Technical Documentation

Nearly all of the documents listed here are copyrighted by HP and made available in the hope they would be useful to all PA-RISC developers and users. Please respect this copyright by not redistributing these documents or use the materials verbatim without written HP (or the respective copyright holder) consent.

HP 9000 Chipset Documentation

zx1-mio.pdf	2500k	April 17, 2003	zx1 Memory and I/O controllers ERS (Edited) aka “Pluto”
zx1-ioa-mercury_ers.pdf	633k	April 18, 2003	zx1 Mercury ERS (Edited)
astro_intro.pdf	39k	Feb 17, 2000	Astro Overview (IOMMU/Mem Controller)
astro_errors.pdf	1522k	Feb 17, 2000	Astro Error Handling
astro_ioc.pdf	2393k	Feb 17, 2000	Astro R2I Operation/Registers
astro_regmap.pdf	338k	Feb 17, 2000	Astro Register Map
astro_runway.pdf	2038k	Feb 17, 2000	Astro Runway Interface
astro_sysmap.pdf	128k	Feb 17, 2000	Memory Map of an Astro based system
elroy_ers.pdf	4707k	Feb 17, 2000	Elroy PCI Controller ERS (Edited) (eg in A500/C3000)
dino_ers.pdf dino_3_1_errata.pdf	5794k, 7k	June 3, 1999	DINO PCI bus controller (eg in A180/B180/C360)
PCXL_ers.pdf	401k, 462k	July 20, 1999	PA-RISC 1.1 7100 PCXL CPU ERS
pcxl2_ers.pdf	716k, 4127k	July 20, 1999	PA RISC 1.1 7300 PCXL2 CPU ERS
lasi_ers.pdf	4344k	June 3, 1999	LASI Core IO Device ERS (eg in 712/715/725/A180/B180/C360)
hardball_ers.pdf	4235k	November 2001	Hardball ERS - 735/755 (Outfield, Cutoff, etc.)
PC87415.pdf	381k	Aug 1996	National Semiconductor PC87415 Dual Channel IDE controller Data Sheet. (integrated in PC87560UBD SuckyIO “Legacy IO Controller”)
WAX_ERS_V1.0_Redacted.pdf	12MB	October 2007	WAX ERS - GSC to EISA adapter
pa-chips.zip	23MB		All documents above (and more) in a ZIP file

PA-RISC 1.1 Architecture Specifications

pa11_acd.pdf	1.4M	Feb 1994	PA-RISC 1.1 Architecture and Instruction Set Reference Manual
Ver_nums.pdf	90k	March 1999	PA-RISC 1.1 I/O Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: Version and Identification Number Allocation.
Pdc11-v0.96-Ch1-procs.pdf	280k	March 1999	PA-RISC 1.1 Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: Processor Dependent Code (PDC) Procedures.
Pdc11-v0.96-Ch3-IODC.pdf	298k	March 1999	PA-RISC 1.1 I/O Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: IODC (chapter 3)
pa-runtime-32-SOM.pdf	1.1M	1997	PA-RISC 32-bit Runtime Environment (SOM Binaries). Covers PA 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0.
Sti.pdf	409k	April 15, 2000	Standard Text Interface (STI)
pa-arch.zip	7MB		All documents above (and more) in a ZIP file

PA-RISC 2.0 Architecture Specifications

parisc2.0.pdf	2.3M	1995	PA-RISC 2.0 Instruction Set Architecture
pa64rt.pdf	127k	1997	64-Bit Runtime Architecture for PA-RISC 2.0
unwind.pdf	138k	Sep 16,1997	UNWIND PA64 Functional Specification.
rad_11_0_32.pdf	575k	1997	HPUX 11.0 32-bit Runtime Environment. Only covers PA2.0.
pdc20-v0.36-ChC-datafmt.pdf	32k	March 1999	PA-RISC 2.0 Firmware Architecture Reference: Memory Data Formats.
92432-90012.pdf	312k	June 1998	HP Assembler Reference Manual
pdc20-v1.1-Ch3-pdce.pdf	196k	July 2004	PA-RISC 2.0 Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: Processor Dependent Code (PDC) Entry Points. (Chapter 3) (older v1.0: pdc20-v1.0-Ch3-entry.pdf) (older v0.36: pdc20-v0.36-Ch1-entry.pdf)
pdc20-v1.1-Ch4-pdc.pdf	356k	July 2004	PA-RISC 2.0 Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: Processor Dependent Code (PDC) Procedures (Chapter 4) (older v1.0: pdc20-v1.1-Ch4-pdc.pdf) (older v0.36: pdc20-v1.1-Ch4-pdc.pdf)
pdc20-v1.1-Ch5-iodc.pdf	304k	July 2004	PA-RISC 2.0 Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: IODC (Chapter 5)
pdc20-v1.1-Ch6-os_interface.pdf	48k	July 2004	PA-RISC 2.0 Firmware Architecture Reference Specification: Operating System Interface (Chapter 6)
elf-pa-hp.pdf	172k	August 1998	Processor-Specific ELF Supplement for PA-RISC

HP 9000 User/Owner Guides

980723.pdf	9259k	May 9, 1999	HP-UX Workstation HCL (Hardware Compatibility List): This explains the features of released hardware.
980723ng.pdf	1115k	May 9, 1999	HP-UX Workstation HCL (Hardware Compatibility List): This explains the features of previously released hardware. This provides supplemental materials to 980723.pdf (above).
712_service-handbook.pdf	4637k	July 11, 2003	HP 9000/712 Service Handbook
712_technical_manual.pdf	3825k	July 11, 2003	HP 9000/712 Technical Manual
715_service-handbook.pdf	5225K	August, 1995	HP 9000/715 Service Handbook 4th Ed.
720-730_owners-guide.pdf	1830k	July 11, 2003	HP 9000/720 and 730 Owner’s Guide
735_service.pdf	7408k	July 11, 2003	Overview of A180 features: HP 9000/735 Service Handbook
750_owners-guide.pdf	2150k	July 11, 2003	HP 9000/750 Owner’s Guide
a180.pdf	64k	May 9, 1999	Overview of A180[C] features: This provides the first docs on the A180 internals.
a180-user.pdf	935k	July 11, 2003	A180[C] User Manual
b1xx-owners.pdf	1549k	July 11, 2003	B-Class (B1xxL) Owner’s Guide
b1xx-service.pdf	1029k	July 11, 2003	B-Class (B1xxL) Service Manual
c100_110-owners.pdf	1716k	July 11, 2003	C100/C110 Owner’s Guide
c160_thru_c360-owners.pdf	1495k	July 11, 2003	C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 Owner’s Guide
c160l_owners.pdf	1760k	July 11, 2003	C160L Owner’s Guide
cxxx-service.pdf	1715k	July 11, 2003	C-Class (Cxxx[L]) Service Manual
e-class_hpjournal.pdf	104k	July 11, 2003	E-Class (Ex5) HP Journal Article
j280_owners.pdf	6442k	July 11, 2003	J280 Owner’s Guide
Users_Manual_HP_9000_Model_A-180.pdf	5.6M	February 2000	User’s Manual - HP 9000 Model A-180
emr_na-c01865801-1.pdf	7.8M	2000	rp24xx Hardware Manual
HP_C8000_Manual.pdf	2.7M	July 2004	User’s Manual - HP C8000 Workstation - Technical Reference Guide
GSP_User_Guide.pdf	0.8M	2009	Service Processor (GSP or MP) User Guide
Lpv00338_rx2600_zx6000.pdf	14.7M	April 2003	User’s Manual - HP rx2600 and zx6000 - includes info about BMC in c8000 workstation

PA-RISC Papers and Presentations

PA-8700wp.pdf	189KB	April, 2000	PA-RISC 8x00 Family of Microprocessors with Focus on PA-8700: Summary of PA-RISC architecture and implementations up to PA-8600 and features of the PA 8700 implementation.
PA_PerfGuide_vs2.pdf	162KB	October 8, 1997	Enabling Optimizations to Achieve Higher Performance on the HP PA-RISC Architecture. Discusses how to measure CPU perf, what impacts it, and HP compiler options.
pa7300lc_config.pdf	11KB	June, 1997	Configurability of the PA 7300LC. One page summary of config options for PA7300LC system designers.
four_way_superscalar.pdf	195KB	August, 1997	Four-Way Superscalar PA-RISC Processors: HP PA 8000 and PA 8200 PA-RISC CPU features. First published in HP Journal, August 1997.
pa7300lc_design.pdf	118KB	June, 1997	High-Performance Processor Design Guided by System Costs. 10 pages.
pa7300lc_on_chip.pdf	49KB	June, 1997	The PA 7300LC Microprocessor: A Highly Integrated System on a Chip. 5 Pages.
isscc.8500.pdf	91KB	Feb, 1999	PA8500: A 500 MHz 64 bit RISC CPU with 1.5Mbyte on chip Cache
isscc_cache_talk.pdf	144KB	1997?	PA8500: A 500MHz 1.5 MByte Cache with On-Chip CPU. Jonathan Lachman and J. Michael Hill.
isscc_cache_talk_2.pdf	119KB	2000	PA8700: A 900MHz 2.25MByte Cache with On Chip CPU. Jonathan Lachman and J. Michael Hill.
mako_mpf_2001.pdf	1409KB	October, 2001	HP’s PA-8800 Processor: Slideset from the 2001 Microprocessor Forum.
pa2c96.pdf	66KB	1996	64-bit and Multimedia Extensions in the PA-RISC 2.0 Architecture. Ruby Lee and Jerry Huck. 10 pages.
pa7200_design.pdf	171KB	February, 1996	Design of the HP PA 7200 CPU. Kenneth K Chan, et al. 11 pages.
pa8000-compiler_opt.pdf	47KB	1997?	Compiler Optimizations for the PA-8000. Anne M. Holler. 11 pages.

Undocumented chips

Artist graphics registers (used in HP9000/712)

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

• HP Computer Museum

• HP Support Center

• HP’s Tech Library

• Details on HP-UX Hardware from the A-class to the V-class.

• Other Technical publications publicly available from Hewlett-Packard.

• VME Boards & Systems Documentation: HP 743, 744, 745, and 748.

• “EISA System Architecture” published by Mindshare (pdf)

• Intel EISA Controllers (some used in older HP workstations with EISA)

• The PA-RISC/Linux boot HOWTO