The Symbiface 2 operates the ATA/IDE device in 16-bit data transfer mode. 16-bits of data is buffered at a time within the Symbiface 2 and read/written via the Data port I/O address 8 bits at a time. The device was designed when devices didn't support ATA CFA command set and 8-bit PIO data transfer so this is why it buffers 16-bit of data. (16-bits is the "native" data transfer of an ATA device). The I/O ports operate in a "pass-through" like mode where the registers directly reflect those of the connected ATA device. The [[X-Mass]] is a more modern ATA/IDE device which is compatible with the Symbiface 2 IDE registers and uses the same I/O ports. This is the documentation about the '''IDE registers''' of the [[SYMBiFACE II]] expansion card. For more information about IDE please check for general specifications in the internet ''(can anyone provide good links here?)''.
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|'''#FD08''' || Data Register || Data Register
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|'''#FD09''' || Error Register || Features Register/''(Write Precomp Reg.)''
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|'''#FD0A''' || Sector Count (0=256) || Sector Count(0=256)
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|'''#FD0B''' || Sector Number for CHS or LBA bits 0-7 || Sector Numberfor CHS or LBA bits 0-7
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|'''#FD0C''' || Cylinder Low for CHS or LBA bits 8-15 || Cylinder Lowfor CHS or LBA bits 8-15
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|'''#FD0D''' || Cylinder High for CHS or LBA bits 16-23 || Cylinder Highfor CHS or LBA bits 16-23
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|'''#FD0E''' || Device/Head Register (Bit 6=0 CHS, Bit 6=1 LBA) (Bit 4 = 0 Master, Bit 4 = 1 Slave) (Bits 3..0 Head for CHS or LBA bits 24-27) || Device/Head Register(Bit 6=0 CHS, Bit 6=1 LBA) (Bit 4 = 0 Master, Bit 4 = 1 Slave) (Bits 3..0 Head for CHS or LBA bits 24-27)
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|'''#FD0F''' || Status Register || Command Register
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Mandatory ATA1 Commands
! Command !! Code !! FR !! SC !! SN !! CY !! DH
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| Execute drive diagnostic || 90h || || || || || D*
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| Format track || 50h || * || y || y || y ||
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| Initialize drive parameters || 91h || || y || || || y
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| Read long (w/retry) || 22h || || y || y || y || y
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| Read long (w/o retry) || 23h || || y || y || y || y
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| Read sector(s) (w/retry) || 20h || || y || y || y || y
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| Read sector(s) (w/o retry) || 21h || || y || y || y || y
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| Read verify sector(s) (w/retry) || 40h || || y || y || y || y
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| Read verify sector(s) (w/o retry) || 41h || || y || y || y || y
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| Recalibrate || 1xh || || || || || D
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| Seek || 7xh || || || y || y || y
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| Write long (w/retry) || 32h || * || y || y || y || y
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| Write long (w/o retry) || 33h || * || y || y || y || y
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| Write sector(s) (w/retry) || 30h || * || y || y || y || y
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| Write sector(s) (w/o retry) || 31h || * || y || y || y || y
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'''Legend:'''
* '''FR:''' Features register used
* '''SC:''' Sector count register used
* '''SN:''' Sector number register used
* '''CY:''' Cylinder registers used
* '''DH:''' Drive/head register used
** '''y:''' The register contains a valid parameter for this command. For DH, 'y' means both drive and head parameters are used.
** '''D:''' Only the drive parameter is valid (head parameter ignored).
** '''D*:''' Addressed to drive 0 but both drives execute it.
** '''*:''' Maintained for compatibility.
== See also ==
* [[SYMBiFACE II:IDE routines|Low level IDE routines]]
* [[Programming:SYMBiFACE_II|SYMBiFACE II documentations]]
* [httphttps://wwwhddguru.t13.orgcom/documentsdocumentation/uploadeddocuments/docs2006/d1699r3f-ata8-acs.pdf specificationOfficial ATA1 (1994) to ATA8 (2006) specifications]
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