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This is a subset of the documentation. To use this driver you MUST have the full package "z8530drv-2.4c.dl1bke.tar.gz" from either ftp.pspt.fi, sunsite.unc.edu or db0bm.automation.fh-aachen.de. Do not try to use the utilities from z8530drv-utils-3.0 as they will not work with the 2.4 series of the driver! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCC.C - Linux driver for Z8530 based HDLC cards for AX.25 ******************************************************************** (c) 1993,1997 by Joerg Reuter DL1BKE portions (c) 1993 Guido ten Dolle PE1NNZ for the complete copyright notice see >> Copying.Z8530DRV << ******************************************************************** 1. Initialization of the driver =============================== To use the driver, 3 steps must be performed: 1. if compiled as module: loading the module 2. Setup of hardware, MODEM and KISS parameters with sccinit 3. Attachment of each channel in the packet software 1.1 Loading the module ====================== (If you're going to compile the driver as a part of the kernel image, skip this chapter and continue with 1.2) Before you can use a module, you'll have to load it with insmod scc.o please read 'man insmod' that comes with modutils. You should include the insmod in one of the /etc/rc.d/rc.* files, and don't forget to insert a call of sccinit after that. It will read your 1.2. /etc/z8530drv.rc ===================== To setup all parameters you must run /sbin/sccinit from one of your rc.*-files. This has to be done BEFORE the start of NET or axattach. Sccinit reads the file /etc/z8530drv.rc and sets the hardware, MODEM and KISS parameters. A sample file is delivered with this package. Change it to your needs. The file itself consists of two main sections. 1.2.1 configuration of hardware parameters ========================================== The hardware setup section defines the following parameters for each Z8530: chip 1 data_a 0x300 # data port A ctrl_a 0x304 # control port A data_b 0x301 # data port B ctrl_b 0x305 # control port B irq 5 # IRQ No. 5 pclock 4915200 # clock board BAYCOM # hardware type escc no # enhanced SCC chip? (8580/85180/85280) vector 0 # latch for interrupt vector special no # address of special function register option 0 # option to set via sfr chip - this is just a delimiter to make sccinit a bit simpler to program. A parameter has no effect. data_a - the address of the data port A of this Z8530 (needed) ctrl_a - the address of the control port A (needed) data_b - the address of the data port B (needed) ctrl_b - the address of the control port B (needed) irq - the used IRQ for this chip. Different chips can use different IRQs or the same. If they share an interrupt, it needs to be specified within one chip-definition only. pclock - the clock at the PCLK pin of the Z8530 (option, 4915200 is default), measured in Hertz board - the "type" of the board: SCC type value --------------------------------- PA0HZP SCC card PA0HZP EAGLE card EAGLE PC100 card PC100 PRIMUS-PC (DG9BL) card PRIMUS BayCom (U)SCC card BAYCOM escc - if you want support for ESCC chips (8580, 85180, 85280), set this to "yes" (option, defaults to "no") vector - address of the vector latch (aka "intack port") for PA0HZP cards. There can be only one vector latch for all chips! (option, defaults to 0) special - address of the special function register on several cards. (option, defaults to 0) option - The value you write into that register (option, default is 0) You can specify up to four chips (8 channels). If this is not enough, just change #define MAXSCC 4 to a higher value. Example for the BayCom USCC: ---------------------------- chip 1 data_a 0x300 # data port A ctrl_a 0x304 # control port A data_b 0x301 # data port B ctrl_b 0x305 # control port B irq 5 # IRQ No. 5 (#) board BAYCOM # hardware type (*) # # SCC chip 2 # chip 2 data_a 0x302 ctrl_a 0x306 data_b 0x303 ctrl_b 0x307 board BAYCOM An example for a PA0HZP card: ----------------------------- chip 1 data_a 0x153 data_b 0x151 ctrl_a 0x152 ctrl_b 0x150 irq 9 pclock 4915200 board PA0HZP vector 0x168 escc no # # # chip 2 data_a 0x157 data_b 0x155 ctrl_a 0x156 ctrl_b 0x154 irq 9 pclock 4915200 board PA0HZP vector 0x168 escc no A DRSI would should probably work with this: -------------------------------------------- (actually: two DRSI cards...) chip 1 data_a 0x303 data_b 0x301 ctrl_a 0x302 ctrl_b 0x300 irq 7 pclock 4915200 board DRSI escc no # # # chip 2 data_a 0x313 data_b 0x311 ctrl_a 0x312 ctrl_b 0x310 irq 7 pclock 4915200 board DRSI escc no Note that you cannot use the on-board baudrate generator off DRSI cards. Use "mode dpll" for clock source (see below). This is based on information provided by Mike Bilow (and verified by Paul Helay) The utility "gencfg" -------------------- If you only know the parameters for the PE1CHL driver for DOS, run gencfg. It will generate the correct port addresses (I hope). Its parameters are exactly the same as the ones you use with the "attach scc" command in net, except that the string "init" must not appear. Example: gencfg 2 0x150 4 2 0 1 0x168 9 4915200 will print a skeleton z8530drv.rc for the OptoSCC to stdout. gencfg 2 0x300 2 4 5 -4 0 7 4915200 0x10 does the same for the BayCom USCC card. I my opinion it is much easier to edit scc_config.h... 1.2.2 channel configuration =========================== The channel definition is divided into three sub sections for each channel: An example for /dev/scc0: # DEVICE device /dev/scc0 # the device for the following params # MODEM / BUFFERS speed 1200 # the default baudrate clock dpll # clock source: # dpll = normal halfduplex operation # external = MODEM provides own Rx/Tx clock # divider = use fullduplex divider if # installed (1) mode nrzi # HDLC encoding mode # nrzi = 1k2 MODEM, G3RUH 9k6 MODEM # nrz = DF9IC 9k6 MODEM # rxbuffers 8 # number of rx buffers allocated # (option, default is 4) txbuffers 16 # number of tx buffers allocated # (option, default is 16) bufsize 384 # size of buffers. Note that this must include # the AX.25 header, not only the data field! # (optional, defaults to 384) # KISS (Layer 1) txdelay 36 # (see chapter 1.4) persist 64 slot 8 tail 8 fulldup 0 wait 12 min 3 maxkey 7 idle 3 maxdef 120 group 0 txoff off softdcd on slip off The order WITHIN these sections is unimportant. The order OF these sections IS important. The MODEM parameters are set with the first recognized KISS parameter... Please note that you can initialize the board only once after boot. You can change all parameters but "mode" and "clock" later with the Sccparam program or through KISS. Just to avoid security holes... (1) this divider is usually mounted on the SCC-PBC (PA0HZP) or not present at all (BayCom). It feeds back the output of the DPLL (digital pll) as transmit clock. Using this mode without a divider installed will normally result in keying the transceiver until maxkey expires --- of course without sending anything (useful). 2. Attachment of a channel by your AX.25 software ================================================= 2.1 KA9Q NOS derivates ====================== When the linux has startup, the SCC driver has been initialized, you can attach the channels in your packet software. This is done by open the scc devices by using the attach asy command. The SCC-drivers emulates the scc devices as serial asy ports, this means e.g. that the baudrate can be set in the attach command. Example Wampes: ############################################################################################# # Wampes device attach # NOTE: Interfacename and the device must be the same!! # Usage: attach asy 0 0 slip|vjslip|ax25ui|ax25i|nrs|kissui <label> 0 <mtu> <speed> [ip_addr] # attach asy 0 0 kissi scc0 256 256 1200 # Attach SCC channel 1 in 1200 baud attach asy 0 0 kissi scc1 256 256 1200 # Attach SCC channel 2 in 1200 baud attach asy 0 0 kissui scc2 256 256 38400 # Attach SCC channel 3 in 38400 baud attach asy 0 0 kissui scc3 256 256 9600 # Attach SCC channel 4 in 9600 baud # ^^^^ # for WAMPES 921229 use here: ax25 # Example JNOS: ############################################ # JNOS device attach # attach asy scc0 0 ax25 scc0 256 256 1200 attach asy scc1 0 ax25 scc1 256 256 1200 attach asy scc2 0 ax25 scc2 256 256 300 attach asy scc3 0 ax25 scc3 256 256 4800 # # It allows AX.25 communication without a TNC. Only a MODEM is needed. The parameters have the same meaning as in KISS mode. In fact, the AX.25 mode is emulating an extended KISS TNC, so the same commands can be used to set the parameters of the interface (see below). To be able to run fullduplex using an SCC in AX.25 mode, an external divider must be available, that divides the baudrate generator clock available on the TRxC pin by 32, and puts the resulting signal on the RTxC pint of the same channel of the SCC. Such a divider is not necessary for normal CSMA packet radio operation, but interrupt overhead is slightly reduced if you still install it. 2.2 Kernel AX.25 ================ Well, as said before: The driver emulates a KISS TNC, so you can simply run axattach -s 1200 /dev/scc0 DL1BKE to establish the link between kernel AX.25 and z8530drv. 3. Adjustment and Display of parameters ======================================= 3.1 Displaying SCC Parameters: ============================== Once a SCC channel has been attached, the parameter settings and some statistic information can be shown using the param program: dl1bke-u:~$ sccstat /dev/scc0 Parameters: speed : 1200 baud txdelay : 36 persist : 255 slottime : 0 txtail : 8 fulldup : 1 waittime : 12 mintime : 3 sec maxkeyup : 7 sec idletime : 3 sec maxdefer : 120 sec group : 0x00 txoff : off softdcd : on SLIP : off Status: HDLC Z8530 Interrupts Queues ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent : 273 RxOver : 0 RxInts : 125074 RxQueue : 0 Received : 1095 TxUnder: 0 TxInts : 4684 TxQueue : 0 RxErrors : 1591 ExInts : 11776 NoSpace : 0 KissErrors : 0 SpInts : 1503 Tx State : idle Memory allocated: Buffer size: 384 rx buffers : 4 tx buffers : 8 The status info shown is: Sent - number of frames transmitted Received - number of frames received RxErrors - number of receive errors (CRC, ABORT) KissErrors - number of KISS errors (should be zero...) Tx State - status of the Tx interrupt handler: idle/busy/active/tail (2) RxOver - number of receiver overruns TxUnder - number of transmitter underruns RxInts - number of receiver interrupts TxInts - number of transmitter interrupts EpInts - number of receiver special condition interrupts SpInts - number of external/status interrupts RxQueue - number of received packets enqueued for this channel TxQueue - number of packets enqueued for Tx NoSpace - number of times the receiver buffer pool was found empty An overrun is abnormal. If lots of these occur, the product of baudrate and number of interfaces is too high for the processing power of you computer. If "Space" errors occur, specify a higher number of buffers in the "scc.h" file. 3.2 Setting Parameters ====================== The setting of parameters of the emulated KISS TNC is done in the same way in the SCC driver. You can change parameters by using the command param in NET or NOS param <iface> <paramname> <value> or use the program "sccparam": sccparam <device> <paramname> <decimal-|hexadecimal value> You can change the following parameters: param : value ------------------------ speed : 1200 txdelay : 36 persist : 255 slottime : 0 txtail : 8 fulldup : 1 waittime : 12 mintime : 3 maxkeyup : 7 idletime : 3 maxdefer : 120 group : 0x00 txoff : off softdcd : on SLIP : off The parameters have the following meaning: speed: The baudrate on this channel in bits/sec Example: sccparam /dev/scc3 speed 9600 txdelay: The delay (in units of 10ms) after keying of the transmitter, until the first byte is sent. This is usually called "TXDELAY" in a TNC. When 0 is specified, the driver will just wait until the CTS signal is asserted. This assumes the presence of a timer or other circuitry in the MODEM and/or transmitter, that asserts CTS when the transmitter is ready for data. A normal value of this parameter is 30-36. Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 txd 20 persist: This is the probability that the transmitter will be keyed when the channel is found to be free. It is a value from 0 to 255, and the probability is (value+1)/256. The value should be somewhere near 50-60, and should be lowered when the channel is used more heavily. Example: sccparam /dev/scc2 persist 20 slottime: This is the time between samples of the channel. It is expressed in units of 10ms. About 200-300 ms (value 20-30) seems to be a good value. Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 slot 20 tail: The time the transmitter will remain keyed after the last byte of a packet has been transferred to the SCC. This is necessary because the CRC and a flag still have to leave the SCC before the transmitter is keyed down. The value depends on the baudrate selected. A few character times should be sufficient, e.g. 40ms at 1200 baud. (value 4) The value of this parameter is in 10ms units. Example: sccparam /dev/scc2 4 full: The full-duplex mode switch. This can be one of the following values: 0: The interface will operate in CSMA mode (the normal half-duplex packet radio operation) 1: Fullduplex mode, i.e. the transmitter will be keyed at any time, without checking the received carrier. It will be unkeyed when there are no packets to be sent. 2: Like 1, but the transmitter will remain keyed, also when there are no packets to be sent. Flags will be sent in that case, until a timeout (parameter 10) occurs. Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 fulldup off wait: The initial waittime before any transmit attempt, after the frame has been queue for transmit. This is the length of the first slot in CSMA mode. In fullduplex modes it is set to 0 for maximum performance. The value of this parameter is in 10ms units. Example: sccparam /dev/scc1 wait 4 maxkey: The maximal time the transmitter will be keyed to send packets, in seconds. This can be useful on busy CSMA channels, to avoid "getting a bad reputation" when you are generating a lot of traffic. After the specified time has elapsed, no new frame will be started. Instead, the trans- mitter will be switched off for a specified time (parameter min), and then the selected algorithm for keyup will be started again. The value 0 as well as "off" will disable this feature, and allow infinite transmission time. Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 maxk 20 min: This is the time the transmitter will be switched off when the maximum transmission time is exceeded. Example: sccparam /dev/scc3 min 10 idle This parameter specifies the maximum idle time in fullduplex 2 mode, in seconds. When no frames have been sent for this time, the transmitter will be keyed down. A value of 0 is has same result as the fullduplex mode 1. This parameter can be disabled. Example: sccparam /dev/scc2 idle off # transmit forever maxdefer This is the maximum time (in seconds) to wait for a free channel to send. When this timer expires the transmitter will be keyed IMMEDIATELY. If you love to get trouble with other users you should set this to a very low value ;-) Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 maxdefer 240 # 2 minutes txoff: When this parameter has the value 0, the transmission of packets is enable. Otherwise it is disabled. Example: sccparam /dev/scc2 txoff on group: It is possible to build special radio equipment to use more than one frequency on the same bad, e.g. using several receivers and only one transmitter that can be switched between frequencies. Also, you can connect several radios that are active on the same band. In these cases, it is not possible, or not a good idea, to transmit on more than one frequency. The SCC driver provides a method to lock transmitters on different interfaces, using the "param <interface> group <x>" command. This will only work when you are using CSMA mode (parameter full = 0). The number <x> must be 0 if you want no group restrictions, and can be computed as follows to create restricted groups: <x> is the sum of some OCTAL numbers: 200 This transmitter will only be keyed when all other transmitters in the group are off. 100 This transmitter will only be keyed when the carrier detect of all other interfaces in the group is off. 0xx A byte that can be used to define different groups. Interfaces are in the same group, when the logical AND between their xx values is nonzero. Examples: When 2 interfaces use group 201, their transmitters will never be keyed at the same time. When 2 interfaces use group 101, the transmitters will only key when both channels are clear at the same time. When group 301, the transmitters will not be keyed at the same time. Don't forget to convert the octal numbers into decimal before you set the parameter. Example: (to be written) softdcd: use a software dcd instead of the real one... Useful for a very slow squelch. Example: sccparam /dev/scc0 soft on slip: use slip encoding instead of kiss Example: sccparam /dev/scc1 slip on 4. Problems =========== If you have tx-problems with your BayCom USCC card please check the manufacturer of the 8530. SGS chips have a slightly different timing. Try Zilog... I have no information if this driver works with baudrates higher than 1200 baud. A solution is to write to register 8 instead to the data port, but this won't work with the ESCC chips *SIGH!* I got reports that the driver has problems on some 386-based systems. (i.e. Amstrad) Those systems have a bogus AT bus timing which will lead to delayed answers on interrupts. You can recognize these problems by looking at the output of Sccstat for the suspected port. See if it shows under- and overruns you own such a system. Perhaps it will help if you simplify the scc_isr() function a bit. You'll find a slightly faster version in the files scc_isr_intack or scc_isr_novec. Delayed processing of received data: This depends on - the kernel version - kernel profiling compiled or not - the rather slow receiver in tty_io.c - a high interrupt load - a high load of the machine --- running X, Xmorph, XV and Povray, while compiling the kernel... hmm ... even with 32 MB RAM ... ;-) - NET's speed itself. Kernel panics: please read to /linux/README and find out if it really occurred within the scc driver. If you can't solve a problem, send me - a description of the problem, - information on your hardware (computer system, scc board, modem) - your kernel version - the output of sccstat /dev/scc# ("#" is the No. of the channel) - the settings of "speed", "clock" and "mode" for that channel in /etc/z8530drv.rc - your scc_config.h And always remember: The 1.1.* kernel series is for alpha tests -- use at your own risk ;-) The 1.2.* series should run reliable. This driver perhaps NOT! The 1.3.* kernel series is for alpha tests again... you get the idea! 3. DRSI Boards ============== I still can't test the DRSI board, but this configuration derived from the PE1CHL SCC driver configuration should work: An example of scc_config.h for One DRSI board installed: ========================= /* gencfg 1 0x300 0x10 2 0 1 0 7 4915200 */ /* file generated by $Id: gencfg.c,v 1.2 1994/11/29 21:42:24 JReuter Exp JReuter $ */ #include <linux/scc.h> int Nchips = 1; io_port Vector_Latch = 0x0; int Ivec = 7; long Clock = 4915200; char Board = PA0HZP; int Option = 0; io_port Special_Port = 0x0; io_port SCC_ctrl[MAXSCC * 2] = {0x302, 0x300, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}; io_port SCC_data[MAXSCC * 2] = {0x303, 0x301, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}; /* set to '1' if you have and want ESCC chip (8580/85180/85280) support */ /* Chip */ /* ======== */ int SCC_Enhanced[MAXSCC] = {0, /* ...one... */ 0, /* ...two... */ 0, /* ...three... */ 0}; /* ...four... */ #define VERBOSE_BOOTMSG 1 #undef SCC_DELAY /* perhaps a 486DX2 is a *bit* too fast */ #undef SCC_LDELAY /* slow it even a bit more down */ #undef DONT_CHECK /* don't look if the SCCs you specified are available */ Two boards installed: ===================== /* file generated by $Id: gencfg.c,v 1.2 1994/11/29 21:42:24 JReuter Exp JReuter $ */ #include <linux/scc.h> int Nchips = 2; io_port Vector_Latch = 0x0; int Ivec = 7; long Clock = 4915200; char Board = PA0HZP; int Option = 0; io_port Special_Port = 0x0; io_port SCC_ctrl[MAXSCC * 2] = {0x302, 0x300, 0x312, 0x310, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}; io_port SCC_data[MAXSCC * 2] = {0x303, 0x301, 0x313, 0x311, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}; /* set to '1' if you have and want ESCC chip (8580/85180/85280) support */ /* Chip */ /* ======== */ int SCC_Enhanced[MAXSCC] = {0, /* ...one... */ 0, /* ...two... */ 0, /* ...three... */ 0}; /* ...four... */ #define VERBOSE_BOOTMSG 1 #undef SCC_DELAY /* perhaps a 486DX2 is a *bit* too fast */ #undef SCC_LDELAY /* slow it even a bit more down */ #undef DONT_CHECK /* don't look if the SCCs you specified are available */ ***************** You m u s t use "clock dpll" in /etc/z8530drv.rc for operation, the on-board baudrate generator is not supported. ***************** (mni tnx to Mike Bilow) 4. Thor RLC100 ============== Mysteriously this board seems not to work with the driver. Anyone got it up-and-running? Many thanks to Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox for including the driver in the Linux standard distribution and their support. Joerg Reuter ampr-net: dl1bke@db0pra.ampr.org WWW : http://www.rat.de/jr Internet: jreuter@poboxes.com