Embedded controller
Introduction
OLPC is now working in an Open implementation of the XOs Embedded Controller. The code of the EC is programed to a File:KB3700-ds-01.pdf that has an 8051 microprocessor, for the code to be open we need to compile everything in SDCC or OFW. The need for an open implementation is due to the fact that the actual EC has some flakiness in the recovery process.(among many other things). An example of a bug of the old EC can be found in #477
Background
The EC is programed in the KB3700 and it has a paramount importance in controlling the XO when the CPU is not active. For doing so the KB3700 has to communicate with the CPU via the EC protocol, this protocol is managed in the ports 0x66 and 0x62 of the KB3700. These two ports are serially connected with the 0x6C and 0x68 ports of the CPU. (for more info check Ec_specification). But the KB3700 has to communicate also with the DS2657 (The battery charger) via the 1 wire Dallas protocol. One can deduce some of the inside programing of the EC via the ec-dump.fth under OpenFirmware. Running the ec-dump script give us valuable data about internals of the ec, mostly the EC_Register_Settings
Actual development
All the work is going to be in the git repository OpenEC
To get this code in your machine please do:
git-clone git://dev.laptop.org/projects/openec
For info check Importing_your_project
Desired Features
- Failsafe Code
- Easy debugging
- Forth/C implementation.
- GCC compilable.
To Do
- Implement KB3700 special registers in KB3700 header
- Testing