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Control Register – Write Only

 

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x04

 

 

 

D15

A24/A32 Enable

1

= write a 1 to this bit to enable A24/A32 memory access

 

0

= to disable access

 

 

 

 

D14-D2

Reserved

Writes to these bits have no effect.

 

D1

Sysfail Inhibit

Write a 1 to this bit to prevent the module from asserting the

 

SYSFAIL* line.

 

 

 

 

D0

Reset

1

= write a 1 to this bit to force the module into a reset state

 

0

= write a 0 to release the reset state

 

 

 

 

 

Offset Register – Read and Write

 

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x06

 

 

 

 

The value written to this 16-bit register, times 256, sets the base

 

 

 

address of the A24 memory space used by the module. The value

 

 

 

written to this 16-bit register, times 65,536, sets the base address

 

D15-D0

A24/A32 Memory

of the A32 memory space used by the module. A read from this

 

register reflects the previously written value. Because of the

 

Offset

 

 

required memory size, bits D4-D0 are disregarded on writes and

 

 

 

 

 

 

always read back as 0s. Upon receiving a hard reset, all bits in

 

 

 

this register are set to 0s. A soft reset does not effect the value in

 

 

 

this register. The resource manager sets this register.

Serial Number High Register – Read Only

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x0A

 

D15-D0

Not Implemented

Always read back as FFFF16

Serial Number Low Register – Read Only

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x0C

 

D15-D0

Not Implemented

Always read back as FFFF16

Version Number Register – Read Only

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x0E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D15-D8

Firmware Version

Not applicable, reads back as FF16

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D7-D4

Major Hardware

Depends on the

specific

hardware

revision

of

the

SMIP

II

Version Number

interface board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D3-D0

Minor Hardware

Depends on the

specific

hardware

revision

of

the

SMIP

II

Version Number

interface board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SM8000 Series Programming

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VXI SM8000 user manual Control Register Write Only, Offset Register Read and Write, Serial Number High Register Read Only

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