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\title{PLIP: The Parallel Line Internet Protocol Device}
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\author{ Donald Becker (becker@super.org)}
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\affiliation{I.D.A. Supercomputing Research Center, Bowie MD 20715}
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%% At some point T. Thorn will probably contribute text,
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%% \author{ Tommy Thorn (tthorn@daimi.aau.dk)}
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\section{PLIP Introduction}
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This document describes the parallel port packet pusher for Net/LGX.
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This device interface allows a point-to-point connection between two
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parallel ports to appear as a IP network interface.
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\chapter{PLIP hardware interconnection}
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PLIP uses several different data transfer methods. The first (and the
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only one implemented in the early version of the code) uses a standard
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printer "null" cable to transfers data four bits at a time using
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data bit outputs connected to status bit inputs.
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The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
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ports. This allows byte-wide transfers and avoids reconstructing
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nibbles into bytes, leading to much faster transfers.
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\section{Parallel Transfer Mode 0 Cable}
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The cable for the first transfer mode is a standard
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printer "null" cable which transfers data four bits at a time using
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data bit outputs of the first port (machine T) connected to the
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status bit inputs of the second port (machine R). There are five
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status inputs, and they are used as four data inputs and a clock (data
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strobe) input, arranged so that the data input bits appear as contiguous
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bits with standard status register implementation.
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A cable that implements this protocol is available commercially as a
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"Null Printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cable. It can be constructed with
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two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows:
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STROBE output 1*
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D0->ERROR 2 - 15 15 - 2
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D1->SLCT 3 - 13 13 - 3
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D2->PAPOUT 4 - 12 12 - 4
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D3->ACK 5 - 10 10 - 5
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D4->BUSY 6 - 11 11 - 6
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D5,D6,D7 are 7*, 8*, 9*
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AUTOFD output 14*
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INIT output 16*
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SLCTIN 17 - 17
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extra grounds are 18*,19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
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GROUND 25 - 25
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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If the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should be
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connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
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\section{Parallel Transfer Mode 1}
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The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
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ports. This allows byte-wide transfers, and avoids reconstructing
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nibbles into bytes. This cable should not be used on unidirectional
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``printer'' (as opposed to ``parallel'') ports or when the machine
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isn't configured for PLIP, as it will result in output driver
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conflicts and the (unlikely) possibility of damage.
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The cable for this tranfer mode should be constructed as follows:
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STROBE->BUSY 1 - 11
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D0->D0 2 - 2
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D1->D1 3 - 3
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D2->D2 4 - 4
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D3->D3 5 - 5
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D4->D4 6 - 6
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D5->D5 7 - 7
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D6->D6 8 - 8
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D7->D7 9 - 9
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INIT -> ACK 16 - 10
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AUTOFD->PAPOUT 14 - 12
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SLCT->SLCTIN 13 - 17
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GND->ERROR 18 - 15
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extra grounds are 19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
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GROUND 25 - 25
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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Once again, if the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should
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be connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
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\section{PLIP Mode 0 tranfer protocol}
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The PLIP driver is compatible with the "Crynwr" parallel port transfer
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standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol:
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send header nibble '8'
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count-low octet
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count-high octet
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... data octets
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checksum octet
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Each octet is sent as
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<wait for rx. '1'> <send 0x10+(octet&0x0F)>
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<wait for rx. '0'> <send 0x00+((octet>>4)&0x0F)>
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To start a transfer the transmitting machine outputs a nibble 0x08.
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The raises the ACK line, triggering an interrupt in the receiving
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machine. The receiving machine disables
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Restated:
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(OUT is bit 0-4, OUT.j is bit j from OUT. IN likewise)
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Send_Byte:
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OUT := low nibble, OUT.4 := 1
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 1
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OUT := high nibble, OUT.4 := 0
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
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