Zorro II/III DMA
USB2.0 controller
for AMIGA
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Appendix A. Firmware upgrades
Your is equipped with a modern FPGA which implements all
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Zorro bus logic and the Zorro III DMA engine. The functionality of this
hardware component is defined by automatically loading a firmware
image from a dedicated FlashROM on the .
With this design approach it is now possible for the first time to add
improvements to the hardware while it is seated in your
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computer - no dismounting necessary, no chips to pull from sockets, no
sending in is necessary anymore!!
Upgrading the firmware is only possible in a special operation mode of
the . This mode is activated by setting the "RESCUE" jumper on
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the card while it is powered off.
Please note: due to mistakes made during firmware upgrades your
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may be rendered unusable! In this case E3B can reactivate
your card only if you send it in. This service is charged.
Do not play with the firmware upgrade mode unless you need to!
Please read the documentation enclosed with the firmware upgrade
tool trying an upgrade. In case of doubt please ask our
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support before trying on your own!
Firmware upgrades will be published on our web site when available.
A list of new features as well as possibly removed bus is also available
with the download.
Upgrading the firmware is only recommended if current problems
related to firmware in your setup can be solved.
Our firmware upgrade tool only allows using certified E3B firmware
images. We strongly recommend not to use any other files from other
sources!
Please remove the "RESCUE" jumper after the firmware upgrade
procedure. The new firmware is available after a power cycle!
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Version 1.03 - April 2008 © 2007,2008 E3B
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7.3. Trouble shooting
Should problems occur during the first test, please carefully check if:
the is inserted into Zorro slot the right way?
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8. Setting up Poseidon
We assume at this point that you have installed the Poseidon USB
stack after mounting the hardware. Please use the enclosed installer
script for installing the software!
Its is good point in time to take some minutes and read the Poseidon
manual, which has been installed onto your harddisk as AmigaGuide.
You should make yourself familiar with the Poseidon GUI Trident.
Some configurations have now to be made inside Trident to suit your
hardware configuration.
Amiga OS 3.x
Zorro II: please use the as driver
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the seats firmly inside the Zorro slot?
the "FPGA booted" LED on is lighting?
the Zorro slot used is not weared out?
any cables have been damaged or removed during installation?
jumpers are located on wrong or reserved positions?
the RESCUE jumper has been set for first time installation?
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Unpacking ......................................................................... 3
2. Specifications .................................................................... 3
3. Basic information on the USB ........................................... 4
3.1. General hints .................................................................. 4
3.2. Power consumption ...................................................... 5
3.3. Connectors ................................................................... 5
4. Zorro II/III, PIO and DMA - things you should know .......... 6
5. Jumper- and LED description ............................................ 7
6. Hardware installation ......................................................... 9
6.1.Safety recommandations .............................................. 9
6.2. Needed materials ......................................................... 9
6.3. Installation in Amiga 2000 ............................................ 9
6.4. Installation in Amiga 3000 / 4000 ............................... 10
6.5. Installation in Amiga 3000T / 4000T ........................... 10
6.6. Installation in Amiga 1200 Tower ................................ 10
6.7. Installing the hub ports ............................................... 11
7. Setup and first steps ........................................................ 11
7.1. The first start .............................................................. 11
7.2. Software installation ................................................... 11
7.3. Trouble shooting ......................................................... 12
8. Setting up Poseidon ........................................................ 12
Zorro III: please read carefully the hints on DMA on page 6 and 7.
If DMA is possible in your Amiga hardware setup, choose the
denebdmausb.device
choosing .
Amiga OS4 Classic:
At the time of this writing no DMA operation is possible with
under Amiga OS4 Classic. Please use in Zorro III mode the enclosed
denebpiousb.device
denebpiousb.device
; otherwise PIO mode must be used by
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A. Firmware upgrade ........................................................... 13
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By acquiring the you have chosen a high quality product.
Years of experience from our previous moduls SUBWAY, HIGHWAY
andALGOR (PRO) have been put into the development of .
As a result we can offer you a product which simple is the best USB
solution in terms of user friendliness and performance for the Amiga
Classic.
This package contains Poseidon - a very powerful USB stack, winner
of the Amiga Award 2002. It has established as de-facto standard for
USB on Amiga and is included as full featured OEM license.
The version V4.0 is exclusively licensed to E3B customers.
This documentation is intended to guide you through the installation
process for hard- and software components of the . Moreover it
contains basic information on the operation of USB devices.
Please read this documentation carefully trying to install
software and hardware on your own. You will avoid problems - and in a
worst case scenario - hardware damage to your Amiga an / or your new
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Most recent information as well as software updates can be found on
our website:
board.
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http://www.e3b.de/usb/
6.7. Installing the hub ports
For external USB device one holding plate with two USB connectors is
included in your package. This plate fits perfectly into the
corresponding counterparts on the backside of your computer.
After complete remounting of your computer's housing you can
continue with software installation for the . Please follow the
steps described in the next section.
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7. Setup and first steps
Do not connect any USB devices for the first test.
Switch on your Amiga now after closing its housing. Should you
recognize any unusual behaviour of your Amiga, please switch it off
immediatly.
7.1. The first start
Enter the boot menu by pressing both left and right mouse buttons and
check the "Expansion Board Diagnostic" for the following entries:
Manufacturer: 3643 Product: 18 Status: Working
Manufacturer: 3643 Product: 20 Status: Working
Boot now your system. The is switched for the first time
installation into RESCUE mode and allows accessing the installation
software located inside the FlashROM.
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Disposal of your old product
We take responsibility for our products also after they
reach their end of life. Your has been
manufactured with high qualitiy components after the
RoHS guideline.
Please inform yourself about the local separate
collection system for electrical and electronical products.
Please act according to your local rules.
7.2. Software installation
Please install all the software found on the virtual drive "DenebInstall:"
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on your Amiga. It contains the USB stack Poseidon, the FlashROM
utility Luciferin and some tools for firmware upgrade.
After finishing installation please switch off your Amiga and remove the
RESCUE jumper.
Now you can use all features of your new !
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be on the right side, facing your power supply unit !
Close your computer before reconnecting theAC power cable.
6.4. installation in the Amiga 3000 / 4000
The Amiga 3000 / 4000 housing is fixed by several screws on the back
of the housing. After removing these screws the upper part of the
housing can be taken off. Zorro slots are located on a daughterboard
in the left part of the computer.
Insert your into a free Zorro slot. Components on the expansion
card must be visible from top !
If your Zorro slot has already been used many times, then the
card might not be fixed properly to the slot. In this case it is a good idea
to electrically isolate the card by inserting some isolating stuff (not
burnable !) between other installed cards. This will prevent shortcuts.
Close your computer before reconnecting theAC power cable.
6.5. installation in Amiga 3000T / 4000T
The Amiga 3000T / 4000T housing can be opened after removing
several screws at the backside. Zorro slots can be found in the lower
part of the computer on the mainboard.
Insert your into a free Zorro slot. Components on the expansion
card must be visible from top !
Isolation issues: please see section 6.4 above.
Close your computer before reconnecting theAC power cable.
6.6. installation in Amiga 1200 Tower systems
Please consult your tower housing manual on instructions how to open
the housing.
Usually the card has to be installed so that components on the
expansion card are visible from top!
into a free Zorro slot. Components on the expansion card must
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1. Unpacking
Your package should contain the following items:
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one card (Zorro II/III version)
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Please check your package after unpacking for missing parts!
Missing parts should be immediately reported to your dealer.
The Poseidon USB stack is included in the FlashROM of your .
2. Specifications of
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one holding plate with two USB adapter cables
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USB2.0 controller for Amiga Zorro II / III bus systems
fast 32bit card design for highest performance on Zorro III
compatible with Buster Rev. 9 and 11
real Zorro III DMA possible (system depending)
PIO operation possible on both Zorro II and Zorro III
4MB FlashROM for including USB stack and other system
software
complete autoconfiguration according to Zorro II / III
integrated USB2.0 root hub with three ports
compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices ( support of
480MBit/s high speed mode)
all USB ports are protected against overcurrent and short circuit
modern power saving 1.8V / 2.5V / 3.3V technology
bus logic update possible by software
data rates of up to 8MB/s (DMA), up to 6MB/s (PIO)
seamless integration of USB into AmigaOS by Poseidon
optional clockport compatible expansion port
installation software included in FlashROM
high quality four layer PCB with hard plated gold connectors
full
Close your computer before reconnecting theAC power cable.
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3. Basic nformation on USB
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) has established meanwhile as
standard for attaching peripherial devices to PCs. In its current revision
2.0 it allows rates of 1.5Mbit/s (low speed), 12 Mbit/s (full speed) and
480Mbit/s (high speed). Many USB devices are standardized and
available in a huge number of variants for decent prices.
Your cards allows you to expand your Amiga by modern
peripherial devices in the most easy way. By supporting the highspeed
mode the is the ideal choice for connecting mass storage
devices and network adaptors.
The well known software package Poseidon by Chris Hodges is
included as full featured OEM license. You can use USB on your Amiga
without additional costs right out of the box!
Poseidon supports many standardized USB devices like memory
sticks, card readers, input devices (mice, keyboards, tablets), PATA
and SATA adapters for harddisks, network adapters, sound cards,
hubs, USB printers and exotic devices like USB rocket launchers.
3.1. General hints
Your has been designed for internal Zorro busses as found in
Amiga 2000, 3000, 4000 and 1200 tower housings. Please check your
computer manual before installation on information on how to add an
expansion card.
Damages caused by incorrectly fitted boards on the and / or
your Amiga are not covered by guarantee.
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Be careful: the may be not be inserted
into Zorro slots the wrong way!
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Your card has been designed for the Zorro II/III bus (and
completely compatible busboards).
6.1. Safety recommandations
6.2. List of required material
Please check starting with installation if the RESCUE jumper is
still set (factory default, see section 5). This is needed for first time
installation.
6.3. installation in the Amiga 2000
Open your Amiga 2000 housing by removing five screws in total: two
on each side and one at the back of the housing. Afterwards, the upper
part of the housing can easily be removed.
Zorro slots can be found on the left side of the mainboard. Insert your
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Please follow these recommandations
for your own safety:
Switch off yourAmiga before installation.
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Remove the power supply AC cable.
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Disconnect all external devices.
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Avoid static charge.
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Follow your computer manufacturer's installation
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guide for expansion cards.
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Avoid any forces on the components of during
installation! Do not apply pressure on any parts!
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one holding plate with two USB adapter cables
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Philips style screw driver
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(perhaps) isolation material (thick paper)
expansion card
before
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RESCUE mode: for firmware upgrades only. May be
set in normal operation. USB is only availabla as Zorro II in
rescue mode. More information can be found in appendixA.
Zorro II mode: forces to operate in Zorro II mode.
Should only be set in Zorro III systems in case of emergency,
as Zorro III mode allows significantly higher rates.
ROM OFF: disables activation of FlashROM contents during
booting. In case of problems when starting the computer with
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FlashROM.
FSB: reserved. .
TST: reserved. .
SPARE: parking position for one spare jumper.
Four LEDs are located on the left side of to display the current
operation mode:
"FPGAbooted" - must always be on.
"Zorro II mode" - Zorro II mode is selected.
installed you can set this jumper to disable the
DO NOT USE
DO NOT USE
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never
3.2. Power consumption
One with three devices connected to her ports can consume up
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to 1.5 Ampere of current. Especially fully equipped Amigas (harddisks,
turbo cards) can get unstable in this condition.
Please check carefully if your power supply is able to deliver the power
needed by external devices before connecting USB devices to your
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Especially modern turbo- and graphic cards and fast harddisk may use
almost all power resources delivered by Commodore or Amiga original
power supplies.
Connecting additional bus powered USB devices to your can
get you over the 2 Ampere power limit of the Zorro specification!
Possible solutions:
In case of insufficient power supply you can expect not reproducable
malfunctions and instable operation. Especially USB harddisks are
known to be affected by these symptoms.
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If possible, use your USB devices "self powered" with their
own power supplies attached.
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Connect an USB hub with own power supply..
"Expansion power" - expansion port is activated.
"Rescue mode" - firmware upgrade mode is selected.
During the first installation of in your system the RESCUE
jumper must be set. This allows accessing the (non eraseable)
installation software which has been stored in a specially protected
area of the FlashROM.
After installation this jumper must be removed to unleash the full USB
and FlashROM functionality of the in normal operation.
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3.3. connectors
The has three connector blocks: the hub ports (10 pin header),
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one internal USB connector and a clockport compatible connector
(22pin header).
Please have a look at figure 1: all connector positions and PCB
markings can be found there for reference issues.
During installation two cables have to be connected to the
board. Figure 1 also illustrates the correct orientation of the cables.
Please use this reference if you are in doubt during installation.
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black
wires
clockport
LEDs
FlashROM
jumper block
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FPGA
internal USB
Zorro connector
hub ports
4. Zorro II/III, PIO and DMA - things you should know
The can be operated both on Zorro II (A2000) and Zorro III
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(A3000(T), A4000(T)) busses. The bus type is sensed automagically,
in special cases operation in Zorro II mode can be forced by a jumper.
Fast Zorro II mode on Zorro IV / Winner busboards is also supported.
As only USB card for the Amiga up to now the can operate with
real Zorro III DMA. This means that data transfers are performed by the
FPGA on the , and not the Amiga's CPU. This mode significantly
reduces the load on the CPU in the multitasking system.
You may also use pure PIO operation as alternative. In this case all
data transfers have to be handled by the CPU alone.
Due to several known bugs in theAmiga chipset (namely Buster) DMA
operation is not possible or recommended in all system configurations.
Please read the following information carefully, as malfunctioning DMA
may cause data losses.
As a matter of fact DMA can work with Buster Revision 9 and 11.
Buster 7 does not allow DMA at all. Your system configuration,
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especially already present busmasters, decide now if can be
operated in DMA mode.
All Zorro III busmaster cards (A4091, Fastlane Z3) and the internal
SCSI controller of A3000T/A4000T must be taken into account.
SCSI controllers located on CPU cards (e.g. CyberstormPPC) are not
connected by Zorro III and need not to be taken into account. They can
be used without any danger.
Buster 9
use a special workaround in hardware for Buster 9 (e.g. Fastlane Z3).
Busmasters without workaround will drive the system instable (e.g.
A4091,A3000T/A4000T SCSI).
Buster 11
Workarounds are not known at the time of this writing.
Examples:
A4000T with internal SCSI harddisk
No DMA possible on , PIO must be used.
A4000T, no SCSI devices connected to motherboard, Fastlane Z3
DMA can be used if Buster 9 is present; in case of Buster 11 PIO must
be used.
: several busmasters can operate simultanously, as long as all
: only busmaster may be active here in the system.
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5. Jumpers and LEDs
In normal operation no jumper settings are needed on . In some
special cases some adjustment may be necessary.
The jumpers of are located on lower left side right above the
Zorro connector (check fig. 1 on page 6). A brief description is located
on the upper left edge of the PCB.
Please note: do not use any other jumper settings as described here!
Jumpers may only be changed in power off state!
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