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ZLoader Configuration Switches
Peter Wilson edited this page Apr 26, 2023
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The main CPU card has three DIP switches which are read into the top 3 bits of input port 64h
ZLoader checks these three bits on start up.
Bits 0 and 1 are used to choose the boot mode. Bit 2 determines whether the default input console will use the serial port (SIO/A) or the VDU/Keyboard combination:
Bit 1-0 | Boot mode |
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00 | Boot into ZLoader command line |
01 | Boot default image from Raspberry Pi via the serial block protocol. |
10 | Boot OS image 1 from the SDCard inventory (use to boot, for example, directly into CP/M |
11 | Reserved - currently treated the same as 00
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If bit 2 is 0
then the default console (for ZLoader) is serial port A.
If bit 2 is 1
then, assuming there is a video card and Omega keyboard attached, this will be used as a console device.