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Interface com.arcsinc.hardwarehost.PhysHdwComm

public interface PhysHdwComm

The PhysHdwComm interface specifies the lowest level access to the hardware.

See Also:: ArcsInterfaceException

bootDsp(): Boot up the hardware - may require a reset action prior to booting - check the system implementation.
getFifoCntSrcDsp(): Get the number of /b>(); Get the number of words sent by the hardware still waiting to be read by the host system.
getFifoCntSrcPc(): Get the number of words sent by the host system still waiting to be read by the hardware.
getFifoStatus(): Get the FIFO status.
getFloatgetFloat(char, int, int)
getHdwControl(int): Gets the control word from one of the dedicated hardware control registers.
getHdwStatus(int): Gets the status word from one of the dedicated hardware status registers.
getInteger(char, int, int)
rcvFloat(): Get a float (32-bit) from the hardware (through the FIFO).
rcvWord16(): Get a 16-bit word from the hardware (through the FIFO).
rcvWord32(): Get a 32-bit word from the hardware (through the FIFO).
resetDsp(): Reset the hardware, note this action may not cause the system to boot a kernal - check the system implementation.
resetFifo(): Resets the communications FIFO.
sendFloat(float): Send a float (32-bit) to the hardware (through the FIFO).
sendWord16(char): Send a 16-bit word to the hardware (through the FIFO).
sendWord32(int): Send a 32-bit word to the hardware (through the FIFO).
setFloat(char, int, int, float)
setHdwControl(int, char): Sets the control word of one of the dedicated hardware control registers.
setInteger(char, int, int, int)

resetDsp

 public abstract void resetDsp() throws ArcsInterfaceException

Reset the hardware, note this action may not cause the system to boot a kernal - check the system implementation.

Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

bootDsp

 public abstract void bootDsp() throws ArcsInterfaceException

Boot up the hardware - may require a reset action prior to booting - check the system implementation.

Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

resetFifo

 public abstract void resetFifo() throws ArcsInterfaceException

faceException

Resets the communications FIFO.

Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

getHdwStatus

 public abstract char getHdwStatus(int regNo) throws ArcsInterfaceException

Gets the status word from one of the dedicated hardware status registers.

Parameters:: regNo - the register number to address.
Returns:: a char (16-bit word) with the result.
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

setHdwControl

 public abstract void setHdwControl(int regNo,
                                    char regValue) throws ArcsInterfaceException

Sets the control word of one of the dedicated hardware control registers. < hardware control registers.

Parameters:: regNo - the register number to address.; regValue - value to set (16-bit word).
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.error.

getHdwControl

 public abstract char getHdwControl(int regNo) throws ArcsInterfaceException

Gets the control word from one of the dedicated hardware control registers.

Parameters:: regNo - the register number to address.
Returns:: a char (16-bit word) with the result.
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

getFifoStatus

 public abstract byte getFifoStatus() throws ArcsInterfaceException

Get the FIFO status.

Returns:: FIFO status
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

getFifoCntSrcDsp

 public abstract char getFifoCntSrcDsp() throws ArcsInterfaceException

Get the number of words sent by the hardware still waiting to be read by the host system.

Returns:: number of words (char format).
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

getFifoCntSrcPc

 public abstract char getFifoCntSrcPc() throws ArcsInterfaceException

Get the number of words sent by the host system still waiting to be read by the hardware.

Returns:: number of words (char format).
Throws: ArcsInterfaceException: upon an interface error.

rcvWord16

 public abstract char rcvWord16() throws ArcsCommException

Get a 16-bit word from the hardware (through the FIFO).

Returns:: a word (char format).
Throws: ArcsCommException: upon a communications error.

sendWord16

d16">sendWord16
 public abstract void sendWord16(char word16) throws ArcsCommException


   Send a 16-bit word to the hardware (through the FIFO).

  

     Parameters:
    
 word16 - a word (char format).
    
 Throws: ArcsCommException
    
 upon
     a communication error.
  



rcvWord32
 public abstract int rcvWord32() throws ArcsCommException


   Get a 32-bit word from the hardware (through the FIFO).

  

     Returns:
    
 an int.
    
 Throws: ArcsCommException
    
 upon
     a communications error.
  


sendWord32
 public abstract void sendWord32(int word32) throws ArcsCommException


   Send a 32-bit word to the hardware (through the FIFO).

  

     Parameters:
    
 word32 - an int.
    
 Throws: ArcsCommException
    
 upon
     a communication error.
  


rcvFloat
 public abstract float rcvFloat() throws ArcsCommException


   Get a float (32-bit) from the hardware (through
32-bit) from the hardware (through
 the FIFO).

  

     Returns:
    
 a float.
    
 Throws: ArcsCommException
    
 upon
     a communications error.
  


sendFloat
 public abstract void sendFloat(float value) throws ArcsCommException


   Send a floatfloat (32-bit) to the hardware (through
 the FIFO).

  

     Parameters:
    
 value - a float.
    
 Throws: ArcsCommException
    
 upon
     a communication error.
  


getInteger
 public abstract int getInteger(char cmd,
                                int addr,
                                int offset) throws ArcsCommException


getFloat
 public abstract float getFloat(char cmd,
                                int addr,
                                int offset) throws ArcsCommException


setInteger
 public abstract void setInteger(char cmd,
                                 int addr,
                                 int offset,
                                 int value) throws ArcsCommException


setFloat
 public abstract void setFloat(char cmd,
                               int addr,
                               int offset,
                               float value) throws ArcsCommException


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