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Writing FCode 3.x Programs

Cover
Credits
Contents
Figures
Tables
Preface
1 SBus Cards and FCode
- FCode PROM Format
- Interpreting FCode
- Device Identification
- Creating and Executing FCode Definitions
2 PCI FCode Information
- PCI FCode PROM Header Format
- The PCI Expansion PROM Header Format
- PCI Expansion PROM Data Structure Format
- Format of Physical Address in " reg " Property
- CPU PROM-Generated Properties
- Adding a PCI Header to a PROM
3 Elements of FCode Programming
- Colon Definitions
- Stack Operations
- Programming Style
- Coding Style
- A Minimal FCode Program
- FCode Classes
- Primitive FCode Functions
- System FCode Functions
- Interface FCode Functions
- Local FCode Functions
4 Debugging and Testing FCode Programs
- Packaging PCI FCode
- System Flags and FCode Debugging
- FCode Source
- Tokenizing FCode Source
- FCode Binary Format
- Testing FCode Programs on the Target Machine
- Configuring the Target Machine
- Using the Command Line Editor of the Forth Monitor
- Using the Forth Monitor to Test FCode Programs
- Using dl to Load Forth Over Serial Port A
- Using the Forth Monitor to Interpret an FCode Program
- Using the Forth Monitor to Browse a Device Node
- Using the Forth Monitor to Test a Device Driver
- Testing FCode Programs in Source Form
- Producing an FCode PROM
- Exercising an Installed FCode PROM
- select-dev -Generated Errors
5 Helpful Testing and Debugging Hints
- Accessing a PCI Device's Configuration Space Registers
- Base Address Register Setting
- System Cache Line Size
- Sun Ultra-30 UPA/PCI-Related Nodes
- Finding and Using Physical Addresses
- Controlling PCI Slot Probing on an Ultra-30 UPA/PCI System
- Using 3.x Tokenizer and 3.x CPU PROMs
- PCI Device Configuration Register Access
- Boot Software Roles
- Enabling Access to a PCI Device's Memory Space Locations
- Expansion FCode PROM
- Packaging Error with Ethernet FCode
6 Packages
- Package Instances
- Plug-in Device Drivers
- Common Package Methods
- Package Data Definitions
- Instance Arguments and Parameters
- Standard Support Packages
7 Properties
- Standard FCode Properties
- Detailed Descriptions of Standard Properties
- Manipulating Properties
- Property-Specific FCodes
8 Block and Byte Devices
- Block Devices
- Byte Devices
- Required Methods
- Required Properties
- Device Driver Examples
9 Display Devices
- Required Methods
- Required Properties
- Device Driver Examples
- Complete Display Device Drive
10 Memory-Mapped Buses
- Required Methods
- SBus Addressing
- SBus Required Properties
- Device Driver Examples
11 Network Devices
- Required Methods
- Required Device Properties
- Optional Device Properties
- Device Driver Examples
12 Serial Devices
- Required Methods
- Required Properties
- Device Driver Examples
- Simple Serial FCode Program
13 PCI FCode Driver Example
14 FCode Dictionary
A FCode Reference
- FCode Primitives
- FCodes by Function
- FCodes by Byte Value
- FCodes by Name
B FCode Memory Allocation
C Coding Style
- Typographic Conventions
- Use of Spaces
- if...then...else
- do...loop
- begin...while...repeat
- begin...until...again
- Block Comments
- Stack Comments
- Return Stack Comments
- Numbers
D Differences Between FCode 2.x and 3.x
Index
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