NIM Primitives
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Primitive Field Definitions (continued)The symbols used in the remainder of this section to denote the different
types of Primitive fields are summarized in Table 4-3.
Table 4-3 Summary of Primitive Field Symbols
Symbol Description
LLLL Length field
PP Primitive code
HH Attached device status
TT Data element types
NNNN Number of data elements
AAAA or AAAA AAAA Data element location
DDDD Data unit(s)
XX Number of user-derfined structures requested
CC User-defined structure number
EEEE EEEE User-defined structure mask
YYYY Application sequence count
RRRR Host reference number
MMMM Attached device data segment definition
OOOO Attached device time-out value
The Length Field (refer to Figure 4-3) is a 16-bit field that represents the
length (in bytes) of the Primitive, Descriptor(s), and Data Unit field(s). The
Length Field is initialized by the Primary in transmissions to the NIM. It is
also initialized by the NIM in transmissions to the Primary. (Example: the
Length Field for a Primitive 02 request would have a value of 1.)
The Primitive Code Field (see Figure 4-3) is eight bits long, which allows for
256 unique Primitives. The most significant bit of the primitive field code is
used to designate that the extended addressing mode is in effect. In this
mode, the data element location descriptor is a 32-bit field rather than the
16-bit field associated with non-extended addressing.
The Series 500 NIM currently supports a subset of the Primitives: 00, 01,
02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 20, 21, 30, 31, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59.
The corresponding extended addressing codes are: 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,
87, 90, A0, A1, B0, B1, D0, D1, D2, D5, D6, D7, D8, and D9 (all values in
hexadecimal). These Primitive Codes are described in detail later in this
chapter.
The attached device status is updated by the NIM every four seconds. The
most recent attached device status is returned in most primitives.
Primitive Field
Symbols
Length Field – LLLL
Primitive Code
Field – PP
Attached Device
Status – HH