Diagrom Gayle Test

jasonsbeer · 27 November 2022, 22:11

I am working on a 68030 expansion card for the A2000 and all that is left is the pseudo-Gayle ATA port. Diagrom gives me the output in the attached screen shot. Looks to be reading $FF50 from the drive status register, which, according to the ATA specifications, indicates the drive is responding and ready to accept commands. Can someone let me know what value Diagrom is expecting to read? Am I misinterpreting the diagrom information?

Edit to add...A600 vs A1200 Gayle has no effect.

jasonsbeer · 28 November 2022, 16:51

Just to follow up...I dug into the diagrom code and I gather it wants the lower byte to be $40. My 68000 assembly is not great.

I have several ATA devices that all assert $50 on the lower byte of the status register. I am not sure why the discrepancy.

alexh · 28 November 2022, 17:26

Is it worth reading the HDL for an open source Gayle IDE controller?

http://www.mklboards.fi/ide/ide68k.html

It's written in ABEL but you can easily convert to Verilog

(I just noticed, this is what I wrote last time you posted, sorry

)

Toni Wilen · 28 November 2022, 17:50

$50 is normal result (bit 6 = $40 = Drive Ready, bit 4 = $10 = Drive Seek Complete). $10 is obsolete but most devices still set it (and many old IDE drivers expect it)

Only important bits are 7 (BSY), 6 (DRDY) and 0 (ERR). Other bits should be masked when testing drive ready state.

jasonsbeer · 28 November 2022, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

$50 is normal result (bit 6 = $40 = Drive Ready, bit 4 = $10 = Drive Seek Complete). $10 is obsolete but most devices still set it (and many old IDE drivers expect it)

Only important bits are 7 (BSY), 6 (DRDY) and 0 (ERR). Other bits should be masked when testing drive ready state.

Excellent information. Thanks for verifying this information. Its good to know I have not gone crazy...yet.

I'll post an issue on the Diagrom github page.

jasonsbeer · 28 November 2022, 23:00

So...when Gayle hunts for a ready drive, does it also look for $40 on the status register? If yes, it may explain Gayle's affinity for certain brands/models of ATA devices.

Edit: Maybe not Gayle...but Amiga OS.

27 November 2022, 22:11	#1
jasonsbeer Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 150	Diagrom Gayle Test I am working on a 68030 expansion card for the A2000 and all that is left is the pseudo-Gayle ATA port. Diagrom gives me the output in the attached screen shot. Looks to be reading $FF50 from the drive status register, which, according to the ATA specifications, indicates the drive is responding and ready to accept commands. Can someone let me know what value Diagrom is expecting to read? Am I misinterpreting the diagrom information? Edit to add...A600 vs A1200 Gayle has no effect. Attached Thumbnails

28 November 2022, 17:26	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Is it worth reading the HDL for an open source Gayle IDE controller? http://www.mklboards.fi/ide/ide68k.html It's written in ABEL but you can easily convert to Verilog (I just noticed, this is what I wrote last time you posted, sorry ) Last edited by alexh; 28 November 2022 at 17:38.

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28 November 2022, 16:51	#2
jasonsbeer Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 150	Just to follow up...I dug into the diagrom code and I gather it wants the lower byte to be $40. My 68000 assembly is not great. I have several ATA devices that all assert $50 on the lower byte of the status register. I am not sure why the discrepancy.

28 November 2022, 17:50	#4
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,517	$50 is normal result (bit 6 = $40 = Drive Ready, bit 4 = $10 = Drive Seek Complete). $10 is obsolete but most devices still set it (and many old IDE drivers expect it) Only important bits are 7 (BSY), 6 (DRDY) and 0 (ERR). Other bits should be masked when testing drive ready state.

28 November 2022, 23:00	#6
jasonsbeer Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 150	So...when Gayle hunts for a ready drive, does it also look for $40 on the status register? If yes, it may explain Gayle's affinity for certain brands/models of ATA devices. Edit: Maybe not Gayle...but Amiga OS.

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