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#30: Apple IIgs Hardware Reference Updates

Author: Rilla Reynolds & Jim Luther (rev. Jim Luther)
Year: 1987

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Apple II
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Apple IIgs
#30:    Apple IIgs Hardware Reference Updates

Revised by:    Jim Luther                                      September 1990
Written by:    Rilla Reynolds & Jim Luther                       October 1987

This Technical Note includes updates to the Apple IIgs Hardware Reference, 
published by Addison-Wesley.  Please contact Apple II Developer Technical 
Support at the address listed in Apple II Technical Note #0 if you have 
additional corrections or suggestions for these manuals.
Changes since July 1990:  Changed the description in "Signals at the Serial 
Ports and the Serial Communications Controller" to correctly note that the SCC 
can support a maximum asynchronous transmission rate of 57,600 bits per second 
(bps) in X16 clock mode.
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There are two editions of the Apple IIgs Hardware Reference, the first edition 
(July 1987) which covers the original Apple IIgs only, and the second edition 
(1989) which covers both original Apple IIgs and the 1 MB Apple IIgs.  Because 
page numbers have changed between the two editions and because an update to 
one edition may not be needed in both editions, this Note organizes 
corrections by chapter, always noting corrections to the Second Edition 
followed by corrections to the First Edition.


Chapter 3:  Memory

Second Edition--Page 40, Table 3-2, Bits in the State register
First Edition--Page 36, Table 3-2, Bits in the State register

Switch the given values and descriptions for bits 7 and 2 as follows:

    Bit  Value  Description
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    7    1      ALTZP: If this bit is 1, then bank-switched memory, stack, 
                and direct page are in auxiliary memory.
         0      If this bit is 0, then bank-switched memory, stack, and 
                direct page are in main memory.
    2    1      LCBNK2:  If this bit is 1, language-card RAM bank 2 is 
                selected.
         0      If this bit is 0, language-card RAM bank 1 is selected.
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Chapter 6:  The Apple Desktop Bus

Second Edition--Page 148, after final paragraph

Add a new heading and description:

  Control Panel Control Jumper

  The ADB microcontroller provided with the 1 MB Apple IIgs includes an 
  input that disables the text Control Panel (normally available via the 
  Classic Desk Accessory menu).  This feature allows the system parameters 
  to be set and then protected from changes made via the text Control 
  Panel.  A jumper across the pins of connector S1 removes the text Control 
  Panel from the Classic Desk Accessory menu.  All other installed classic 
  desk accessories are still available in the Classic Desk Accessory menu 
  when the S1 jumper is installed.  The S1 connector is located near the 
  ADB microcontroller at motherboard location F12.

  Note:  The S1 jumper does not prevent the system parameters from being 
         changed with the graphic Control Panel (a new desk accessory 
         normally available from the Apple menu of the Finder or of any 
         other application that includes the Apple menu).

First Edition--Page 130, Table 6-9, Command byte syntax

The first row in the table should read:

    x    x    x    x    0    0    0    0    Send Reset

and not

    A3   A2   A1   A0   0    0    0    0    Device Reset

First Edition--Page 131, Device Reset

  Replace "Device Reset" with "Send Reset."  The paragraph should be:  "When 
  a device receives a Send Reset command, it will clear all pending 
  operations and data, and will initialize to the power-on state.  The Send 
  Reset command is not device-specific; it is sent to all devices 
  simultaneously."

First Edition--Pages 138-139, Collision detection

  The fourth sentence in the last paragraph should be:  "By using the Listen 
  register 3 command, the host can move the device with the activator 
  pressed."


Chapter 7:  Built-In I/O Ports and Clock

Second Edition--Page 154, Table 7-3, Disk-port soft switches
First Edition--Page 146, Table 7-3, Disk-port soft switches

    $C0E8    Drive disabled
    $C0E9    Drive enabled
    $C0EA    Drive 1 select
    $C0EB    Drive 2 select

In addition to the corrections listed for Table 7-3, the reference to "spindle 
motor switches" in the paragraph following the table should be replaced with 
"drive enable switches."

Second Edition--Page 155, Table 7-4, IWM states
First Edition--Page 146, Table 7-4, IWM states

Change the table to the following:

    Q7    Q6    Drive     Operation
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    0     0     enabled   Read Data register
    0     1     -         Read Status register
    1     0     -         Read Handshake register
    1     1     disabled  Write Mode register
    1     1     enabled   Write Data register
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    1 = asserted state    0 = negated state    - = do not care

First Edition--Page 146, after Table 7-4, IWM states

The following text and table should also be added:

  "The drive enable switches and the drive select switches control the state 
  of the disk port signals DR1 and DR2.  The following table shows the 
  relationship between these."

              Soft Switches           |  Disk Port Signals
    $C0E8    $C0E9    $C0EA    $C0EB  |  DR1    DR2
    __________________________________|_______________________________________
      1        -        -        -    |    0      0
      -        1        1        -    |    1      0
      -        1        -        1    |    0      1
    __________________________________|_______________________________________

    1 = asserted state    0 = negated state    - = do not care

First Edition--Page 147, The Mode register

  The IWM Mode register is a write-only register, so disregard the advice to 
  use only a read-modify-write instruction sequence when manipulating bits.

Second Edition--Pages 156-7, Table 7-5, Bits in the Mode register
First Edition--Pages 147-8, Table 7-5, Bits in the Mode register

For Second Edition, change the description for bit 2, value 0 as shown.  For 
First Edition, switch the given values and descriptions for bits 1, 2, and 4 
as shown.

    Bit  Value  Description
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    4    1      8-MHz read-clock speed selected.
         0      7-MHz read-clock speed selected.  Set to 0 for all Apple IIgs 
                disk accesses.
    2    1      1-second timer is not selected.
         0      1-second timer selected.  When the current disk drive is 
                deselected, the drive will remain enabled for 1 second if 
                this bit is clear.
    1    1      Asynchronous handshake protocol selected; for all except 
                5.25-inch Apple disk drives.
         0      Synchronous handshake protocol selected; for 5.25-inch Apple 
                disk drives.
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Second Edition--Page 159, The serial ports
First Edition--Page 150, The serial ports

  The first sentence should read:  "The Apple IIgs has two serial ports 
  located at the back of the computer, which may provide synchronous and 
  asynchronous serial communications."

Second Edition--Page 160, Table 7-9, Pins on a serial-port connector
First Edition--Page 151, Table 7-8, Pins on a serial-port connector

Replace the table title and table with this table title, table and note:

    Table 7-x    Signal assignments for the mini 8-pin serial port connectors

    Pin Number  Signal name  Signal Description
    1           HSKo         Handshake output.  Driven uninverted from the 
                             SCC's /DTR output.
                             Voh = 3.6V; Vol = -3.6V; Rl - 450 ohms
    2           HSKi         Handshake input or external clock.  Received 
                             inverted at SCC's /CTS and /TRxC inputs.
                             Vih = 0.2V; Vil = -0.2V; Ri = 12K ohms
    3           TxD-         Transmit data (inverted).  Driven inverted 
                             from SCC's TxD output; tri-stated when SCC's 
                             /RTS is not asserted.
                             Voh = 3.6V; Vol = -3.6V; Rl = 450 ohms
    4           GND          Signal ground.  Connected to logic and 
                             chassis ground.
    5           RxD-         Receive data (inverted).  Received inverted 
                             at SCC's RxD input.
                             Vih = 0.2V; Vil = -0.2V; Ri = 12K ohms
    6           TxD+         Transmit data.  Driven uninverted from SCC's 
                             TxD output; tri-stated when SCC's /RTS is not 
                             asserted.
                             Voh = 3.6V; Vol = -3.6V; Rl = 450 ohms
    7           GPi          General-purpose input.  Received inverted at 
                             SCC's /DCD inputs.
                             Vih = 0.2V; Vil = -0.2V; Ri = 12K ohms
    8           RxD+         Receive data.  Received uninverted at SCC's 
                             RxD input.
                             Vih = 0.2V; Vil = -0.2V; Ri = 12K ohms

    Note:  Absolute values of specified voltages are minimums; 
           Ri is a minimum, Rl is a maximum.

Second Edition--Page 164, after Figure 7-9
First Edition--Page 155, after Figure 7-9

Add a new heading and description:

  Signals at the Serial Ports and the Serial Communications Controller 

  The Apple IIgs has two serial ports which are compatible with most RS-232-C 
  devices.  This section describes the input and output signals provided at 
  the serial ports.  This section also discusses some input signals to the 
  8530 Serial Communications Controller (SCC) chip that are not described in 
  the Apple IIgs Hardware Reference.

  The transmit-data and receive-data lines of the Apple IIgs serial interface 
  conform to the EIA standard RS-422, which differs from the more commonly 
  used RS-232-C standard in that, whereas an RS-232-C transmitter modulates a 
  signal with respect to a common ground, an RS-422 transmitter modulates the 
  signal against an inverted copy of the same signal (to generate a 
  differential signal).  The RS-232-C receiver senses whether the received 
  signal is sufficiently negative with respect to ground to be logical 1, 
  whereas the RS-422 receiver simply senses which line is more negative than 
  the other.  An RS-422 signal is therefore more immune to noise and 
  interference, and degrades less over distance, than an RS-232-C signal.  If 
  you ground the positive side of each RS-422 receiver and leave unconnected 
  the positive side of each transmitter, you have essentially converted to 
  EIA standard RS-423, which can be used to communicate with most RS-232-C 
  devices over distances up to fifty feet, as illustrated in Figures 7-x1 
  and 7-x2.

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  .    8530   26LS32 Receivers  IIGS Mini 8-pin  .      RS-232-C DTE Device
  .    SCC    & 26LS30 Drivers  Serial Connector .        DB-25 Connector
  .  _______                                     .         ____________ 
  . |       |        /|             ______       .        |            |
  . |       |       / |            |  8   |      .        |            |
  . |       |      / +|____________| RxD+ |________       |            |
  . |   RxD |_____/   |            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |     \   |            |  5   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |      \ -|____________| RxD- |________|______| TxD pin 2  |
  . |       |   |\  \ |            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   | \  \|            |  6   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |  \_______________| TxD+ |________|_ NC  |            |
  . |   TxD |___|   \              |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |   /              |  3   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |  /O______________| TxD- |________|______| RxD pin 3  |
  . |       |   | /  /|            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |/  / |            |  4   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |      / +|_______o____| GND  |________o______| GND pin 7  |
  . |  /CTS |__o__/   |       |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |  |  \   |       |    |  2   |      .        |            |
  . | /TRxC |__|   \ -|_______|____| HSKi |_______________| DTR pin 20 |
  . |       |   |\  \ |       |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |   | \  \|       |    |  1   |      .        |            |
  . |       |   |  \__________|____| HSKo |_______________| DSR pin 6  |
  . |  /DTR |___|   \         |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |   |   /         |    |  7   |      .        |            |
  . |       |   |  /O      ___|____| GPi  |____________o__| RTS pin 4  |
  . |       |   | /  /|   |   |    |______|      .     |  |            |
  . |       |   |/  / |   |   |                  .     |  |            |
  . |       |      / +|___|___o                  .     |__| CTS pin 5  |
  . |  /DCD |_____/   |   |   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |     \   |   |   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |      \ -|___|   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |       \ |     signal               .        |            |
  . |_______|        \|     ground               .        |____________|
  ................................................

  Figure 7-x1-Apple IIgs Connection to an RS-232-C DTE Device


  ................................................
  .    8530   26LS32 Receivers  IIGS Mini 8-pin  .      RS-232-C DCE Device
  .    SCC    & 26LS30 Drivers  Serial Connector .        DB-25 Connector
  .  _______                                     .         ____________ 
  . |       |        /|             ______       .        |            |
  . |       |       / |            |  8   |      .        |            |
  . |       |      / +|____________| RxD+ |________       |            |
  . |   RxD |_____/   |            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |     \   |            |  5   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |      \ -|____________| RxD- |________|______| RxD pin 3  |
  . |       |   |\  \ |            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   | \  \|            |  6   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |  \_______________| TxD+ |________|_ NC  |            |
  . |   TxD |___|   \              |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |   /              |  3   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |  /O______________| TxD- |________|______| TxD pin 2  |
  . |       |   | /  /|            |______|      . |      |            |
  . |       |   |/  / |            |  4   |      . |      |            |
  . |       |      / +|_______o____| GND  |________o______| GND pin 7  |
  . |  /CTS |__o__/   |       |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |  |  \   |       |    |  2   |      .        |            |
  . | /TRxC |__|   \ -|_______|____| HSKi |_______________| DSR pin 6  |
  . |       |   |\  \ |       |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |   | \  \|       |    |  1   |      .        |            |
  . |       |   |  \__________|____| HSKo |_______________| DTR pin 20 |
  . |  /DTR |___|   \         |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |   |   /         |    |  7   |      .        |            |
  . |       |   |  /O      ___|____| GPi  |_______________| DCD pin 8  |
  . |       |   | /  /|   |   |    |______|      .        |            |
  . |       |   |/  / |   |   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |      / +|___|___o                  .        |            |
  . |  /DCD |_____/   |   |   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |     \   |   |   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |      \ -|___|   |                  .        |            |
  . |       |       \ |     signal               .        |            |
  . |_______|        \|     ground               .        |____________|
  ................................................

  Figure 7-x2-Apple IIgs Connection to an RS-232-C DCE Device

  The serial inputs and outputs of the SCC are connected to the external 
  connectors through differential line drivers (26LS30) and receivers 
  (26LS32).  The output line drivers are tri-state devices and can be put in 
  the high-impedance mode between transmissions to allow other devices (i.e., 
  AppleTalk devices) to transmit over those lines.  A line driver is 
  activated by lowering the SCC's Request To Send (/RTS) output for that 
  port.

  The Handshake Output signal (HSKo, pin 1) for each Apple IIgs serial port 
  originates at the SCC's /DTR output for that port and is driven uninverted 
  by an RS-422 line driver (26LS30).  Each port's Handshake Input signal 
  (HSKi, pin 2) is received and inverted through a differential receiver 
  (26LS32).  The output of the differential receiver is connected to the 
  SCC's Clear To Send (/CTS) and Transmit/Receive Clock (/TRxC) inputs for 
  that port.  HSKi is designed to accept an external device's Data Terminal 
  Ready (DTR) handshake signal through the /CTS input.  The /CTS input to the 
  SCC can be polled by software or can be used to generate an interrupt.  The 
  HSKi line is connected to the SCC's Transmit/Receive Clock (/TRxC) input 
  for that port, so that an external device can perform high-speed 
  synchronous data exchange.  Note that you can't use the HSKi line for 
  receiving DTR if you're using it to receive a high-speed data clock.

  Each port's General-Purpose input (GPi, pin 7) is received and inverted 
  through a differential receiver (26LS32).  The output of the differential 
  receiver is connected to the SCC's Data Carrier Detect (/DCD) input for 
  that port.  This input can be used to provide a handshake signal from an 
  external device to the computer.  The /DCD input to the SCC can be polled 
  by software or can be used to generate an interrupt.

  Note:  Because a 26LS32 differential receiver is used for the external 
         handshake or clock signals to the SCC, the signals must be 
         bipolar, alternating between a positive voltage and a negative 
         voltage with respect to the internally grounded input.  If a 
         device uses ground (0 volts) as one of its handshake logic 
         levels, the receiver interprets that level as an indeterminate 
         state, with unpredictable results.

  The SCC's Receive/Transmit Clock (/RTxC) inputs for both ports are driven 
  by a single crystal oscillator circuit.  This is accomplished by connecting 
  a 3.6864 MHz crystal between the /RTxC and Synchronization (/SYNC) input of 
  port A.  Port B's /RTxC pin is connected to port A's /SYNC pin to drive 
  port B's clocks from port A's oscillator circuit.  Because of this single 
  circuit, Write Register 11 (WR11) bit 7 must be set to 1 for SCC port A and 
  must be set to 0 for SCC port B.  The SCC itself is clocked at 3.58 MHz by 
  the Apple IIgs' Color-Reference clock (CREF) at the SCC's PCLK clock input.  
  The maximum asynchronous transmission rate supported by the SCC is 57,600 
  bits per second (bps) in X16 clock mode (WR4=01xxxxxx).

  The SCC's Interrupt Enable In (IEI) and Interrupt Acknowledge (/INTACK) 
  inputs are both tied to logical high in the Apple IIgs.  Keeping the SCC's 
  IEI input high enables the SCC to always generate interrupts if interrupt 
  modes are enabled through software.  Keeping the SCC's /INTACK input high 
  leaves the SCC in Interrupt Without Acknowledge interrupt mode.


Chapter 8:  I/O Expansion Slots

First Edition--Page 167, Direct memory access

DMA bank register location is $C037.


Further Reference:
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