Useful documents for ArcEm

Wanted documents

• ARM3 - The processor in the A5000/A4 and as an upgrade for earlier machines.
• FPA10/FPA11 - The floating point chips
• ARM2aS datasheet
• MEMC1a datasheet
• Hitachi HD63463 - The MFM (ST506) Hard Disc controller in the A440 etc
• IOEB information
• Anything else that seems useful

General Documentation

• ARM Architecture Reference Manual - Revision D, ARM Architecture Reference Manual - Revision E. The ARM ARM, full reference for the instruction set.
• [External] A310/A400/A440 Circuit diagrams - Can prove useful when determining what hardware is present on a particular model.
• [External] Podule bus and Extension ROM docs.
• [External] Chris Whythead Documents - The A400 diagrams pdf also has the Midi podule and econet circuit diagrams
• [External] Acorn machine Technical Reference Manual and Service manual - A3000sm, A3000trm, A300sm, A3010/A3020/A4000trm, A400sm, A4trm, A5000mlsm, A540sm, A540trm, RPCtrm. Includes many interesting peices of info, including packing lists (from which you can work out component names). IOEB info on A4trm and A3010/etc/trm.
• [External] Description of all the CoProcessor instructions and Coprocessor 15 (CPU ID and control) versions for ARM3/610/710/SA

Archimedes Level Hardware

A305, A310, A3000, A440, A410/1, A420/1, A440/1, A540, R140, R225, R260

• Main 4 chips (A series Level hardware too)
• ARM2 - PDF monochrome, 300DPI Part 1, Part 2 - PDF greyscale 200DPI Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• IOC - PDF monochrome 300DPI Part 1 - PDF greyscale 200DPI Part 1
• MEMC - PDF monochrome 300DPI Part 1 - PDF greyscale 200DPI Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• VIDC - PDF monochrome 300DPI Part 1 - PDF greyscale 200DPI Part 1, Part 2
• Western Digital 1772 - The floppy disc controller. See also.
  • [External] http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv1n2/ProbingTheFDC.html
  • [External] http://www.cloud9.co.uk/james/BBCMicro/Documentation/wd1770.html
  • [External] http://saint.atari.org/html/doc/wd1772.html
  • [External] http://saint.atari.org/html/doc/wd17722.html
• 65c51 - Serial Chip (verify datasheet is for correct variant).
• Philips PCF8583 - Real Time Clock and CMOS Ram chip.

A series Level Hardware

A5000, A4, A3010, A3020, A4000

• ARM250 - The combined ARM2/MEMC1a/VIDC/IOC core used on the A3010, A3020 and A4000. (PDFised by the JMB)
• ARM3 - A newsgroup posting from an ARM Ltd employee exlpaining the SWP instruction and the coprocessor 15 details.
• Chips & Technologies 82C711 - Replacing the 63463, 1772 and 65c51 chips from the Archmedes machines is the 82c710 or 82c711. This chip provides a Floppy controller, IDE controller, parallel and serial parts.
• Philips PCF8583 - Real Time Clock and CMOS Ram chip.

Risc PC/A7000 Level Hardware

Risc PC, A7000, A7000+, Clones

• ARM610 - CPU/MMU used in Risc PC 600 series
• ARM710 - CPU/MMU used in Risc PC 700 series
• VIDC20 - Video chip used in Risc PC, also embedded in ARM7500 series system on chop
• ARM7500 - Arm Ltd Datasheet The combined ARM7/VIDC20/MMU/IO as used in the A7000.
• ARM7500FE - Arm Ltd Datasheet The combined ARM7/VIDC20/MMU/IO/FPA as used in the A7000+.
• Cirrus Logic ARM7500FE - (CL-PS7500FE) The combined ARM7/VIDC20/MMU/IO/FPA as used in the A7000+.
• SMSC FDC37C665GT - IO chip used in the Risc PC and A7000, Floppy, Serial, IDE, Parallel
• SMSC FDC37C665IR - IO chip used in several NC style machiens, including the Proton Xavier, adds IR support.
• SMSC FDC37C669 - IO chip used in several clone machines, Mico and Riscstation, the Bush IBX range of STBs, Pace DSL4000.
• DEC/Intel SA110 - StrongARM CPU used in later Risc PCs
• Philips PCF8583 - Real Time Clock and CMOS Ram chip.

Part number reference

• VLSI VL86C010 - ARM 2
• VLSI VL86C020 - ARM 3
• VLSI VL86C110 - MEMC, VL86C110-08QC 8MHz, VL86C110-10QC 10MHz, VL86C110-12QC 12Mhz
• VLSI VL86C310 - VIDC
• VLSI VL86C410 - IOC
• GEC Plessey ARM 250TG, GPS ARM, 922A Picture
• VLSI VY86C610 - ARM 610
• VLSI VY86C710 - ARM 710, VL86C710A 40MHz
• VLSI VY27073B - ARM 7500 used in A7000 Reference
• Cirrus Logic CL-PS7500FE - ARM 7500 FE used in A7000+
• VLSI VY27053 - VIDC20r1 (RPC video chip)
• GEC Plessey IOMD21CW - IOMD 21 (RPC IO controller)

Linux kernel links

Useful for discovering how an OS talks to the hardware

• arch/arm26
• arch/arm/mach-rpc
• drivers/acorn
• drivers/video (acornfb)
• drivers/net/arm Ether1/Ether3/EtherH etc

NetBSD kernel links

Useful for discovering how an OS talks to the hardware

• arch/acorn26
• arch/acorn32
• arch/arm often the file in acorn26 and 32 link to arm generic files.

Misc extra docs

• ARM710a - a later variant of the ARM710, I'm not sure which was used in Acorn Machines.
• ARM810 - CPU/MMU used in 2 experimental machines in Acorn, it was found that the StrongARM CPU was more capable so never went into prodcution machines.

Expansion Podules

Ethernet

• ASIX AX88796BLF
• Intel 82586
• Macronix MX98902
• Macronix MX98905
• Myson MTD908F
• NatSemi DP8390D
• SEEQ NQ80C04A
• SEEQ NQ8005
• SMSC LAN91C111

ST506

All using the same chip that that the HD equipped Archimedes also used.

Econet

• Motorola MC6854
• ST Microelectronics EF68B54P