/*! \file * \brief The old/historical \ref PIT "Programmable Interval Timer (PIT)" */ #pragma once #include "types.h" /*! \brief Abstraction of the historical Programmable Interval Timer (PIT). * * Historically, PCs had a Timer component of type 8253 or 8254, modern systems come with a compatible chip. * Each of these chips provides three 16-bit wide counters ("channel"), each running at a frequency of 1.19318 MHz. * The timer's counting speed is thereby independent from the CPU frequency. * * Traditionally, the first counter (channel 0) was used for triggering interrupts, the second one (channel 1) controlled * the memory refresh, and the third counter (channel 2) was assigned to the PC speaker. * * As the PIT's frequency is fixed to a constant value of 1.19318 MHz, the PIT can be used for calibration. * For this purpose, we use channel 2 only. * * \note Interrupts should be disabled while configuring the timer. */ namespace PIT { /*! \brief Start timer * * Sets the channel 2 timer to the provided value and starts counting. * * \note The maximum waiting time is approx. 55 000 us due to the timers being limited to 16 bit. * \param us Waiting time in us * \return `true` if the counter is running; `false` if the waiting time exceeds the limits. */ bool set(uint16_t us); /*! \brief Reads the current timer value * \return Current timer value */ uint16_t get(void); /*! \brief Check if the timer is running * \return `true` if running, `false` otherwise */ bool isActive(void); /*! \brief (Active) waiting for timeout * \return `true` when timeout was successfully hit, `false` if the timer was not active prior to calling. */ bool waitForTimeout(void); /*! \brief Set the timer and wait for timeout * \note The maximum waiting time is approx. 55 000 us due to the timers being limited to 16 bit. * \param us Waiting time in us * \return `true` when waiting successfully terminated; `false` on error (e.g., waiting time exceeds its limits) */ bool delay(uint16_t us); /*! \brief Play a given frequency on the PC speaker. * * As the PC speaker is connected to PIT channel 2, the PIT can be used to play an acoustic signal. * Playing sounds occupies the PIT, so it cannot be used for other purposes while playback. * * \note Not every PC has an activated PC speaker * \note Qemu & KVM have to be launched with `-audiodev` * If you still cannot hear anything, try to set `QEMU_AUDIO_DRV` to `alsa` * (by launching \StuBS with `QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=alsa make kvm`) * \param freq Frequency (in Hz) of the sound to be played, or 0 to deactivate playback. */ void pcspeaker(uint32_t freq); /*! \brief Deactivate the timer */ void disable(void); } // namespace PIT