Reference Manual

PMAC/PMAC2 Software Reference Manual
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Background Variable Data Write Buffer -- Host to PMAC Transfer................................................................442
Variable Address Buffer Format for each Data Structure (6x16-bit)...............................................................443
Binary Rotary Motion Program Transfer Buffers.............................................................................................443
DPRAM Data Gathering Buffer .......................................................................................................................444
Variable-Size Buffers, Open-Use Space ...........................................................................................................444
VME-Bus Registers (PMAC(1)-VME, PMAC2-VME, PMAC2-VME Ultralite only)........................................445
PMAC2 I/O Control Registers ..............................................................................................................................445
PCI/ISA Bus PMAC2 Versions (PMAC2-PCI, PMAC2-PC, PMAC2-Lite, PMAC2-PC UltraLite): ...............445
VME Bus PMAC2 Versions (PMAC2-VME, PMAC2-VME UltraLite): ...........................................................446
Inputs and Outputs (PMAC-PC, PMAC-PCI, PMAC-VME, PMAC-Lite, PMAC-PCI Lite only) ......................446
Inputs and Outputs (Mini-PMAC, Mini-PMAC-PCI Only)..................................................................................448
Inputs and Outputs (PMAC1.5-STD Only)...........................................................................................................449
PMAC2 Option 12/12A Analog-to-Digital Converters.........................................................................................455
PMAC(1)-PCI, PMAC(1)-PCI Lite Option 12/12A Analog-to-Digital Converters..............................................455
Expansion Port (JEXP) I/O ...................................................................................................................................455
PMAC(1) SUGGESTED M-VARIABLE DEFINITIONS...................................................................................458
PMAC2 SUGGESTED M-VARIABLE DEFINITIONS......................................................................................472
PMAC FIRMWARE UPDATES............................................................................................................................490
Battery-backed PMAC(1) boards .................................................................................................................490
Flash-backed PMAC(1), all PMAC2 boards................................................................................................490
Update Summary: From V1.15 to V1.16 (July 1996) ...........................................................................................491
Changes ............................................................................................................................................................491
Additions...........................................................................................................................................................491
I-Variables....................................................................................................................................................491
Conversion Table Entries .............................................................................................................................492
On-Line Commands .....................................................................................................................................492
Motion Program Commands ........................................................................................................................492
DPRAM Structures.......................................................................................................................................492
Refinements..................................................................................................................................................493
Update Summary: From V1.16 to V1.16A (Sept 1996).......................................................................................493
Update Summary: From V1.16A to V1.16B (Oct 1996)......................................................................................493
Update Summary: From V1.16B to V1.16C (Apr 1997) .....................................................................................493
Update Summary: From V1.16C to V1.16D (Nov 1997) ....................................................................................494
Update Summary: From V1.16D to V1.16F (June 1999) ....................................................................................495
Update Summary: From V1.16F to V1.16G (Sept 1999).....................................................................................496
Update Summary: From V1.16G to V1.16H (Sept 2000)....................................................................................497
Update Summary: From V1.16H to V1.17 (Oct 2001, FLEX CPU only)............................................................497
Update Summary: From V1.17 to V1.17A (Jan 2002, FLEX CPU only) ............................................................498
Update Summary: From V1.17A to V1.17B (Sep 2002, FLEX CPU only).........................................................498
Update Summary: From V1.17B to V1.17C (Sept. 2005, FLEX CPU only).......................................................498