CPI(4) | Device Drivers Manual (mac68k) | CPI(4)

# NAME

`cpi` —
parallel printer driver for Creative Systems Inc. Hurdler CPI Nubus card

# SYNOPSIS

`cpi* at nubus? flags 0x1`

# DESCRIPTION

The `cpi` interface provides access to parallel printer ports.

# CONFIGURATION

The `cpi` driver supports the following flags for use in config(1) files:

bit 0:
  use the CIO counters 1 and 2 as a 32 bit timecounter(9).

# HARDWARE

The `cpi` interface supports the Creative Systems Inc. Hurdler CPI Nubus card, which is based on a Zilog Z8536 CIO.

The parallel port on the Hurdler CPI card is wired as follows:

Signal |  | SubD pin | Z8536 pin | Z8536 signal
/STROBE | Strobe | 1 | 22 | PC3
D0 |  | 2 | 33 | PA0
D1 |  | 3 | 32 | PA1
D2 |  | 4 | 31 | PA2
D3 |  | 5 | 30 | PA3
D4 |  | 6 | 29 | PA4
D5 |  | 7 | 28 | PA5
D6 |  | 8 | 27 | PA6
D7 |  | 9 | 26 | PA7
/ACK |  | 10 | 21 + 11 | PC2 + PB3
BUSY |  | 11 | 19 + 14 | PC0 + PB6
PE | Paper Error | 12 | 20 | PC1
SEL | Select | 13 | 13 | PB5
/AUTOFD | Auto Feed | 14 | 12 | PB4
/FAULT |  | 15 | 9 | PB1
/RESET |  | 16 | 8 | PB0
/SELIN | Select In | 17 | 10 | PB2

The Z8536 INT line (pin 24) is wired to PB7 (pin 15).

# SEE ALSO

lpt(4), mac68k/autoconf(4), nubus(4), printcap(5), timecounter(9)

IEEE Standard 1284-1994

# HISTORY

`cpi` first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.

# AUTHORS

The `cpi` driver was written by Hauke Fath ⟨hauke@NetBSD.org⟩.

# CAVEATS

The Hurdler CPI Nubus card does not use a TTL buffer to drive the parallel interface. Instead, the card's Z8536 CIO drives the printer port directly. Printers terminating the parallel interface with less than 2 kOhms may cause permanent damage to the Z8536 CIO.

February 17, 2017 | NetBSD 10.1