paulbergmann_mpstubs/machine/pit.h

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/*! \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