OS/2 2.x Physical Device Drivers (PDD) - Course OS2DD101
  Enabling hardware support for multiple OS/2 applications

Objective
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   To expedite Independent Hardware Vendors (IHV) support of OS/2 2.x
by writing Physical Device Drivers (PDD) to support PC hardware.  This
will permit the hardware to be used by multiple OS/2 applications.
   This class will identify the protocol on how to communicate with the
kernel using the DevHlp interface.  Installation and debug techniques will
also be covered.

Target audience
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IBM or IHV programmers who code device drivers for...
   a.  I/O interfaces (i.e. Serial, parallel, etc)
   b.  Bus type: ISA, EISA, VLB, or MCA.

Attendee prerequisites
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   a. Programming expertise: C and/or MASM
   b. Have written other device drivers for IHV hardware
         DOS, ROM BIOS code, utilities
   c. Intimate knowledge of IHV hardware & programming protocol
   d. Purchased development software (OS/2 2.1, DDK, MSC 6.0, MASM 5.1)

Course length: 5 days

Outline
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 OS/2 Structure
 Device Driver types
 Physical Device Driver
   Character vs Block
 Modes, Times
    Init, Kernel, Interrupt, Timer
 Init sequence
   Config.sys processing
 Utilities, debuggers
   Compiler, Assembler, Linker usage
   Symbol Generation (MAPSYM)
   Kernel Debugger (KDB)
 Processor support
 Semaphores
 PDD Address spaces
   Memory Management
 Monitor implementations
 VDD Communication
 Lab: Developing OS/2 Physical Device Driver