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Paradise/Western Digital Super VGA Chips.
Max mem Max 16col 256 col
PVGA1A 512k/1M 800x600 640x480
WD90C00 512k/1M 1024x768 800x600 also known as PVGA1B
WD90C10 256k 640x480 320x200
WD90C11 512k 1024x768 800x600
94h (W): Setup Register (Micro Channel)
102h (R/W): VGA Sleep Register (setup mode only)
bit 0 VGA enabled if set.
1-7 Reserved.
Note: this register can only be accessed in setup mode.
3C3h (W): Global Enable Register
bit 0 VGA Motherboard Enable if set
3C4h index 3 (R/W): Reconfigured Character Map Select
bit 0-2 Offset of character map in plane 2/3 in 8k blocks
3-4 Character map select from plane:
0: plane 2
1: plane 2 if attr. bit 3 set, plane 3 else
2: plane 3 if attr. bit 3 set, plane 2 else
3: plane 3
3C4h index 7 (R/W): Display Configuration Status (WD90C1x Only)
bit 0 (R) Monitor type
1 (R) EGA emulation if set
2 (R) 6845 compatibility if set
3 (R) Color mode if set
4-7 Scratch Pad
3C4h index 10h (R/W): (WD90C11 Only)
bit 2 (WD90C11 Only)
3C4h index 11h (R/W): System Control Interface (WD90C1x Only)
bit 0 (WD90C1x Only) 16 bit access to CRTC, Graphics
Controller and Sequencer Registers if set
1 (WD90c1x Only) 16 bit access to Attribute Registers if set.
If so 3C0h is index and 3C1h is data port.
2 Enable Write buffer if set
3-4 Enhanced speed depending of host bus speed:
0 for 12MHz, 1 for 10 MHz, 2,3 for 8 MHz
5 Enhanced text mode operations if set
6 Enhanced operation on blank lines if set
7 (WD90C1x Only) If set Bank reg PR0A is used for read cycles
and PR0B for write cycles, else PR0B is used for A000h-A7FFh
and PR0A for A800h-AFFFh.
3C4h index 12h (R/W): Miscellaneous Control #4 (WD90C1x Only)
bit 6 Enable Cursor Blinking if set
7 Enable External Sync
3CEh index 9 (R/W): PR0A Address Offset A
bit 0-6 Added to bit 12-18 of video memory address if
Bank A selected. (Reads if 3C4h index 11h bit 7 set,
A800h-AFFFh if 3CEh index Bh bit set and 64k config
B000h-BFFFh if 128k config. A000h-AFFFh else).
3CEh index Ah (R/W): PR0B Address Offset B
bit 0-6 Added to bit 12-18 of video memory address if
Bank B selected. (Writes if 3C4h index 11h bit 7 set,
A000h-A7FFh if 3CEh index Bh bit 3 set and 64k config,
A000h-AFFFh if 128k config).
3CEh index Bh (R/W): PR1 Memory Size
bit 0 Enable on card ROM if set
1 Select 16 bit ROM if set
2 Select 16 bit Memory if set
3 PROB enabled if set, else use PR0A for both banks
4-5 Memory Map. 0=A000-BFFFh standard VGA,
1=0-3FFFFh, 2=0-7FFFFh and 3=0-FFFFFh
6-7 Installed memory:
0 256k VGA standard
1 256k PVGA bank switching
2 512k do
3 1M do
3CEh index Ch (R/W): PR2 Video Configuration
bit 0 Force VCLK (overrides SQE1 bit 3).
1 Third Clock Select Line VCLK2
2,5 Character Map Select/Underline
0 Characters are taken from plane 2
1 do, but characters are underlined if
bit 0 of the characters attribute is set.
2 Characters are taken from plane 3.
3 If bit 3 of the characters attribute is set the
character is taken from plane 3, else from plane 2.
3,4 Character Clock Period Control
0 IBM VGA character Clock (8 or 9 dots wide).
1 7 dots (used for 132 character modes).
2 9 dots
3 10 dots
Selecting 10 dots/character modifies the horizontal PEL
panning register (3C0h index 13h).
5 Character Map Select.
6 6845 Compatibility (6845 if set, EGA/VGA if clear).
7 AT&T/M24 Mode Enable, 400 line enable
3CEh index Dh (R/W): PR3 CRTC Control
bit 0 Lock Vertical Timing
1 Lock Prevention. Prevent locking through the Vertical
Retrace register (3d4h index 11h bit 7).
2 Multiply Cursor Start, Cursor Stop, Preset Row Scan
and Maximum Scan Line registers by 2
3-4 bit 16,17 of CRTC Display Start Address
5 Lock Horizontal Timing
6 Lock HSYNC Polarity
7 Lock VSYNC Polarity
3CEh index Eh (R/W): PR4 Video Control
bit 0 Extended 256 color Shift register Control. Configures
the video shift registers for extended 256 color mode.
1 EGA compatibility. Disables reads of all registers
that are writeonly on the EGA, and of PR0-5.
2 Lock internal Palette and Overscan registers
3 Override CGA Enable Video bit.
Overrides the CGA "enable video" bit 3 of 3D8h
4 Tri-state Memory Control Outputs
5 Tri-state Video outputs
6 PCLK=VCLK
7 BLNK/Display Enable
3CEh index Fh (R/W): PR5 General Purpose Status and PR Register
bit 0-2 Extended registers PR0-4 Unlocked if set to 5
4 Read protect PR0-4 if set.
7 Multisync if set, fixed frequency else.
3d4h index 29h (R/W): PR10 Unlock PR11-17 Registers (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0-2 Write of PR11-18 enabled if set to 5
3,7 Read of PR11-18 enabled if 3 clear and 7 set
3d4h index 2Ah (R/W): PR11 EGA Switches (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0 Lock 8/9 Dot Character Clock.
Inhibits writes to 3C4h index 1 bit 0.
1 Lock Graphics and Sequencer Screen Control
Inhibits write to 3CEh index 5 bit 5-6, 3C4h index 1
bit 2-5 and 3C4h index 3 bit 0-5.
2 Lock Clock Select
3 EGA Emulation on Analog Display
4-7 EGA Switch 1-4
3d4h index 2Bh (R/W): PR12 Scratch Pad Register (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0-7 Reserved
3d4h index 2Ch (R/W): PR13 Interlace H/2 Start (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0-7 Interlace H/2 Start. Adjusts Horizontal Sync
for interlace.
3d4h index 2Dh (R/W): PR14 Interlace H/2 End (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0-4 Interlace H/2 End. Adjusts horizontal Sync width
5 Interlace enable
6 Vertical Double Scan for EGA on PS/2 Display
7 Enable Vertical retrace interrupts if set
3d4h index 2Eh (R/W): PR15 Miscellaneous Control #1 (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0 Disable borders if set
1 Select Display Enable Timing
2 Enables page mode addressing in alpha modes if set
3 Interlace comp. with 8514/A timing if set.
4 VCLK=MCLK. If set MCLK is used for all video timings.
5 VCLK1,VLKC2 Latched Outputs.
6 Low VCLK. Set if VCLK is much slower than MCLK.
7 Enable read of 46E8h
3d4h index 2Fh (R/W): PR16 Miscellaneous Control #2 (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 1 Standard VGA memory if set
3-4 bit 16,17 of CRTC Address Counter Offset
5-6 CRTC Address Counter Width
0= 256k, 1=128K, 2=64K
3d4h index 30h (R/W): PR17 Miscellaneous Control #3 (WD90Cxx Only)
bit 0 Maps out ROM at C600h-C67Fh if set
2 (WD90C1x Only) Enables 64k ROM at C000h-CFFFh if set
3 (WD90C1x Only) Maps out ROM at C600h-C6FFh if set
46E8h (R/W): Global Enable Register (AT only)
bit 0-2 BIOS ROM page select (8 pages of 4K each).
3 Adapter VGA enabled if set
4 If set the VGA is in Setup mode, where 102h and 46E8h
are the only ports responding.
Wake Up port at 102h responds only if this bit set.
Note: This register is also addressed at 56E8h, 66E8h and 76E8h.
Register only readable if 3d4h index 2Eh bit 7 set
3C4h index 6 used in WD90C1x.
3d4h index 31h-3fh used in WD90C1x.
Bank Switching:
Bank switching happens by adding the bank register to bit 12-19
of the address, resulting in the window starting on a 4k boundry.
Two different bank registers can be used either as Read/Write
banks (WD90C1x) or as two different windows each 32k/64k big.
Memory:
$C000:$09 string BIOS date
$C000:$35 1 byte BIOS version
$C000:$7D 4 bytes $3ED414756 ('VGA=')
ID Paradise/WD Super VGA Chip set:
if meml[$c000:$7d]=$3d414756 ('VGA=') then PARADISE_CHIP !!!
ID Which Paradise/WD Chip:
if odd(port[$3cc]) then base:=$3d4 else base:=$3b4;
port[base]:=$2b; old_value:=port[base+1];
port[base+1]:=$aa; new_value:=port[base+1];
port[base+1]:=old_value;
if new_value <> $aa then PVGA1A_Chip !!!!
else
port[$3C4]:=$12; old_value:=port[$3C5];
port[$3C5]:=old_value and $bf; new_1:=port[$3C5] and 64;
port[$3C5]:=old_value or $40; new_2:=port[$3C5] and 64;
port[$3C5]:=old_value;
if (new_1 <>0) or (new_2 =0) then WD90C00_Chip
else
port[$3C4]:=$10; old_value:=port[$3C5];
port[$3C5]:=old_value and $fb; new_1:=port[$3C5] and 4;
port[$3C5]:=old_value or 4; new_2:=port[$3C5] and 4;
port[$3C5]:=old_value;
if (new_1 <>0) or (new_2 =0) then WD90C10_Chip
else WD90C11_Chip;
Video Modes:
54h T 132 43 16 (7x9 or 8x9)
55h T 132 25 16 (7x9 or 8x9)
56h T 132 43 4 (7x9 or 8x9)
57h T 132 25 4 (7x9 or 8x9)
58h G 800 600 16 planar
59h G 800 600 2 odd/even **** See note
5Ah G 1024 768 2 odd/even **** See note
5Bh G 1024 768 4 packed **** See note
5Ch G 800 600 256 packed WD90C11 Only
5Dh G 1024 768 16 planar
5Eh G 640 400 256 packed
5Fh G 640 480 256 packed
Mode 5Bh 1024x768 4 color.
2 bit per pixel packed mode.
Pixels start in bit 6-7.
Mode 59h 800x600 2 color and
Mode 5Ah 1024x768 2 color.
One bit per pixel odd/even mode
Pixels 0-7 are in plane 0, 8-15 in plane 1.
Bios extensions:
----------10007E-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Paradise VGA, AT&T VDC800 - SET SPECIAL MODE
AX = 007Eh
BX = horizontal dimension of the desired mode
CX = vertical dimension of the desired mode
Both BX,CX in dots for graph modes, chars for alpha modes
DX = Number of colors desired (0000h for monochrome)
Return: BH = 7Eh if successful (Paradise VGA)
AL = 7Eh if successful (AT&T VDC800)
----------10007F-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Paradise .... EXTENDED MODE SET
AX = 007Fh
BH = 00h set VGA operation
BH = 01h set non-VGA operation
color modes (0,1,2,3,4,5,6) will set non-VGA CGA operation
monochrome mode 7 will set non-VGA MDA/Hercules operation
BH = 02h Query mode status
Return: BL = 00h if operating in VGA mode, 01h if non-VGA mode
CH = total video RAM size in 64k byte units
CL = video RAM used by the current mode
BH = 03h Lock current mode. Allows current mode
(VGA or non-VGA) to survive re-boot.
BH = 04h Set non-VGA MDA/Hercules Mode
BH = 05h Set non-VGA CGA Mode
BH = 06h Set VGA Mono Mode
BH = 07h Set VGA Color Mode
BH = 09h..0Fh Write Paradise Register
BL = New value of PR register
BH = 19h..1Fh Read Paradise Register
Return: BL = Value of register
BH: (Read) BH: (Write) Register
19h 09h PR0A Port 3CEh index 09h
1Ah 0Ah PR0B Port 3CEh index 0Ah
1Bh 0Bh PR1 Port 3CEh index 0Bh
1Ch 0Ch PR2 Port 3CEh index 0Ch
1Dh 0Dh PR3 Port 3CEh index 0Dh
1Eh 0Eh PR4 Port 3CEh index 0Eh
1Fh --- PR5 Port 3CEh index 0Fh
BH = 20h Emulate EGA with Analog Monitor (WD90Cxx Chips Only)
BL=EGA Switches in Bit 0-3
BH = 29h..30h Read Paradise Register (WD90Cxx Chips Only)
Return: BL = Value of register
BH: Register:
29h PR10 Port 3CEh index 29h
2Ah PR11 Port 3CEh index 2Ah
2Bh PR12 Port 3CEh index 2Bh
2Ch PR13 Port 3CEh index 2Ch
2Dh PR14 Port 3CEh index 2Dh
2Eh PR15 Port 3CEh index 2Eh
2Fh PR16 Port 3CEh index 2Fh
30h PR17 Port 3CEh index 30h
Return: AL = 7Fh If succesful (AT&T VDC600)
BH = 7Fh If valid call (Paradise/Western Digital)
----------10007F-----------------------------
INT 10 - VIDEO - Paradise VGA, AT&T VDC600 - EXTENDED FUNCTIONS
AX = 007Fh
BH = function
00h set VGA operation
01h set non-VGA operation
color modes (0,1,2,3,4,5,6) will set non-VGA CGA operation
monochrome mode 7 will set non-VGA MDA/Hercules operation
02h query mode status
Return: BL = 00h if operating in VGA mode, 01h if non-VGA mode
CH = total video RAM size in 64k byte units
CL = video RAM used by the current mode
03h lock current mode
allows current mode (VGA or non-VGA) to survive re-boot
04h enter CGA mode (AT&T VDC600 only)
05h enter MDA mode (AT&T VDC600 only)