TR-DOS
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In this issue we discover ENERGY
a new section dedicated to small
ruses, which facilitate the difficult
life of the encoder. The first of these articles
little deploy theme begun in
ZX-FORMAT'e # 5 "TR-DOS programmers.
ZX-FORMAT in the face of Max Petrov us very
described in detail how to write a turbo-loader;
Echo told how to avoid trouble
when working with VG'shkoy; well and we will discuss
work with the ports of TR-DOS'a. There is
several ways to work with ports
TR-DOS'a:
- On some computers (eg
PROFI) can be put on VG'shku
direct access
- In some ROM (TR-DOS) at
# 3C30 stitched command codes
IN A, (# 1F)
RET
- In TR-DOS v5.03 at # 09E7 is
similar combination
Pull all the port # 1F explained by the fact
that the remaining ports to read is not so important
(Except port # 7F course). And the port # 1F
Reads a byte error occurred when
the disc. A small digression: from
entry in the ports are no problems, so
as at # 2A53 stitched:
OUT (C), A
RET
Now, about reading, the first and
the best known way to read from the port # 1F
Rodionov mentioned in his book, "TR-DOS
for users and programmers, "he
Despite its flaws (some spoil
registers, spoil the contents of the port
sectors, etc.) is still active
applied. A more detailed description
this method, see above
book. We will tell you two more:
# 3EF3 IN H, (C)
# 3EF5 IN A, (# FF)
AND # C0
JR Z, # 3EF5
EI
RET M
DI
IN A, (# 7F)
JR # 3EF5
This method works on all
computers, using it can be read
the contents of any register VG'shki. For
that in BC Specifies the port number and H
get the value read, the main
that during this procedure
came to signal the end of execution
team.
And the second:
# 3FE5 IN A, (# FF)
AND # C0
JR Z, # 3FE5
RET M
# 3FEC INI
JR # 3FE5
This procedure is used TR-DOS'om
to read the data, but we can
use it for reading information from
any port. Application: HL asking
address of where to place the result of the operation,
and the BC port number. It needs to run with
Address # 3FEC. Conditions of performance
similar to the previous one. Corresponding bits
to read information can be found in
All the same book Rodionova of TR-DOS'e.
If you are interested we can mention
the address of # 2099, resulting from the use
This procedure will be the state flag
ZERO: if there was not one mistake then
to Z, well, and if NZ - DISK ERROR!!! When
This error is any situation (no
disk read / write error, etc.)
Now calling the procedure:
PUSH BC; save BC and HL
PUSH HL; IN
LD HL, CONTIN; A, (# 1F)
PUSH HL;
LD HL, METKA; AND # 7F
PUSH HL;
LD B, 1; OR A
PUSH BC;
LD HL, # 2099; RET Z
PUSH HL
JP # 3D2F
METKA DB # 01
CONTIN DI
POP HL; continued
POP BC
Note: after is EI.
At the end of articles may add
in order to avoid problems with your computer
"Byte-01 and to health
our turbo-loader'ov on your hard drive
The authors of this paper used the standard
entry point to the TR-DOS - # 3D13, and the errors
caught by # 5CC2. How to catch
errors through # 5CC2 look at ART
STUDIO. And maybe we'll write about it
article.
