Amiga Hardware Manuals USB Controller for Amiga a

USBController
forAMIGA

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Memoryregionsmarkedwith"reserved"partiallycontainmirrorsof
otherregionsandmaynotbeusedforprogramming.

Clockportandexpansionportmemoryregionscanbeusedfor
programmingwithoutfurtherdocumentation.Youarenotencouraged
toaccessUSBcontrollerorcontrolregisterregionswithoutdeeper
knowledgeoftheseparts.Don’tplaywiththingsyoudon’tunderstand.

ASoftwareDeveloperKitisavailableonrequest.
PleasecontactusifyouareinterestedinUSBprogramming.

A.3.3Registerdefinition

Informationonregistermappingoftheisavailablefor
interestedprogrammersonrequest.Wewillsupportanyeffortslike
driverdevelopmentforNetBSDorLinux.

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Contents

1.Unpacking.........................................................................2

2.Specifications....................................................................2

3.BasicinformationontheUSB...........................................3

3.1.Generalhints..................................................................3

3.2.Powerconsumption......................................................4

3.3.Connectors...................................................................4

4.Hardwareinstallation.........................................................6

4.1.Safetyrecommandations.............................................6

4.2.Neededmaterial...........................................................6

4.3.InstallationinAmiga2000............................................7

4.4.InstallationinAmiga3000/4000.................................7

4.5.InstallationinAmiga3000T/4000T.............................7

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.Clockport.................................................................12

A.1.4.JTAGinterface........................................................12

A.2.Zorrotiming..................................................................13

A.3.Programminginformation............................................14

A.3.1.Autoconfigdata.......................................................14

A.3.2.Memorymap...........................................................16

A.3.2.Registerdefinition...................................................16

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Thanksforchoosingourcard!HIGHWAY

Byacquiringtheyouhavechosenahighqualityproduct.

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Amiga.DependingondriveravailabilityyoucanusestandardUSB
devicesfromthePCmarketonyourAmiga.

YourpackagecontainsPoseidon-averypowerfulUSBstack.Asa
SoftwareDeveloperKit(SDK)isavailable(containingallinformation
neededonhowtoprogramUSBdrivers)youcanexpectsoftware
developmentalsofromthirdpartycompanies.

Thisdocumentationisintendedtoguideyouthroughtheinstallation
processoftheboard.Moreoveritcontainsbasicinformation
onoperationofUSBdevices.

Pleasereadthisdocumentationcarefullytryingtoinstall
softwareorhardwareonyourown.Youwillavoidproblemsand-ina
worstcasescenario-hardwaredamagetoyouAmigaand/oryour

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newboard.

TheAmigaGuidefile"ReadMe"enclosedonthediskinyour
packagecontainslastminuteinformationwhichcouldn'tbeaddedin

thisprinteddocumentation.

allowsyoutoconnectmanyUSBperipherialdevicestoyour

Pleasecheckthisfileforlatestinformationbefore

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BEFORE

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startinginstallation!

A.3.Programminginformation

A.3.1Autoconfigdata

Theregisterswiththefollowingspecs:

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-ManufacturerID:0x0861

-ProductId:0xC8

-Adressrange:64kB

-Shutup:supported

-serialnumber:D[31:24]hardwarerevision
D[23:16]firmwarerevision
D[15:0]serialnumber

SomeZorrocardsdonotsavethebaseaddressassignedtothem
duringautoconfigprocesscompletely.Iftoomanycardsgetintothe
expansionspaceyoumightencountererrors.Inthiscasethe
shouldbeplacedintoaslotbehindthecardcausingthismalfunction.

Usuallythisavoidstheproblemscausedbythemaldesignedcard.

A.3.2Memorymap

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0x0000-0x1ffeUSBController
0x2000-0x3ffereserved
0x4000-0x401eClockport
0x4020-0x403ereserved
0x4040-0x4040ControlRegister
0x4042-0x7ffereserved
0x8000-0x81feExpansionPort
0x8200-0xfffereserved

memoryspaceisusedasfollows:

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Mostrecentinformationaswellassoftwareupdatescanbefoundon
ourwebsite:

http://www.e3b.de/usb/

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A.2.Zorrobustiming

ThehasbeendesignedaccordingtotheZorroII
specification.Wetriedtogetitworkingwithasmanybusboardsas
possible,evenwithnon-Commodorebusboards.

Despitemanytestingeffortswecannotguaranteethefunctionalityof
theonthirdpartybusboard,astherearetoomanydifferent
revisionsoftheseboardsonthemarket.

Pleaseconsultthemanufacturerofyourbusboardforcompatibility
issues.

Alistofalreadytestedbusboardscanbefoundonourwebsite.

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1.Unpacking

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Yourpackageshouldcontainthefollowingitems:

onecard(Zorroversion)

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Pleasecheckyourpackageafterunpackingformissing
parts!Missingpartsshouldimmediatelybereportedtoyourdealer.

Pleasefillouttheregistrationcardcompletelyandreturnittous.
Supportandsoftwareupdateswillbeavailableforregistered
customersonly.
Moreover,youhelpusmakingourproductsbetter.

2.Specificationsof

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twoholdingplateswithtwoUSBadaptercableseach
onediskwithPoseidonUSBsoftware
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oneregistrationcard

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USBcontrollerforAmigaZorroIIbus
integratedroothubwithfourports
compatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0devices(highspeedmode)
allportsareprotectedagainstovercurrentandshortcircuit
powersaving3.3Vtechnology
integratedpowermanagementonport-by-portbasis
completeautoconfigurationaccordingtoZorroIIstandard
compatiblewithmanyNon-Commodorebusboards

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3.BasicinformationenonUSB

TheUSB(UniversalSerialBus)hasbeendesignedbyseverallarge
companiestostandardizeconnectionofperipherialdevicesto
computers.USBallowsdataratesof1.5Mbits/s(lowspeed)and
12Mbits/s(fullspeed)initsrevision1.1.Nextgenerationdevices
designedaccordingtotheUSBspecification2.0allowarateof
480Mbits/sinaddition.Uptonowonlyfewdeviceswithhighspeed
supportareavailable.

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YourcardconnectstoUSBdeviceswhicharecompatible
withUSBspecification1.1and2.0;anyhowhighspeedmodeis

supported.
TheUSBhasabusstructurethatisorganisedlikeatree:eachport

allowsconnectingonlyonedeviceatatime.Moreportscanbeadded
byhubs.Devicescanbeconnectedanddisconnectedwhilepower-on
(hotplugging).DevicesconnectedtotheUSBcanbebuspowered
(powerisdrawnfromUSBhost,upto500mA)orselfpowered(own
powersupply).

Yourhasalreadyanintegratedhubwithfourports:youcan

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startwithuptofourdeviceswithoutspendingextramoneyonhub
hardware!

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A.1.3Clockport

Theoffersoneclockportforeasyexpandibility.Timingofthis

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portisasslowasontheoriginalAmiga1200,butmuchfaster
(correspondstoonenormalZorroIIfourclockcycle).
Pleasemindthecorrectorientationoftheclockporthardwarewhen
connectingamoduletothe!

Refertofigure1onpage6.
Pleaseverifythatyourcardiscapableofthefasttimingandifthereis
driversupportforthecombinationclockportmoduleand.
Foradaptionofdriverspleasecontactthecorrespondingvendorofthe
clockportmodule.Instructionsonhowtomodifyadrivermayalsobe
givenbythesupportteamiftheabovefails.

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[Fig.5]Clockportpinout(connectortopview)

A.1.5JTAGinterface

3.1.Generalhints

YourhasbeendesignedforinternalZorrobussesasfound

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inAmiga2000,3000,4000and1200towerhousings.Pleasecheck
yourcomputersmanualbeforeinstallationoninformationhowtoadd
anexpansioncard.

Becareful:thecardmaynotbeinserted

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intoZorroslotsthewrongway!

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TheJTAGinterfaceonthelowerleftsideoftheisintendedfor
businterfacelogicupgrades.

Upgradesareonlyavailablebyauthorizedsupport.
Thisconnectorisnotintendedforusebycustomers.

WARNING:

Yourcanberenderedunusablebydoingso.

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Donotconnectanycabletothisport!

Youhavebeenwarned.

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Port •

Port ‚

[Fig.3]Hubportconnectorpinout(connectorfrontview)

Port ƒ

Port „

A.1.2Expansionport

Thecanconnecttoexpansionmodulesbya38pinexpansion

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port.Thisportiselectricallycompatibletothevmcisdnblasterifonly
the26rightmostpinsareused.

Thisconnectoriscompatibletoindividualcomputersexpansion
modules.
Timinginformationfordevelopmentofownexpansionmodulesare
availableonrequest.

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Damagescausedbyincorrrectlyfittedboardsontheand/or
yourAmigaarenotcoveredbyguarantee.Refertopage7fordetailed

installationguide.

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3.2.Powerconsumption

Onewithfourdevicesconnectedtoherportscanconsume

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upto2Ampereofcurrent.EspeciallyfullyequippedAmigas
(harddisks,turbocards)cangetunstableinthiscondition.
Pleasecheckcarefullyifyourpowersupplyisabletodeliverthepower
neededbyexternaldevicesbeforeconnectingUSBdevicestoyour

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Especiallymodernturbo-andgraphiccardsandfastharddisksmay
usealmostallpowerresourcesdeliveredbyCommodoreorAmiga
originalpowersupplies.
ConnectingadditionalbuspoweredUSBdevicescangetyouoverthe
2AmperepowerlimitoftheZorrospecification!

Possiblesolutions:

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Ifpossible,useyourUSBdevices"selfpowered"withtheir
ownpowersuppliesattached
Useanexternalhubwithownpowersupply("selfpowered").
Buspoweredhubswon’thelpwiththisissue!

[Fig.4]Expansionportpinout(connectortopview)

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3.3connectors

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Thehasseveralconnectors:thehubports(20pinheader),

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oneclockport(22pinheader)andoneexpansionport(38pinheader).
Pleasehavealookatfigure1;allconnectorpositionsandPCB

markingscanbefoundthereforreferenceissues.

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Whileinstallingthe HIGHWAY board,fourcableshavetobeconnected

totheboard.Figure1illustratestheconnectiontobemade.Please
usethisfigureasreference,ifanydoubtsariseduringinstallation.

Expansionport

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JTAG

ZorroConnector

[Fig.1]Connectorsonthe.(topsideview)HIGHWAY

Hubports

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black
wires

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Connectorpinoutdetailsaregivenintheappendixofthismanual
(page11).

AppendixA
A.1.Connectorpinout

A.1.1Hubports

ThefourUSBportsofthearecontactedbycablescontaining
fivewireseach.Thesecablesusuallyarestandardized.Incaseyou
wanttousecablesfromadifferentmanufacturerpleasecheck
carefullyifthesecablesare100%compatiblewiththe.
Eachhubporthasfivepinswhichareconnectedtooneadaptorcable.
Thetwoblackwiresaretobeconnectedtoand(
correspondstothenumberofport).

ThecolorcodeofUSBwiresisgivenbytheUSBspecificationandis
definedasfollows:

red............Vcc

white..........DataMinus

green..........DataPlus

black..........GND

(black).........Shielding

USBmotherboardcableswitha10pinconnector(oftenfoundin
computerstores)areusuallycompatiblewiththe!

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5.Firststeps

DonotconnectanyUSBdeviceforthefirsttest.Afteryouhave
completedthehardwareinstallationandclosedyourAmiga’shousing
youcanswitchonyourcomputer.
ShouldyourecognizeanyunusualbehaviourofyourAmiga,please
switchitoffimmediately.Pleaseconsultchapter5.2.and5.3.for
troubleshootinginstructions.

5.1.Afirstcheck

Newerkickstartversionscandisplayalistofallfoundexpansion
boardsintheearlystartupmenu(keepbothmousebuttonspressed
afterreset).Youshouldfindtheentryinthe“ExpansionBoard
Diagnostic”menu:

Manufacturer:2145Product:200Status:Working

AfterbootingyourAmigapleaseinstalltheUSBstackusingthe
installerskriptinthe"Poseidon"directoryonthediskenclosedinyour
package.TheAmigaGuide"Poseidon.guide"(alsoinstalledbythe
installer)conatinsallnecessaryinstructionsonthestack.

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5.2.TroubleshootingtheZorrobus

Shouldproblemsoccurduringthefirsttest,pleasecarefullycheckif:

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thehasbeeninstalledintherightorientation?

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theisinserted100%intotheslot?

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anycableshavebeenremovedordamagedduringinstallation?

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5.3.TroubleshootingtheUSB

4.Installationofthe HIGHWAY

YourboardhasbeendesignedfortheCommodoreZorroII

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standard.Installationispossibleinthirdpartycompanies'busboardsif
theZorrostandardisfollowedbytheseboards.

4.1.Safetyrecommendations

Pleasefollowtheserecommendations

foryourownsafety:

SwitchoffyourAmigabeforeinstallation.

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RemovethepowersupplyACcable.

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Disconnectallexternaldevices.

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Avoidstaticcharge.

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Followyoucomputermanufacturer’sinstallation

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guideforexpansioncards.

4.2.Listofrequiredmaterial

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twoholdingplateswithtwoUSBadaptorcableseach

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Philipsstylescrewdriver

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(perhaps)isolatingmaterial(thickpaper)

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expansioncard

ForfurtherdiagnosisyoushouldalsodisconnecttheUSBadapter
cablesfromthe.
Ifyoudon’tsuceedingettingtheworkingpleasecontactthe
supportteam.

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4.3.installationintheAmiga2000

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OpenyourAmiga2000housingbyremovingfivescrewsintotal:two
oneachsideandoneatthebackofthehousing.Afterwards,theupper
partofthehousingcaneasilyberemoved.

Zorroslotscanbefoundontheleftsideofthemainboard.Insertyour

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mustbe,facingyourpowersupplyunit!
CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingtheACpowercable.

4.4.installationinAmiga3000/4000

TheAmiga3000/4000housingisfixedbyseveralscrewsontheback
ofthehousing.Afterremovingthesescrewstheupperpartofthe
housingcanbetakenoff.Zorroslotsarelocatedonadaughterboard
intheleftpartofthecomputer.

InsertyourintoafreeZorroslot.Componentsonthe
expansioncardmustbe!

IfyourZorroslothasalreadybeenusedmanytimes,thenthe
cardmightnotbefixedproperlytotheslot.Inthiscaseitisagoodidea
toelectricallyisolatethecardbyinsertingsomeisolatingstuff(not

burnable!)betweenotherinstalledcards.Thiswillpreventshortcuts.
CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingtheACpowercable.

intoafreeZorroslot.Componentsontheexpansioncard

ontherightside

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CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingtheACpowercable.

4.6.installationinAmiga1200Towersystems

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Pleaseconsultyourtowerhousingmanualoninstructionshowtoopen
thehousing.

Usuallythecardhastobeinstalledsothatcomponentsonthe
expansioncardare.Thehubportconnectorusually
istheonthebacksideoftheslots.

CloseyourcomputerbeforereconnectingACpowercable.

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4.7.Installingthehubports

FourexternalUSBconnectors(twooneachholdingplate)are
includedinyourpackage.Theseplatesfitperfectlyintothe
correspondingcounterpartsonthebacksideofyourcomputer.Should
notenoughemptyplatesbeavailable,youcanalsomount onlyone
plate,reducingthemaximumnumberofdevicestoconnect(without
addinganexternalhub)totwodevices.
Aftercompleteremountingofyourcomputer’shousingyoucan
continuewithafirsttestandthesoftwareinstallation.Theseissuesare
describedinthefollowingchapter.

TheAmiga4000Thasanadditionalslotplateatthebottom,whichis
notdirectlyusableforfullsizeZorrocards.Itisrecommendedtouse
thelowermostslotsforthehubportplates.

4.5.installationinAmiga3000T/4000T

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TheAmiga3000T/4000Thousingcanbeopenedafterremoving
severalscrewsatthebackside.Zorroslotscanbefoundinthelower
partofthecomputeronthemainboard.

InsertyourintoafreeZorroslot.Componentsonthe
expansioncardmustbe!

Isolationissues:see4.4above.

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