernturbo-andgraphiccardsandfastharddisksmay
usealmostallpowerresourcesdeliveredbyCommodoreorAmiga
originalpowersupplies.
ConnectingadditionalbuspoweredUSBdevicescangetyouoverthe
2AmperepowerlimitoftheZorrospecification!
Possiblesolutions:
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1
3.3connectors
Thehastwoconnectors:thehubports(20pinheader)and
oneexpansionport(38pinheader).
Pleasehavealookatfigure1;allconnectorpositionsandPCB
markingscanbefoundthereforreferenceissues.
Whileinstallingthecard,threecableshavetobeconnected
totheboard.Figure1illustratestheconnectionstobemade.Please
usethisfigureasreference,ifanydoubtsariseduringinstallation.
.
Ifpossible,useyourUSBdevices"selfpowered"withtheir
ownpowersuppliesattached.
Useanexternalhubwithownpowersupply("selfpowered").
Buspoweredhubswon'thelpwiththisissue!
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Expansionport
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FlashROM
Hubports
ZorroConnector
[Fig.1]Connectorsonthe.(topsideview)ALGOR
4.Installationofthe
YourboardhasbeendesignedfortheCommodoreZorroII
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standard.Installationispossibleinthirdpartycompanies'iftheZorro
standardisfollowedbytheseboard.
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4.1.Safetyrecommandations
Pleasefollowtheserecommandations
foryourownsafety:
SwitchoffyourAmigabeforeinstallation.
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RemovethepowersupplyACcable.
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Disconnectallexternaldevices.
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Avoidstaticcharge.
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Followyourcomputermanufacturer'sinstallation
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guideforexpansioncards.
4.2.Listofrequiredmaterial
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twoholdingplateswiththreeUSBadaptercables
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Philipsstylescrewdriver
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(perhaps)isolatingmaterial(thickpaper)
4.3.installationintheAmiga2000
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OpenyourAmiga2000housingbyremovingfivescrewsintotal:two
oneachsideandoneatthebackofthehousing.Afterwards,theupper
partofthehousingcaneasilyberemoved.
Zorroslotscanbefoundontheleftsideofthemainboard.Insertyour
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mustbe,facingyourpowersupplyunit!
CloseyourcomputerhousingbeforereconnectingtheACpower
cable.
4.4.installationintheAmiga3000/4000
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TheAmiga3000/4000housingisfixedbyseveralscrewsontheback
ofthehousing.Afterremovingthesescrewstheupperpartofthe
housingcanbetakenoff.Zorroslotsarelocatedonadaughterboardin
theleftpartofthecomputer.
InsertyourintoafreeZorroslot.Componentsonthe
expansioncardmustbe!
IfyourZorroslothasalreadybeenusedmanytimes,thenthe
cardmightnotbefixedproperlytotheslot.Inthiscaseitisagoodidea
toelectricallyisolatethecardbyinsertingsomeisolatingstuff(not
burnable!)betweenotherinstalledcards.Thiswillpreventshortcuts.
CloseyourcomputerhousingbeforereconnectingtheACpower
cable.
expansioncard
intoafreeZorroslot.Componentsontheexpansioncard
ontherightside
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