Tseng Super VGA
ET3000-AX 100pin Max 512k 8/16bit databus, 32bit memory bus. Main chip
-BX 84pin 512k 8 bit databus.
-Bp 256k 8 bit Basic chip
ET4000AX 144pin Max 1M 8/16 bit
ET4000/W32 160pin Max 4MB Accelerator.
ET4000/W32i 160pin Max 4MB Accelerator. Can interleave DRAM
ET4000/W32p 208pin Max 4MB Accelerator, PCI support, point-point Line
draw
Note: W32x means any of W32, W32i and W32p
Registers:
*** ET3000 *****
102h: Microchannel Setup Control
bit 0 Disable Card if set
3B8h (W): Display Mode Control Register
bit 0 80x25. Set for 80x25 text mode, clear for 40x25 text mode
1 Hercules graphics mode if set, text mode else
3 Video enabled if set
5 Blink enabled if set
7 Graphics page 1 displayed if set, page 0 else
3BFh (R/W): Hercules Compatibility Mode
bit 1 Enable second page (B800h-BFFFh)
Note: to enable the Tseng 4000 extensions this register must be written with 3
and then 3d8h must be written with A0h. To disable extensions write 29h
to 3d8h and then 1 to this register.
Extended registers include 3d4h index >18h, except index 33h and 35h
3C0h index 16h: Miscellaneous
bit 0 If set disables writes to bits 0-3 of the Overscan (3C0h index 11h)
register.
1 If set disables writes to Internal/External Palette RAM.
4 If set the Horizontal Timings (3d4gh index 0-5), CRTC Offset (3d4h
index 13h) and Display Start Address (3d4h index 0Ch,0Dh) are doubled
(or more correctly: the units they are specified in are doubled).
6 If set enables 2byte character codes
7 Ignore EGA internal palette if set
3C0h index 17h (R/W): Miscellaneous 1
bit 7 If set protects the internal palette ram and redefines the attribute
bits as follows:
Monochrome:
bit 0-2 Select font 0-7
3 If set selects blinking
4 If set selects underline
5 If set prevents the character from being displayed
6 If set displays the character at half intensity
7 If set selects reverse video
Color:
bit 0-1 Selects font 0-3
2 Foreground Blue
3 Foreground Green
4 Foreground Red
5 Background Blue
6 Background Green
7 Background Red
3C3h (R/W): Microchannel Video Subsystem Enable Register:
bit 0 Enable Microchannel VGA if set
3C4h index 6 (R/W): Zoom Control
bit 0-2 Yzoom factor 0=x1, 1: x2 .... 7: x8
4-6 Xzoom factor 0=x1, 1: x2 .... 7: x8
7 Hardware zoom enabled if set
3C4h index 7 (R/W): TS Auxiliary Mode
bit 0 Switch Normal Window if set. Switches the normal window to text mode if
programmed for graphics mode, and vice versa.
1 Switch Zoom Window if set. Switches the zoom window to text mode if
programmed for graphics mode, and vice versa.
2 Switch Split Window if set. Switches the spilt window to text mode if
programmed for graphics mode, and vice versa.
4 If set 8 simultaneous fonts are enabled, using bit 3,4,6 of each
attribute byte to select the font.
3,5 ROM Bios Enable/Disable:
0 0 C000-C3FF Enabled
0 1 ROM disabled (-AX), C000-C5FFF (-AF)
1 0 C000-C5FF,C680-C7FF Enabled
1 1 C000-C7FF Enabled
6 MCLK/2 if set
7 VGA compatible if set, EGA if clear.
3CBh (R/W): PEL Address/Data Wd (3000/4000 ?)
3CDh (R/W): Segment Select
bit 0-2 64k Write bank number
3-5 64k Read bank number
6-7 Segment Configuration.
0 128K segments
1 64K segments
2 1M linear memory
3CEh index 0Dh (R/W): Microsequencer Mode
3CEh index 0Eh (R/W): Microsequencer Reset
3d4h index 1Bh (R/W): X Zoom Start Address
bit 0-7 Offset of Zoom window start in character clocks (8 pixels) from left
edge. The horizontal zoom area (End - Start) should be an integral
(positive) multipla of the horizontal zoom factor
3d4h index 1Ch (R/W): X Zoom End
bit 0-7 Offset of Zoom window end in char clocks from left edge
3d4h index 1Dh (R/W): Y Zoom Start Address
bit 0-7 Start line of zoom window bit 0-7
3d4h index 1Eh (R/W): Y Zoom End Address
bit 0-7 End line of zoom window bit 0-7. This is the last line to be zoomed.
3d4h index 1Fh (R/W): Y Zoom Start and End High
bit 0-2 End line of zoom window bit 8-10. Bits 0-7 are in index 1Eh
3-5 Start line of zoom window bit 8-10. Bits 0-7 are in index 1Dh
3d4h index 20h (R/W): Zoom Start Address Low
bit 0-7 Zoom Start Address bit 0-7. Address of the data to be zoomed in the
zoom window
3d4h index 21h (R/W): Zoom Start Address Middle
bit 0-7 Zoom Start Address bit 8-15
3d4h index 23h (R/W): Extended start ET3000
bit 0 Cursor start address bit 16
1 Display start address bit 16
2 Zoom start address bit 16
7 If set memory address 8 is output on the MBSL pin (allowing access to
1MB), if clear the blanking signal is output.
3d4h index 24h (R/W): Compatibility Control
bit 0 Enable Clock Translate if set
1 Clock Select bit 2. Bits 0-1 are in 3C2h/3CCh.
2 Enable tri-state for all output pins if set
3 Enable input A8 of 1MB DRAMs from the INTL output if set
4 Reserved
5 Enable external ROM CRTC translation if set
6 Enable Double Scan and Underline Attribute if set
7 Enable 6845 compatibility if set.
3d4h index 25h (R/W): Overflow High
bit 0 Vertical Blank Start bit 10
1 Vertical Total Start bit 10
2 Vertical Display End bit 10
3 Vertical Sync Start bit 10
4 Line Compare bit 10
5-6 Reserved
7 Vertical Interlace if set
3D8h (W): Mode Control register
bit 0 80x25 Alpha mode if set, 40x25 else
1 Graphics mode if set, alpha else.
2 BW mode if set, color else
3 Video Enable. Enable video signal if set
4 640x200 Graphics mode if set, 320x200 else
5 if set bit 7 of the attribute controls background, else blink
3D9h (W): Color Select Register
The function of this register depends on the active mode.
Text modes: 320x200 modes: 640x200 mode:
Bit 0 Blue border Blue background Blue ForeGround
1 Green border Green background Green ForeGround
2 Red border Red background Red ForeGround
3 Bright border Bright background Bright ForeGround
4 Backgr. color Alt. intens. colors Alt. intens colors
5 No func. Selects palette
Palette 0 is Green, red and brown,
Palette 1 is Cyan, magenta and white.
3dAh (W): Feature Control Register
bit 5 (R) Hercules Compatibility Register (3BFh) bit 1
7 Enable NMI generation if set
Note: Read at 3CAh, Written at 3dAh
Note: Bits 0,1 and 3 are standard EGA/VGA
3DEh (W); AT&T Mode Control Register
bit 0 Set to double scanlines (200 -> 400)
2 Alternate Font Select.
3 Alternate Page Select. If bit 0 is clear, selects the 16KB page to
display from
6 Underline Color Attribute. If set text with underline attribute is
shown with the white underline, if clear it is shown in blue
foreground color
Note: To update this register the system must be in color mode (3CCh bit 0
set) and 3d4h index 34h bits 6 and 7 must be set as follows:
bit 0 3d4h index 34h bits 7 must be set
2,3 3d4h index 34h bits 7 must be set
6 3d4h index 34h bits 6 must be set
*** Tseng ET4000AX and ET4000/W32 variants
102h: Microchannel Setup Control
bit 0 Disable Card if set
3BFh (R/W): Hercules Compatibility Mode
bit 1 Enable second page (B800h-BFFFh)
Note: to enable the Tseng 4000 extensions this register must be written with 3
and then 3d8h must be written with A0h. To disable extensions write 29h
to 3d8h and then 1 to this register.
Extended registers include 3d4h index >18h, except index 33h and 35h
3C0h index 16h: Miscellaneous
bit 0 If set disables writes to bits 0-3 of the Overscan (3C0h index 11h)
register.
1 If set disables writes to Internal/External Palette RAM.
4,5 (4000) High resolution timings.
0: Normal powerup mode
2: Hiresolution 256color mode
3: 15/16 bit HiColor mode (bytes on rising AND falling edge
of the dot clock)
(W32x) High Resolution /color mode
0: Normal 8bits/clock
2: 16bits per clock (HiColor)
6 If set enables 2byte character codes
7 Ignore EGA internal palette if set
3C0h index 17h (R/W): Miscellaneous 1
bit 7 If set protects the internal palette RAM and redefines the attribute
bits as follows:
Monochrome:
bit 0-2 Select font 0-7
3 If set selects blinking
4 If set selects underline
5 If set prevents the character from being displayed
6 If set displays the character at half intensity
7 If set selects reverse video
Color:
bit 0-1 Selects font 0-3
2 Foreground Blue
3 Foreground Green
4 Foreground Red
5 Background Blue
6 Background Green
7 Background Red
3C3h (R/W): Microchannel Video Subsystem Enable Register:
bit 0 Enable Microchannel VGA if set
3C4h index 6 (R/W): TS State Control
bit 1-2 Font Width Select in dots/character
If 3C4h index 4 bit 0 clear:
0: 9 dots, 1: 10 dots, 2: 12 dots, 3: 6 dots
If 3C4h index 5 bit 0 set:
0: 8 dots, 1: 11 dots, 2: 7 dots, 3: 16 dots
Only valid if 3d4h index 34h bit 3 set.
3C4h index 7 (R/W): TS Auxiliary Mode
bit 0 Selects MCLK/4 as video clock if set (bit 6 must be set)
1 Selects SCLK=MCLK
2 (4000) Always 1
2,4 (W32x) CRTC Horizontal Scale Factor. The number of times each pixel is
replicated horizontally. 0: x8, 1: x4, 2: x2, 3: x8
3,5 ROM Bios Enable/Disable:
0 0 C000-C3FF Enabled
0 1 ROM disabled
1 0 C000-C5FF,C680-C7FF Enabled
1 1 C000-C7FF Enabled
6 MCLK/2 if set and bit 0 is 0
7 VGA compatible if set, EGA if clear.
3CBh (R/W): PEL Address/Data Wd (3000/4000 ?)
3CBh (R/W): Extended bank register (W32 only)
bit 0-1 Write bank bit 4-5. The lower 4 bits are in 3CDh bit 0-3.
4-5 Read bank bit 4-5. The lower 4 bits are in 3CDh bit 4-7.
3CDh (R/W): Segment Select
bit 0-3 64k Write bank number (0..15)
4-7 64k Read bank number (0..15)
3CEh index 0Dh (R/W): Microsequencer Mode
3CEh index 0Eh (R/W): Microsequencer Reset
3d4h index 30h (R/W): (W32x ?)
bit 0-? Linear Frame Buffer Address in units of 4Mb
3d4h index 31h (R/W): General Purpose
bit 0-3 Scratch pad
3 (W32p?) 1280x1024 frequency: 0: 43Hz i-lace, 1: 60Hz
6-7 Clock Select bits 3-4. Bits 0-1 are in 3C2h/3CCh bits 2-3.
3d4h index 32h (R/W): RAS/CAS Configuration
bit 0-1 CAS low Pulse Width (Tcsw). The CAS low pulse width in SCLK cycles.
For graphics modes and the CAS0,CAS1 signals in text mode the period
is 2 SCLK cycles if this value is 1, 1 SCLK cycle if not.
For the CAS2 and CAS3 signals in text mode the period is:
0: 1 SCLK cycle, 1: 2, 2: 3, 3: 4
2 CAS Pre-charge Time (Tcsp). The CAS high pulse width is 1 SCLK cycle
if clear, 2 if set
3-4 RAS Pre-charge Time (Trsp). The RAS high pulse width in SCLK cycles
0: 2 SCLK cycles, 1: 3, 2: 4, 3: 5
5 Recharge time (Trcd). If set Trcd is 3 SCLK cycles, if clear only 2
6 RAL RAS & CAS Column Setup Time (Tral).
7 (W32i/p) Set if using interleaved memory.
3d4h index 33h (R/W): Extended start Address
bit 0-1 (4000) Display Start Address bits 16-17
2-3 (4000) Cursor start address bits 16-17
Can be used to ID ET4000
0-3 (W32x) Display Start Address bits 16-19. Bits 0-15 are in 3d4h index
0Ch,0Dh
4-7 (W32x) Cursor Start Address bits 16-19. Bits 0-15 are in 3d4h index
0Eh,0Fh
Note: This register can be accessed whether or not the extensions are enabled
3d4h index 34h (R/W): 6845 Compatibility Control Register
bit 0 Enable CS0 (alternate clock timing)
1 Clock Select bit 2. Bits 0-1 in 3C2h bits 2-3, bits 3-4 are in 3d4h
index 31h bits 6-7
2 Tristate ET4000 bus and color outputs if set
3 Video Subsystem Enable Register at 46E8h if set, at 3C3h if clear.
4 Enable Translation ROM for reading CRTC and MISCOUT if set
5 Enable Translation ROM for writing CRTC and MISCOUT if set
6 Enable double scan in AT&T compatibility mode if set
7 Enable 6845 compatibility if set
3d4h index 35h (R/W): Overflow High
bit 0 Vertical Blank Start Bit 10 (3d4h index 15h).
1 Vertical Total Bit 10 (3d4h index 6).
2 Vertical Display End Bit 10 (3d4h index 12h).
3 Vertical Sync Start Bit 10 (3d4h index 10h).
4 Line Compare Bit 10 (3d4h index 18h).
5 Gen-Lock Enabled if set (External sync)
6 (4000) Read/Modify/Write Enabled if set. Currently not implemented.
(W32x) If set selects the CRTCB or Sprite registers as the source
for Vertical Retrace Interrupts, if clear selects the
standard CRTC registers
7 Vertical interlace if set. The Vertical timing registers are
programmed as if the mode was non-interlaced!!
3d4h index 36h (R/W): Video System Configuration 1
bit 0-2 Refresh count. Number (-1) of refreshes per display line
3 (4000) 16 bit wide fonts if set, else 8 bit wide
(W32x) If set enables the Memory Management buffers
4 Linear addressing if set
(4000) Video Memory is mapped as a 1 Meg block above 1MB.
(W32x) Video Memory is mapped as a 4MB block
5 ? Enable Tseng Addressing Mode
(W32x) If set enables Memory Mapped registers. Three MMU areas
exist. All accesses to these areas will be translated by the MMU
to find the resulting address in display memory (or if the access
is to the Accelerator data buffers). The translation happens by
adding the offset into the MMU area to the MMU base address.
In the standard VGA graphics modes (A0000h-AFFFFh VGA buffer) the
area B8000h-B9FFFh is MMU area 0, BA000h-BBFFFh is MMU area 1 and
BC000h-BDFFFh is MMU area 2.
6 16 bit data path (video memory) if set
7 16 bit data (I/O operations) if set
Note: Access to video memory, the MMU buffers and the Memory Mapped registers
are controlled by bits 3-5, 3CEh index 6 bits 2-3 (MAP) and whether the
IMA port is enabled:
Bits MMU
3 5 4 MAP VGA mem MMU 0-2 Size Mem. Regs
0 0 0 0 A0000h- BFFFFh
0 0 0 1 A0000h- AFFFFh
0 0 0 2 B0000h- B7FFFh
0 0 0 3 B8000h- BFFFFh
1 0 0 0 A0000h- BFFFFh
1 0 0 1 A0000h- AFFFFh B8000h- BDFFFh 8K
1 0 0 2 B0000h- B7FFFh A8000h- ADFFFh 8K
1 0 0 3 B8000h- BFFFFh A8000h- ADFFFh 8K
1 1 0 0 A0000h- BFFFFh
1 1 0 1 A0000h- AFFFFh B8000h- BDFFFh 8K BFF00h- BFFFFh
1 1 0 2 B0000h- B7FFFh A8000h- ADFFFh 8K AFF00h- AFFFFh
1 1 0 3 B8000h- BFFFFh A8000h- ADFFFh 8K AFF00h- AFFFFh
IMA port enabled:
0 0 1 0 00000h-0FFFFFh
1 1 1 0 00000h-07FFFFh 080000h-0DFFFFh 128K 0FFF00h-0FFFFFh
IMA port not enabled
0 0 1 0 00000h-3FFFFFh
1 1 1 0 00000h-1FFFFFh 200000h-37FFFFh 512K 3FFF00h-3FFFFFh
Note: If Memory Mapped Registers are enabled (bit 5 set) The addresses
following the last MMU aperture appears to be mapped to "External Mapped
Registers". The size of this area is half the MMU size, I.e for the
standard VGA graphics mode (A0000h-AFFFFh VGA buffer) the External
Mapped Registers would be in the area: BE000h-BEFFFh
3d4h index 37h (R/W): Video System Configuration 2
bit 0-1 (4000) Bus width (VGA chip to video memory):
1: 8 bit, 2: 16 bit, 3: 32 bit.
0 (W32x) Bus Width (VGA chip to video memory) 0: 16bit, 1: 32bit
2 (4000) Bus Read Latch control (0: Delay one clock before latching)
(W32x) If set the CAS signals are output on the CAS0-3 pins and the
Write Enable signals are output on the MWA and MWB pins.
If clear this is reversed.
3 (4000) Size of RAM chips. 0: 64Kx, 1: 256Kx
(W32x) Size of RAM chips. 0: 1Mx, 1: 256Kx (or 512Kx)
RAM size is (Chip size 64k/256k/1M) * (Bus Width 1/2/4 bytes)
For W32i/p multiply with 2 if interleaved (index 32h bit 7 set).
Note: Probably doesn't work for 512Kx DRAMs
4 16 bit ROM access if set, if clear 32bit in Local Bus systems, 8bit
for ISA and MicroChannel systems.
5 Priority Threshold Control. If clear increases the Memory bandwidth
but also increases the response time.
6 Enable test mode if set, should be clear
7 (4000) VRAM installed if set, DRAM if clear.
3d4h index 3Fh (R/W):
bit 0 Bit 8 of the Horizontal Total (3d4h index 0)
2 Bit 8 of the Horizontal Blank Start (3d4h index 3)
4 Bit 8 of the Horizontal Retrace Start (3d4h index 4)
7 Bit 8 of the CRTC offset register (3d4h index 13h).
3DEh (W); AT&T Mode Control Register
bit 0 Set to double scanlines (200 -> 400)
2 Alternate Font Select
3 Alternate Page Select. If bit 0 is clear, selects the 16KB page to
display from
6 Underline Color Attribute. If set text with underline attribute is
shown with the white underline, if clear it is shown in blue
foreground color
Note: To update this register the system must be in color mode (3CCh bit 0
set) and 3d4h index 34h bits 6 and 7 must be set as follows:
bit 0 3d4h index 34h bits 7 must be set
2,3 3d4h index 34h bits 7 must be set
6 3d4h index 34h bits 6 must be set
3d8h (R/W): Display Mode Control
**** The memory mapped registers and index registers at 21xAh are only
present on the ET4000/W32 series chips, not on the ET3000 and ET4000s ****
21xAh index E0h W(R/W): CRTCB/Sprite Horizontal Pixel Position
bit 0-11 The X position of the HardWare Cursor/CRTCB window in pixels from
the left edge of the display
Note: The CRTCB/Sprite&IMA registers are at index 21xAh, where x is 0..7.
The index used by the chip is determined on powerup by the powerup/down
resistors tied to pin IOD0-2. All systems I have seen uses 217Ah.
Note: The E0h-EFh indexes holds either the CRTCB or the Sprite (Cursor)
parameters depending on index EFh bit 0
21xAh index E2h W(R/W): CRTCB Width/Sprite Horizontal Preset
bit 0-11 (CRTCB) The width in pixels (-1) of the CRTCB window
0-5 (Sprite) The pixel number (from the left) within the 64x64 cursor
bitmap of the first used pixel. The last pixel displayed is the 63th
pixel in the bitmap.
21xAh index E4h W(R/W): CRTCB/Sprite Vertical Pixel Position
bit 0-11 The Vertical position of the CRTCB Window/Sprite (Cursor) in
scanlines from the top of the display
21xAh index E6h W(R/W): CRTCB Height/Sprite Vertical Preset
bit 0-11 (CRTCB) The height in scanlines (-1) of the CRTCB window
0-5 (Sprite) The pixel number (from the top) within the 64x64 cursor
bitmap of the first used pixel. The last line displayed is line 63
of the bitmap.
21xAh index E8 3(R/W): CRTCB/Sprite Starting Address
bit 0-19 The address in Video Memory of the start of the CRTCB/Sprite
(Cursor) BitMap.
In bytes in planar modes, and in DWORDs in packed modes.
Note: The sprite data is a 64x64 2bit bitmap
0: Sprite Color 0
1: Sprite Color 1
2: Transparent
21xAh index EBh W(R/W): CRTCB/Sprite Row Offset
bit 0-11 Width of the each CRTCB/Sprite (Cursor) scanline. Should be 4 for
Sprite data. For the CRTCB window it is in bytes in planar modes and
DWORDs in packed modes
12-15 (R) Chip version. 0: W32, 1: W32i revA, 2: W32p revA, 3: W32i revB,
5: W32p revB, 6: W32p revD, 7: W32p rev C, 11: W32i rev C
21xAh index EDh (R/W): CRTCB Pixel Panning
bit 0-2 Number of pixels to shift the CRTCB data left
21xAh index EEh (R/W): CRTCB Color Depth
bit 0-3 The color depth (bits/pixel) of the CRTCB window data
0: 1bit/pixel, 1: 2b/p, 2: 4b/p, 3: 8b/p, 4: 16b/p
4-5 CRTCB Horizontal Zoom Factor. 0: x1, 1: x2, 2: x3, 3: x4
6-7 CRTCB Vertical Zoom Factor. 0: x1, 1: x2, 2: x3, 3: x4
21xAh index EFh (R/W): CRTCB/Sprite Control
bit 0 If set selects the CRTCB window, if clear selects the Sprite
1 If set the CRTCB/Sprite is overlayed on the screen data, if clear it
is output on the SP0-1 pins
2 Sprite Size. 0: 64x64, 1: 128x128
Note: 21xAh index F7h bit 7 must be set to enable the CRTCB window or the
Sprite (Cursor).
21xAh index F0h 3(R/W): Image Starting Address
bit 0-19 Image port Storage address. In bytes in planar modes and in DWORDs
in packed modes. The data input from the IMA port is stored at this
address, starting anew for each frame
21xAh index F3h W(R/W): Image Transfer Length
bit 0-11 The number of DWORDs to transfer per scan line
21xAh index F5h W(R/W): Image Row Offset
bit 0-11 The number of DWORDs from the start of one scanline to the start of
the next scan line.
21xAh index F7h (R/W): Image Port Control
bit 0 Set to enable the Image Port
1 Set to enable odd/even interlace transfers, clear for linear
transfers
7 Set to enable the CRTCB window or the HardWare Cursor (Sprite).
46E8h (R): Video Subsystem Enable Register
bit 3 Enable VGA if set
M+00h D(R/W): MMU Memory Base Pointer Register 0
bit 0-21 The address in display memory where MMU Aperture 0 starts in bytes
M+04h D(R/W): MMU Memory Base Pointer Register 1
bit 0-21 The address in display memory where MMU Aperture 1 starts in bytes
M+08h D(R/W): MMU Memory Base Pointer Register 2
bit 0-21 The address in display memory where MMU Aperture 2 starts in bytes
M+13h (R/W): MMU Control Register
bit 0 If set accesses via MMU Aperture 0 go to the Accelerator registers
1 If set accesses via MMU Aperture 1 go to the Accelerator registers
2 If set accesses via MMU Aperture 2 go to the Accelerator registers
4 If set the memory accessed via MMU Aperture 0 is organised linearly
(As if 3C4h index 2 bits 0-3 = 0Fh, 3C4h index 4 bit 3 = 1, 3CEh
index 1 bits 0-3 = 0, 3CEh index 3 bits 0-4 = 0, 3CEh index 5 bits
0-1 and 3 = 0, 3CEh index 6 bit 1 = 0 and 3CEh index 8 = 0FFh),
if clear the memory is organised according to the current display
mode
5 Same as bit 4, but for MMU Aperture 1
6 Same as bit 4, but for MMU Aperture 2
M+30h (R/W): ACL Suspend/Terminate Register
bit 0 To suspend an Accelerator operation the programmer should set this
bit, wait for the ACL Status Register (Memory 36h) bit 0 to clear
and then clear this bit.
4 Same as bit 0, bit terminates the operation.
M+31h (W): ACL Operation State Register
bit 0 When set the contents of the Queued registers (Memory 80h-FFh) are
transfered to the accelerators internal registers
3 When set a paused screen-to-screen operation is resumed.
4 Should be set on startup for the W32p ??
M+32h (R/W): ACL Sync Enable Register
bit 0 If set a write to a "full" queue (Ie. the queued registers are being
transferred to the internal registers) will be delayed until the
transfer has completed, if clear the write will be ignored. An
interrupt can be generated in this situation.
M+33h (R?): ACL Write Interface Valid Bits (W32p rev B + ?)
bit 0
M+34h (R/W): ACL Interrupt Mask Register
bit 0 Write Interrupt Enable. If set generates an interrupt when the queue
is next not-full (I.e. wake me when the transfer has completed).
Clear this bit to clear the resulting interrupt.
1 Read Interrupt Enable.
2 Write Fault Interrupt Enable.
M+35h (R/W): ACL Interrupt Status Register
bit 0 (R) If set a Write Interrupt is pending
1 If set a Read Interrupt is pending. Set the bit to clear the
Interrupt condition.
2 If set a Write Fault Interrupt is pending. Set the bit to clear the
Interrupt condition.
M+36h (R/W): ACL Accelerator Status Register
bit 0 (R) Write Status (WRST). If set the accelerators queue is full and
cannot accept further writes to the queued registers
1 (R) Read Status (RDST). If set the Accelerator is busy or the queue
is not empty
2 XY Status (XYST). If set the Accelerator is processing an X/Y block,
I.e. the internal XPOS/YPOS have not yet stabilised. When a
suspended operation is restored this bit must also be restored
3 (R) Screen-to Screen Status (SSO). Set if the current Accelerator
operation is screen-to-screen. This bit is only valid if bit 2 is
set
4 (R) Queue Modified Status (QMOD). If set a queued register has been
written since the last accelerator operation was started.
6 (W32p rev B +) Accelerator Pipeline not empty.
7 (W32p rev B +) Accelerator Data Ready Status. If set data waiting
for the host to read.
M+38h W(R/W): ACL X Position Register (W32p only)
bit 0-11 The accelerators current X position
Note: this register is at offset 94h in the W32 and W32i
M+3Ah W(R/W): ACL Y Position Register (W32p only)
bit 0-11 The accelerators current Y position
Note: this register is at offset 96h in the W32 and W32i
M+80h D(R/W): ACL Pattern Address Register
bit 0-21 The byte address in display memory of the Pattern Map
M+84h D(R/W): ACL Source Address Register
bit 0-21 The byte address in display memory of the Source Map
M+88h W(R/W): ACL Pattern Y Offset Register
bit 0-11 The number of bytes (-1) between lines in the pattern
M+8Ah W(R/W): ACL Source Y Offset Register
bit 0-11 The number of bytes (-1) between lines in the source
M+8Ch W(R/W): ACL Destination Y Offset Register
bit 0-11 The number of bytes (-1) between lines in the destination
M+8Eh (R/W): ACL Virtual Bus Size Register (W32,W32i only)
bit 0-1 Virtual Bus Size (VBS). When the host provides Source Map or Mix Map
data this is the number of bytes handled at a time. The number of
bytes transferred must be rounded up to an integral multiplum of
this number. 0: 1byte, 1: 2bytes, 2: 4bytes
M+8Eh (R/W): ACL Pixel Depth Register (W32p only)
bit 0-? Pixel depth. 0: 1 byte per pixel, 1: 2 bytes per pixel
M+8Fh (R/W): ACL X/Y Direction Register
bit 0 X Direction. If set the accelerator moves from high to low addresses
(right -> left), if clear from low to high (left -> right)
1 Y Direction. If set the accelerator moves from high to low addresses
(down -> up), if clear from low to high (up -> down)
0-2 (W32p) Axial Direction for linedraw
4 (W32p) Line Draw Algorithm.
5 (W32p) LETQ Load Error Term. If set the internal Bresenham Error
term is loaded from the ACL Error Term register (M+AAh) (used for
clipping), if clear it is automatically calculated from the ACL
Delta Major register (M+AEh) at the start of the line draw.
7 (W32p) Graphics Opcode. 0 for BitBLT, 1 for linedraw
M+90h (R/W): ACL Pattern Wrap Register
bit 0-2 Pattern X Wrap. The pattern Map will wrap back to the start when
this number of bytes have been processed.
2: 4bytes, 3: 8bytes, 4: 16bytes, 5: 32bytes, 6: 64bytes, 7:never
4-6 Pattern Y Wrap. The pattern Map will wrap back to the start when
this number of lines have been processed.
0: 1 line, 1: 2 lines, 2: 4 lines, 3: 8 lines, 7: never
M+92h (R/W): ACL Source Wrap Register
bit 0-2 Source X Wrap. The Source Map will wrap back to the start when
this number of bytes have been processed.
2: 4bytes, 3: 8bytes, 4: 16bytes, 5: 32bytes, 6: 64bytes, 7:never
4-6 Source Y Wrap. The Source Map will wrap back to the start when
this number of lines have been processed.
0: 1 line, 1: 2 lines, 2: 4 lines, 3: 8 lines, 7: never
M+94h W(R/W): ACL X Position Register (W32,W32i only)
bit 0-11 The accelerators current X position
Note this register is at offset 38h in the W32p
M+96h W(R/W): ACL Y Position Register (W32,W32i only)
bit 0-11 The accelerators current Y position
Note this register is at offset 3Ah in the W32p
M+98h W(R/W): ACL X Count Register
bit 0-11 The number of bytes (-1) in the blit area horizontally. For 15/16/24
bpp modes the number of bytes is the number of pixels * 2/3/4
depending on the mode.
M+9Ah W(R/W): ACL Y Count Register
bit 0-11 The number of lines (-1) in the blit area vertically
M+9Ch (R/W): ACL Routing Control Register
bit 0-2 Routing of CPU Data (DARO).
0: CPU data not used
1: CPU data is Source data
2: CPU data is Mix data
4: CPU data is X Count
5: CPU data is Y Count
3 (W32p) MixMap Enable (MXEN). If set mixed data is display data, if
clear mixed data is 1. Only used if bits 0-2 are 0 or 1.
4-5 Routing of CPU Address (ADRO).
0: CPU address not used. Only the first write to an accelerated
MMU Aperture is used as the destination address
1: CPU address is Destination address
6 (W32p) Routing of Accelerator data.
7 (W32p) Invalidate disable
M+9Dh (R/W): ACL Reload Control Register
bit 0 If set the resulting Source Address from the last operation is used
as the new starting Source Address, if clear the address programmed
in the ACL Source Address Register (M+84h).
1 If set the resulting Pattern Address from the last operation is used
as the new starting Pattern Address, if clear the address programmed
in the ACL Pattern Address Register (M+80h).
M+9Eh (R/W): ACL Background Raster Operation Register
bit 0-7 The Background Raster Operation
M+9Fh (R/W): ACL Foreground Raster Operation Register
bit 0-7 The Foreground Raster Operation
M+A0h D(R/W): ACL Destination Address Register
bit 0-21 The byte address in display memory of the Destination Map
The Destination address can also be set by writing via a MMU
Aperture with the APT bit set. Then the address (after MMU
translation) is used as the Destination address and the Accelerator
operation is started. Reading this register returns the accelerator
internal Destination address
M+A4h D(R): ACL Internal Pattern Address Register (W32,W32i only)
bit 0-21 The accelerator internal Pattern Address
M+A4h D(R): ACL Mix Address Register (W32p rev A & B only)
bit 0-24 Address of the Mix map in display memory. The Mix map has one bit
for each byte processed by any other map
M+A8h D(R): ACL Internal Source Address Register (W32,W32i only)
bit 0-21 The accelerator internal Source Address
M+A8h W(R): ACL Mix Y Offset Register (W32p only)
bit 0-11 Number of bits (-1) per scan line in the Mix map.
M+AAh W(R): ACL Error Term Register (W32p only)
bit 0-15 Bresenham linedraw error term. Only used if ACL X/Y Direction
Register (M+8Fh) bit 5 is set. Usually this is automatically
calculated from the ACL Delta Major register (M+AEh), however for
restoring a suspended operation or for clipping of the line this
register can be used for direct control.
M+ACh W(R/W): ACL Delta Minor (W32p only)
bit 0-? Bresenham linedraw length of the minor axis. min(abs(dX),abs(dY))
M+AEh W(R/W): ACL Delta Major (W32p only)
bit 0-? Bresenham linedraw length of the major axis. max(abs(dX),abs(dY))
Where dX and dY are the distances in the X and Y directions.
**** The PCI Interfece registers are only present on the W32p ****
Byte 00h W(R): Vendor ID
bit 0-15 100Ch for Tseng Labs
Byte 02h W(R): Device ID
bit 0-3 Revision ID. Same as 210Ah index ECh bits 4-7. Also same as Byte 8.
4-15 Device ID. 320h for all ET4000/W32p's
Byte 04h W(R/W): Command Register
bit 0 I/O Space. If set the device may respond to I/O accesses
1 Memory Space. If set the device may respond to memory accesses
2 Reserved(0)
3 Special cycles. If set the device is allowed to monitor special
cycles
4 Reserved(0)
5 VGA Palette snoop. If set VGA palette snooping is enabled and the
DAC can not respond to writes. If clear the DAC operates normally
6 Parity error. If set the device responds to parity errors, if clear
they are ignored. Must be reset to 0. The device will (and must)
generate parity even when parity errors are disabled.
7 Wait cycle control. If set address/data stepping is enabled
8 System error driver. If set the system error driver reports parity
errors, if clear it is disconnected.
9 Reserved(0)
Byte 06h W(R/W): Device Status Register
bit 8 Bus Master
9-10 (R) Device Select Timing. Timing of DEVSEL#. 0: fast, 1: medium,
2: slow
11 Device Target-abort.
Note: The bits are set when the corresponding event occurs, and are reset when
a one (1) is written to the bit.
Byte 08h (R): Revision ID
bit 0-7 Revision ID. Same as 210Ah index ECh bits 4-7. Also same as Byte 2
bits 0-3.
Byte 09h 3(R): Class Code
bit 0-23 30000h for a VGA compatible display controller
Byte 10h D(R/W): Base Address Register
bit 24-31 Selects the 16MB area where the Linear Aperture resides (A24-31 =
these bits) when enabled.
Byte 30h D(R/W): Expansion ROM Address
bit 0 If set the ROM is enabled, if clear it is disabled
1-27 Reserved(0)
28-31 (rev A,B) Reserved (0)
(rev C +) Selects the 256MB area where the ROM resides (A28-31 =
these bits).
Note: when bit 1-31 is 0 the ROM is at C0000h, else it is replicated every 32K
within the 256MB area (if enabled).
Byte 3Ch (R/W): Interrupt Line
bit 0-3 (rev A) Reserved (all 1)
(rev B +) Input to the system interrupt controller ??
4-7 (rev A,B) Reserved (all 1)
(rev C +) Reserved (0)
Byte 3Dh (R): Interrupt Pin
Bank Switching:
64k banks are selected by the Segment Select Register at 3CDh.
Both a Read and a Write segment can be selected.
For the W32 series extra bank bits are in 3CBh
Hardware Zoom (ET3000 Only).
The ET3000 can zoom a part of display memory in a window.
The display memory position and window position are selected by 3d4h index
1Bh to 21h.
Identify Tseng Chipset:
outp($3BF,3);
outp($3D8,$A0); {Enable ET4000 extensions}
if tstrg($3CD,$3F) then
if testinx2(base,$33,$F) then
if tstrg($3CB,$33) then
case rdinx($217A,$EC) shr 4 of
0:Tseng ET4000W32
3:Tseng ET4000W32i
2:Tseng ET4000W32p {Not quite sure yet}
end
else Tseng 4000
else Tseng 3000;
Memory: (Tseng BIOS version 3.00 and up)
0:488h BYTE Bit 4 High bit of the 1024x768 mode flag
0: 87Hz interlaced, 1: 60Hz, 2: 72Hz, 3: 70Hz
5 High bit of 800x600 mode flag
0: 60Hz, 1: 56Hz, 2: 72Hz
6 If set 640x480 is 72Hz, else 60Hz
0:489h BYTE Bit 5 Low bit of the 1024x768 mode flag
6 Low bit of the 800x600 flag
Video Modes:
8 T 132 25 2 (STB only)
Ah T 132 44 2
18h T 132 44 4 (8x8) B000
19h T 132 25 4 (9x14) B000
1Ah T 132 28 4 (9x13) B000
22h T 132 44 16 (8x8)
23h T 132 25 16 (8x14)
24h T 132 28 16 (8x13)
25h G 640 480 16 planar
26h T 80 60 16 (8x8)
27h G 720 512 16 PL4 (Tseng recommended, few boards)
29h G 800 600 16 PL4
2Ah T 100 40 16 PL4
2Dh G 640 350 256 P8
2Eh G 640 480 256 P8
2Fh G 640 400 256 P8 (ET4000 Only)
2Fh G 720 512 256 P8 (Tseng recommended, few boards)
30h G 800 600 256 P8
36h G 960 720 16 PL4 (STB only)
37h G 1024 768 16 PL4
38h G 1024 768 256 P8 (ET4000 Only)
3Dh G 1280 1024 16 PL4 (newer ET4000s)
3Eh G 1280 960 16 PL4 (Definicon)
3Fh G 1280 1024 256 P8
6Ah G 800 600 16 PL4 Newer ET4000s
BIOS extensions (Tseng 4000 Sierra HiColor DAC):
----------1010E0-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - SpeedStar 24 - Set TrueColor Graphics Mode
AX = 10E0h
BL = 2Eh
Return: AX = 0010h if successful
other on error
Enters 24bit 640x480 mode if SS24 DAC present.
Video memory is NOT cleared.
Each line uses 2048 bytes with only 640x3=1920 bytes actually used.
So that a line can never cross a 64K border.
----------1010F0-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Tseng ET-4000 BIOS - Set HiColor Graphics Mode
AX = 10F0h
BL = video mode (see also AH=00h)
32768-color modes:
13h = 320x200
2Dh = 640x350
2Eh = 640x480
2Fh = 640x400
30h = 800x600
38h = 1024x768
16M color modes:
3Eh = 640x480 (Genoa 7900)
BX = 2DFFh = 640x350 (MEGAVGA/2)
2EFFh = 640x480 (MEGAVGA/2)
2FFFh = 640x400 (MEGAVGA/2)
Return: AX = 0010h if successful
other on error
----------1010F1-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Tseng ET-4000 BIOS - GET DAC TYPE
AX = 10F1h
Return: AX = 0010h if successful, errorcode if not
BL = type of digital/analog converter
00h normal VGA DAC
01h Sierra SC11481/6/8 HiColor DAC
(Diamond SpeedStar 24:)
02h SS24 DAC (MUSIC MU9c1880)
(Tseng generic BIOS rev 8.00 or later:)
02h Sierra Mark2 (15-bit) or Mark3 (15/16-bit) DAC
03h ATT20c490/1/2 & Winbond 490/491 15/16/24 bit HiColor DAC
04h AcuMos ADAC1 & CL-GD5200 (15/16/24 bit)
05h Sierra SC15025/26 (15/16/24 bit DAC)
06h Cirrus Internal 15/16/24 bit DAC (from CL-GD54xx series).
07h Diamond SS2410 & MUSIC MU9C1880. (15/16/24 bit).
08h Music MU9c4910/9910 (15/16/24 bit DAC).
09h Brooktree Bt481/482
20h SGS-Thompson STG1700
21h SC15021
22h AT&T 20c498
23h ICS 5340/5341
24h STG1702/3
25h Chrontel CH8398
----------1010F2-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Tseng ET-4000 BIOS - GET/SET HiColor MODE
AX = 10F2h
BL = 00h Get current HiColor mode
01h Set 15bit HiColor mode
02h Set 16bit HiColor mode
Return: AX = 0010h if successful, errorcode if not
BL = Current HiColor mode:
00h Not in HiColor mode or not a HiColor DAC
01h 15-bit RGB mode
02h 16-bit RGB mode
03h 24-bit RGB mode
Note: Set HiColor mode (BL=1 or 2) only works if already in some HiColor mode.
----------101D-------------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - SpeedSTAR Plus BIOS v4.23+ - SET SYNC PARAMETERS
AH = 1Dh
AL = Video Mode
ES = Caller's segment
Note: The caller's segment contains a table at offset 5Ch or 100h
Offset Size Description
00h 9 BYTEs ID string 'ey5CENTER'
09h 5 BYTEs sync parameters for 640x480 modes 11h,12h,25h,26h,2Eh
0Eh 5 BYTEs sync parameters for 800x600 modes 29h,30h,2Ah
13h 5 BYTEs sync parameters for 1024x768 modes 37h, 38h
----------101DAA-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Diamond SpeedSTAR - CHECK FOR SPEEDSTAR
AX = 1DAAh
BX = FDECh
Return: BX = DECFh if found
AL = AH = DACtype:
00h Standard VGA DAC
01h Highcolor DAC with command bit 3 not writable
(Sierra "Mark 1" - SC11481/6/8)
02h SS2410 DAC
05h Highcolor DAC with command bit 3 writable (Sierra
"Mark 2/3" - SC11482/3/4/5/7/9)
SI:DI -> BIOS version & Copyright string
Notes:
The sequence:
port[$3BF]:=3;
port[$3D8]:=$A0;
is needed to enable the extensions in the Tseng 3000/4000.
Most BIOSes do this by default, but some such as the Sigma VGA Legend
requires this sequence.