KB38xx/KB39xx
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For KBC38xx/39xx:
a) The system host communicates with 8051 via ECPCMD, ECPARG1, ECPARG2, and ECPARG3 registers in EC space offset 10h, 11h, 12h
and 13h. A non-zero value of PCMD will cause the 8051 P0IE.0 interrupt to take place informing the 8051 firmware, and the 8051 firmware will take the responsibility to carry this command.
PCMD:
01h Query 8051 Status 02h Idle 03h Power down 04h Init flash write - The 8051 should return OK status to grant host system to write flash. After the completion of this command, the 8051 should enter IDLE mode or reset condition (set EC_PXCFG bit 0 = 1) to prevent from 8051 fetching instruction code.
entry: argument_1 - if 01 - update all flash content, including 8051 code region. if 02 - update system BIOS, not including 8051 code region.
exit: cmd 00h argument_1 if 00h: OK, the host can write flash now. if 01h: Error, no AC Adapter (the AC should be plugged during update flash). if 02h: Error, unknown condition.
LPC bus:
There are two memory address segments that are decoded by KB3910. 1.000Y_0000h ~ 000F_FFFFh, where Y is selectable to C/E/Fh in register LFMSM(FE91h) 2.FFXX_0000h~FFFF_FFFFh, where XX is selectable to FE/FC/F8/F0/E0/C0/80h in register LFMSM(FE91h).