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Acorn technical documents

(now including Jérôme Mathevet's links)Available here are various documents on Acorn computers that I've collected. Most date from the early days of the Archimedes, and some were posted on SID,Acorn's now defunct bulletin board (announcement). If the original document is dated, thedate is shown in brackets next to the document title. However, this may betheir release date and not the date of creation. Some are culled from news- the full headers are included so you can look the relevant threads up onGoogle Groups if necessary.On most of these documents there is no indication of author or copyrightholder. I seek no gain of any kind from making these documents available,and if I informed that I am breaking copyright I shall remove any pages at the firstopportunity. None of the news articles have X-No-Archive set - if you'dlike me to remove one of your articles, let me know.All information is provided in good faith, but I cannot make anyguarantees as to its accuracy.This page is designed to complement Robin Watts'Documentation on Acorn Computers pages - he was too busy to incorporate theminto his site when I contacted him, so these two sites should be used side byside. I have tried to eliminate any duplicate material in the list on this page, but if you find any,please let me know.Much of the material here is taken from Usenet, Arcade BBS, old public domain discs,contributors and other sources. If you have any more material like this,please do not hesitate to contact me (theo@markettos.org.uk) - it will doubtless be ofuse to someone.Browse the directory structure - the whole archive is here, including those that are duplicates of those on Robin's site. There are more than those listed below.Quick LinksHardware:Machine information . Ports .Datasheets/specifications . Driver documentation . Hardware projects . Ultimate FAQ . Hardware designs. Driver softwareSoftware:Coding standards. Low-level . ARM code . ApplicationsMiscellaneous:Miscellaneous . Productannouncements . Other archives

Hardware related

Machine informationArchimedes 300 Series Hardware Product Specification (14 Feb 89)AMULET1 - An Asynchronous ARM Processor [09/06/93]ARM6, ARM7 and ARM8 chip details and availability [14/06/93]Full list of specifications of Acorn machines [27/11/92]RiscIx upgrade details [00/00/93]Discussion about buying / using multisync monitors [10/05/92]Safety Test Guidelines to meet theElectricity at Work Regulations 1989Archimedes hardware - reverse engineered foremulation (offsite)A5000/A4/A3010/A3020/A4000 interruptsourcesPorts Pinouts on the Archimedes machine (14 Feb 89) Archimedes Serial Port Application Note (Issue D) (15 Feb 89) Archimedes serial line - the story so far... (5 Jul 88) Acorn document on the hardware bugs in early Archimedes machines Quadrature (ie pre-A7000) mouse pinout Parallel port access on Acornmachines (offsite, by StuartTyrrell Developments) A4 power supply pinout A3000 memory expansion connector pinout A3020/A4000 network connector with(untested) directions on how to build your own ethernet Media Access Unit(specifically for i-cubed cards, but might work for others). Pinout and links for ComputerConcepts' Eagle M2 card. Schematic of theRisc PC's serial port and most of the parallel port. From the TRMschematics of an issue 1 board. Serial blockdrivers (offsite)Datasheets Acorn Enhanced Expansion Card Specification (issue 5, July 1994)[PDF, PostScript and Sparkived Drawfiles]. Also mechanical drawings. Also available, Archimedes Podule specification issue 1 (15 Feb 89). Issue 5 should be used for new designs, but this includes information of historical interest, in particular the coprocessor interface. The accompanying Draw file diagrams are also here. Risc PC/A7000 network slot specification MarkII Chips and Technologies 82C711 datasheet - 2.5MB PDF file (as used in A4, A3010, A3020, A4000 and almost identical to the 82C710 used in the A5000) SMSC FDC37C665GTdatasheet (offsite link) -IO chip used in the Risc PC SMSC FDC37C669datasheet (offsite link) -IO chip used in the NC, Bush STB, and I think A7000(+), RiscStation andMico.Programming the VIDC registers [31/07/92] Archimedes memory map WD1770/2/3 Floppy disc controller chip details [25/02/93] Simtec Hydramultiprocessor board documentation and applications (offsite)Hardware drivers Archimedes Podule Loaders (15 Feb 89) RISC OS Support for extension ROMs Hard Disc Utilites (18 Nov 88) New ADFS SWIs for IDE etc. [14/10/91] Joystick SWIs [14/07/92] Parallel device driver within RISC OS 2.50Hi-Res mono mode 23 on a Taxan 795 monitor [29/01/91]Archimedes disc errors (see the comp.sys.acorn.* FAQ for a newer listing)What MEMC do I have? (probably specific to RISC OS 2)VIDC Enhancer software supportANT Ether3/EtherB documentation (offsite)Notes on ADFS_IDEUserOpAcorn Unix Econet Device Driver and NetworkDevice - noteson RISC-iX's network driver, particular how it handles transmission ofpackets Econet packets over Ethernet (later AUN uses the same strategy). Abstractsays: "This document describes a device driver which controls the AcornEconet and a Unix Networking Device which uses Econet, in Acorn'simplementation of Unix 4.3BSD, from both the user's view and from that of aprogrammer who wishes to understand and maintain the code." (1988/9)Hardware projects Risc PC VRAM problems with StrongARM and Kinetic Speeding up Acorn A5000 computers: PDF, text byNick Smith et al (17 Mar 93) How to connect a 4MB SIMM to an A5000 by Christian LudlamRemoving the audio filter [14/03/92]Upgrade your A310 to 4MB: Sparkived drawfiles, text. In Dutch and something Scandinavian (I think!) with English translation.Upgrade an A310 to RISC OS 3 by Yann Perrais.Fitting a Master/Archimedes Econet module to a podule for use in aRisc PCConverting a PC floppy drive to work on anAcorn Ultimate FAQ (zip archive, directory structure, index). This is acollection of various interesting documents sent to Usenet (hardware andsoftware info). Individual documents are linked separately on this page. Also includes:Eureka 1, 2, 3 This was an electronic magazine run by Dave Walker.Useful hints (except those involving direct access to VIDC registers !)and hardware info (Podule interfacing, I2C) to be found. Issue 3 is themost interesting of all.Eureka issue 1 (Bristol Uni Archimedes group) [01/10/92]Eureka issue 2 (incl. ARM assembler reference manual) [13/11/92]Eureka issue 3 [15/01/93]

Software related

Language coding standards(many files here don't contain any version numbers or dates, so dates arebased on the filing system date, which may or may not be accurate) ARM Object Format 2002, v2.00 (2 Feb89) Acorn Library Format / Object Library Format 1993, proto-1.00 (2 Feb89) RISC OS Application Image Format1993, 1.00 (2 Feb89) Acorn/ARM Procedure Call Standard 2003 Acorn Symbolic Debugging Table Format2002 Squeezed AIF object format (reverseengineered)Low-level Shared C Library changes version 3.50 to3.66 The Low Level Filing System Interface Old printer driver interface RISC OS 3.1 zero pagelocationsby Matthew Wilcox. Do not, under any circumstances, use these fordeveloping software.RISC OS E-format disc structure design document [26/08/90]MessageTrans SWIs [13/03/91]How to display sprites mode independently and quickly [06/06/91]TaskWindow SWIs [18/09/91]CMHG entry veneer for IRQ handlers (set carry flag) [04/10/91]Optimised SWI veneer (instead of _kernel_swi) [04/10/91]RISC OS 3 Self-test result codes [24/01/93]Buffer Manager SWIs, events, vectors and upcalls [00/00/93]Trap handling in CTerritoryManager SWIsCastle C -zpq pragmasAcorn C undocumentedfeatures(offsite)Acorn C effect of -zM module compilationswitchARM code Matthew Wilcox's ARM assemblertipsImportant rules for ARM code writers [17/05/91]ARM code to perform division [02/11/91]ARM code to calculate square roots [21/11/91]ARM code comparison guidelines [26/11/91]ARM SWP instruction, coprocessor 15 regs, Cache SWIs [04/09/92]Count leading/trailing zeros: Googlethread,local copy of articleApplications The RISC OS 2 Interactive Help System Whatever happened to Acorn's Modula 2 compiler? 6502 applications on ARM machines (15Feb 89) 6502 Emulation under Arthur (15 Feb89) Archimedes applications:Author's guidelines (15 Feb 89) - historical, contemporary with Arthur Sound on the Archimedesmachine PC Emulator (v1.3) compatibility(3 Aug 90) Fancy text format for printing textfiles with bold etc (a subset of the First Word Plus format)comp.sys.acorn Application Writer's Guide [22/06/92]Code to find closest colour out of RISC OS 256 [30/01/92]OS_SpriteOp Transformed sprite SWIs [15/06/92]RISC OS 3 FilterManager SWIs [03/08/92]Program to toggle DragASprite [08/10/92] (missing a252drag.txt)How to drive DragASpriteRISC OS 3.10 icon validation commands [13/10/92]ShowFree SWIs [18/11/92]External Edit protocol (uuencoded file) [05/01/93] (in the Ultimate FAQ zipfile)Throwback protocol and SWIs [31/01/93]BASIC interpreter changes since 1.02 [10/09/92]Font file format, Outlines and IntMetrics (version 8) [00/00/93]Glass: proposal for new template file format [23/02/93]Useful hints and tips #1: !Run files [14/06/93]Useful hints and tips #2: using !Make [14/06/93]Suggested improvements in RISC_OSLibFirst Word Plus printer driver guidelinesAcorn Replay file formatA 'whirlwind tour of the RISC OS 3 printing system'Exporting Draw files to EPS

Miscellaneous

The Philosophy of RISC OS Details of the BBC standard interchangeformat, UNIFORM Designed 'to allow different Archimedes applications to read each other's data.' Assembler headers for the RISC OS2 kernel (zipped) The Acorn Question & Answer database (circa 1992, CSV format) RISC OS 3 upgrade FAQAcorn Bug Report Form [11/11/91]Acorn and Sun audio formats (and convertor) [02/11/91]TAO operating system [02/06/93]Acorn-related addresses [24/06/93]Acorn ftp and mail-server archives [21/06/93]Newsgroup ucam.cl.risc-ix-users - a few brief and largely uninteresting threads fromthis University of Cambridge Computer Lab private newsgroup (articles lockedas they were never intended for public distribution).

Product announcements

Acorn targets new Markets with Major Products Launch:Acorn launches the Pocket BookAcorn expands A3000 rangeAcorn launches the A4000Acorn broadens its A5000 rangeAcorn introduces Universal NetworkingOther technical documents archivesThese archives contain similar material to my own:Robin Watts' page.Denis Howe's page.Poppyfields archive.Acorn's FTP site archive: Mirror of original, Updated RISC OS Ltd version. Includes their application notes archive(index)Technical ReferenceManuals.Circuit diagrams: Acorn'sarchive: mirror oforiginal, reprocessed by AcornSearch. Alan Williams' circuits/TRMs Ben Harris' Your Welcome Guide (this is plain paper and was supplied when yougot the machine. No link!)How to make a SCART cable to connect your archimedes/RiscPC to your TV(optionally with an audio plug)Info on connections for various peripheralsEconet Enthusiasts' Area by Richard Murray - lots of technical details of Econet.Frobnicate(The semi-serious magazine for semi-serious acorn users)Build yourself a serial port for your A3000 (Issue 2)Second IDE drive (or IDE CD-ROM) for your A5000 (Issue 3)Install Econet (Issue 9) - I feel it should be pretty difficult to getthe programs and equipment discussed here except possibly second-hand ?Use your serial port to pilot a VCR - Very basic (Issue 12)Bypass the audio filter that cripples the output signal (also covered toless extent in the c.s.a.FAQ) (Issue 15)Inside the CD-ROM drive - a rough overview of the device (Issue 16) (Jérôme says) The Bastard Operator From Hell and The Diary of a Demented Hacker areexquisite novels that you shouldn't miss !You will need Ovation Pro (with the !Ovation1 applet), Ovation or its demo version to read the files (links on the page). These pages contain useful resources:How to create a native RISC OS CD on a PCSCSI APIs and a little on partitionformats (from the PowerTecmanuals).Bernard Walter's hardwareprojectsRobin Clive Matthewsinformation and software Here, you will find Cub Monitor TTL to Analogue input conversion details, RS232 Null Modem adaptor wiring diagram, SCART/Peritel connector info, Acorn computers' internal audio header pinout, WesternDigital harddisc fix for Acorn computers. (broken link)Ben Harris' Econet/Atom manuals andsoftwareThe BBC lives! documentationpage and The BBC DocumentationProjectRISC OS hardware designsMy SuperIO poduleMy DIY Risc PC 486 coprocessor card upgradeMy Risc PC 16-bit sound upgradeZ80 coprocessorpodule(description)by Adrian Lees8255 I/O podule (ArcFS archive)32 bit I/O podule (ArcFS archive)Econet slot serialportIICalarm(description)- turn your computer on and off automatically with the on-board real-time clockchip. By Andreas BarthUpgrade your Archimedes to high densityfloppiesAndreas Barth shows you how to build yourself a VIDCenhancer(description). This is only of use for A3xx, A4xx or A3000 machines to get higher screen modes.Restore the full bandwidth of your Risc PC MkIII's video output by James MillerMike Cook's Body Building/Run the Riscseries - Mike used to write a hardware column in Micro User (later Acorn Computing) and transferred to Acorn User when it closed. Many of his designs are online.Converting an A3000/A4000 minipodule to work in a full podule slot (RTR9)Serial portopto-isolator(description) (G. Taylor). Thisopto-isolator is useful if you want to prevent static electricity fromdamaging your serial port (G.Taylor says the A5000's serial port isvery sensitive to this) when connecting a peripheral or anothercomputer.Building your own ROM image (zipfile, inFrench byJérôme Mathevet). How to build a 4MB ROM image to put RISC OSand other modules into, to save RAM on low memory machines, including sourcecode. Babelfished English translation of details(Paper) The July/August 1991 issue of Elektor magazine (at least the UKversion) carries a black and white video digitiser project by John Kortink. The November issue carries a 24-bit colour upgrade to this.John's site now has these scanned.Viewfinderpodule schematics and technical details. (offsite, by JohnKortink)RISC OS hardware drivers(freeware or open source)John Kortink'sZIDEFSIDE filing system for old Ian Copestake IDE interfaces.Jakob Olesen's serialblockdriver.Phil Blundell's DCI2 EconetAmodule.Dave Acton's Arxe floppy driver.Alan Williams' DE600 DCI4 driver(zipped, under the GPL)Castle Technology's EtherY DCI4driver (under theGPL)EtherY on Sourceforge.net Page by Theo Markettos (email at theo@markettos.org.uk), autogenerated27 September 2007Return to my RISC OS pages.

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