CA2120502A1 - Hand held computer input apparatus and method - Google Patents

Hand held computer input apparatus and method

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CA2120502A1
CA2120502A1 CA002120502A CA2120502A CA2120502A1 CA 2120502 A1 CA2120502 A1 CA 2120502A1 CA 002120502 A CA002120502 A CA 002120502A CA 2120502 A CA2120502 A CA 2120502A CA 2120502 A1 CA2120502 A1 CA 2120502A1
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John M. Copper
John M. Richter
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/038Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
    • G06F3/0383Signal control means within the pointing device
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0338Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

A method and system for generating command signals for a computer monitor or other equipment. The system includes at least one pressure responsive potentiometer (15) and a device (22) operatively connected with such potentiometer for generating a command signal indicating at least one of the direction, intensity and duration of pressure applied to such potentiometer. The method remotely controls a function of a computer monitor or other equipment in response to signals obtained from pressure sensitive potentiometer manipulated by a user. The method includes the steps of periodically iterating to detect signals present on such pressure sensitive potentiometer, comparing the signals detected on each iteration to determine at least one of the amount and direction of change, generating a control signal reflecting the information determined in the comparison step, then transmitting the control signal to the computer or other equipment in a form acceptable by such computer or other equipment to effect a change in the function being controlled.

Description

WOg3/~7606 1 2 ~ 2 0 ~ 0 2 PCT/US92/08397 ~ HELD Oo~ER ~NPUT APP~.~US AND ME~D

~ .-., BACKGROUND OF TIIE INVENTION
I. FIELD OF INVENTION
This inventioA relate~ generally to the interactionwith and control of computers or other electronic equipmen~
For example, the invention can be used in con~un~tion with electronic light and sound equipment, per~onal computers or video recording and playback equipment. In particular, the present invention relates to a mean~ of generating command and/or cursor position control through the use of a remote manipulandum. When in operation, the apparatus does not require a dedicated ~urface or placement in a fixed position, thereby providing a~ arrangement which is portable and convenient. ~' 2. PRIOR ART
A typical computer based graphic di~play unit ~a ically~ comprises a display~creen, a display controller, a ~ ;~
data channel and an input device. Computer input devices exist in ~arious forms. For instance, with a standard typewrItcr-like keyboard, commands are entered by pressing discrete character keys. The commands are thèn interpreted utilizi~g corre~ponding application so~tware. Similarl~, a keyboard may be desiyned to incorporate the u~e of special function keys which when interpreted through appropriate ~software, initiate fipe~ific a~tion~ or cause the computer dispIay cursor to move. Light pens and touch screens permit ` ~omewhat more flexible human-computer interactions; however, -~
these~devicès require the user's band to be close to the ~computer display.
The most recent innovations in the ~ield of position cur~or dévices, includes the use of joy~tiaks, trackball ; ~devices, ball-type cursor control assemblies and mou~es. A
mouse device provides cursor positioning, and Yome control capabilites through buttons or momentary action ~witche~.

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2120~2 Simply described, a mouse consi~ts of a ball and ca~e. In use the ea8ing is held by the operator to place the ball against a given dedicated surface. ~ovement of the case will cause the ball to roll on the surface in any desired two-dimensional direction. The main drawback to the mouse device is that it requires a dedicated, relatively flat and unobstructed area to provide ~ontrol and cursGr po~ition in~ormation. Other type8 of mouses, such as those requiring optical reflective surfaces, require special ~urface materîal~
The ball-type cursor control as~embly will typically include a relatively freely rotatable control ball supported for rolling movement in frictional engagement with two or more traction devices in the form of wheels, shafts and the like to rotate said traction devices about a horizontal axis in response to the rolling movement of the ~ontrol ball. The~e traction device~ are in turn coupled to appropriate signal generatinlg component~ which provide electrical output signals for controll~ng the po~ition of the cursor within the field of the vide!o display, typically in terms of cartesian coordinates.
Joysticks and trackballs provide control and cursor position information without the need for a large dedicated surface area. A joy~tick i~ primarily a lever supported by a gimbal mechanifim and is tiltable by the operator in any direction of a plane. The direction and angle of the inclination are detected to generate voltages or digital ~ignals reprefientative of the components in the X- and Y-axi~
directions, respectively. ~08t joysticks are designed to be ~placed on a ~urface, such a~ a tabletop. The joy~tick device is also l;mited by the pivoting range of the lever.
In it~ most basic form a trackball device includes a housing containing a plurality of rotatable ~upports and a ball seated within the ~upports. A portion of the ball projects through an opening in the housing to allow for manual rotation by an operator. Trackballs have drawbacks both in design and in operation. The axes of rotation of the rotatable supports of the invention are fixed and proper operation of the device requires manufacture of the parts to SUBSTllUTE SHEET

W093/076~6 PCT/US~2/08397 2~20~02 very exacti~g tolerances. AI80, trackballs ~ave tended to be unduly noi~y and have exhibited poor shock a~d impact resistance. Finally, while neither joystick~ nor trackball~
require large dedicated sur~ace~, many graphically oriented ~oftware packages xequir~ "draggin~ action~ which entail simultaneously holding down a button and moving the cursor.
Such dragging operations are awkward to perform using trackballs and joy~ticks.
Accordingly, the primary object of the pre~ent invention 10 i8 to provide a computer input apparatus which the u~er may move about in virtually any dimen ion while exercising control over the host computer. This flexibility i~ achieved by means of a physical design which facilitates both hand-held and stationary desktop operation~; and by providing electronic ~upport iEor a plurality of communication modes and control functiona,lity. This invention will al80 allow the u~er to perform functions, such as the control of the movement of a cursor on a video display, without the use of a large dedicated surface. Finally, the invention hax incorporated many ergonomically advantageou~ human-computer interactions, such as the provision of a device which can be manipulated by a human user'6 natural pointing finger to select and control functions of a computer or other apparatus without having to be close to the apparatus being controlled.
SVMMARY OF T~E INVENTION
In a first aspect, the pre~ent invention provides a system for~the generation of command signal~ for at least one of a computer and other equipment. Thi~ ~ystem includes at lea~t one pressure re~ponzive potentiometer. Operatively conneated with ~u~h potentiometer is a means for generatin~ a ~ommand ~ignal indicating at least one of the direction, inten~ity and duratiQn of presfiure applied to such potentiometer.
According to a second aspect of this invention, there is provided a system for generating command signals for either a computer or other selected equipment. In this system both a transmitter and a receiver are provided. Further, there is a , SlJBSTITUTE SHEET

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2 1 2 ~ ~ 0 2 4 mean~ for operatively communicating command signal~ from the receiver to such computer monitor or other pre~elected equipment. The ~ystem alfio includes means fox operatively communicating command signal6 from the tran3mitter to the S receiver and means in the transmitter for generating a command signal which reflects at least one of the direction, inten~ity and duration of pres~ure applied to at least one potentiometer means disposed in such transmitter.
A third aspect of the instant invention provides a method for remotely controlling a preselected function of one of a computer and other preselected equipment. Such control being in response to signals generated ~y prefisure ~ensitive potentiometers which can be manipulated by a user. This method includes the ~teps of periodi~ally iterating to detect the signals present on ~uch pressure ~ensitive potentiometer.
~hereafter, comparing the signals detected on each iteration with the corre~ponding signal~ detected on the la~t previous iteration to determine at least one of the amount and direction of ~hange. Then generating a control signal which reflects the information det~rmined in the compari~on ~tep.
Finally, a control 6ignal is transmitted to ~uch computer or other equipment in a form acceptable to such computer or other equipment to effeat a change in the function being controlled.
In a more limited a~pect, the present invention provides a method for remotely ~ontrolling the positioning of a cursor on a computer monitor or other ~elected equipment. Such positioning is in respon~e to signals obtained from pressure sensitive potentiometer means manipulated by a user. Thi~
- ~ method includes the steps of periodically iterating to detect the signals generated by such pre3~ure ~ensitive potentiometer means; thereafter comparing the signals detected on each iteration with the corresponding ~ignal detected on the last previous iteration to determine at least one of the amsunt and direction of change; then generating a control ~ignal reflscting the information determined in the comparison ~tep a~d finally transmitting the control signal to ~uch computer monitor or other equipmen~ in a form acceptable by the S13BSTITIJT~ ~IFFT ~ ~

W093/07~6 2 1 2 0 ~ 0 2 PCT/US92/0~397 , by the computer monitor or other equipment to effect a change in po~ition of the cursor.
According to a final a~pa~t, the in~tant invention provides a hand held device for producing an output reactive to manipulation of a part of such device by the digit~ of a hand holding the device. Suah deviae include~ a ca~e having a generally rectangular head portion and a generally rectangular handle portion rigidly attached to ~ach other and defining an obtuse angle between them. The angle between the head portion and the handlç portion ie such that the device can be gra~ped whil~ resting on a ~lat ~urface. There i8 a recess or opening provided in the top surface in such head portion readily acce~ible to the ~oxefinger of a hand gra6ping the handle portion~ Such part of the device which i~
manipulated by the digits of a hand includes a control disc located in such rece~s or opening and ie movabl~ therein in a generally roc~ing motion. Such control disc being movable by manipulation of the forefinger of a hand grasping the handle.

O OBJECTS OF TEIE INVE~TION
It i6, therefore, one of the primary object~ of the pre~ent invention to provide a syetem to improve ¢ontrol of at lea~t one of a computsr, a ~omputer monitor and other ~elected e~uipment.
Another obj~ct of the pre~ent invention i~ to provide a 8y8tem for generating command ~ignals for one of a ~o~puter monitor or other equipmznt which ~ignals reflect at lea6t one of the direction, inten~ity, and duration of pre~ure being applied to a~potentiometer.
Still another object of the pre~ent invention i8 to c ` provide a system for generating command ~ignals for one of a : computer monitor and other equipment which aystem inalude~ two pressure respofi~ive potentiometer~ that are inter-connected in a manner to repre~ent X and Y axi~ of a carte~ian coordinate ~ystem.
Yet another object of the pre~ent invention is to provide a ~ystem for generating command signala for a computer monitor which provide~ lmproved control of a cur~or.
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W~93/07~6 PCT/US92/08397 2 1 2 ~ ~ 0 2 A further object of the present invention is to provide a ~y~tem for generating command ~ignal~ for one of a computer monitor or other equipment in which a transmi~ter for the command signals can be hand held thereby enablin~ the user of the ~ystem more freedom of movement.
Another object of the invention i8 to provide a system for generating command signals for a computer which sy~tem includes a portable transmitter which can be held in the hand of a user and operated and which can also be gra~ped and operated while it i8 re~ting on a flat surface.
It is al~o an object of the invention to provide a system in which signal~ for moving a cur~or on a display ~creen and for performing "clicking" and "dragging" operations can all be initiated by a single digit of the hand of an operator.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide a system for generating command signals for one of a computer monitor or other equipment which provides faster respon~e time~
~ till yet another object of the pre~ent invention i8 to provide a sy~tem for generating c~mmand signals for one of a computer monitor or other equipment in whi~h the receiver portion of such system serve~ a~ a cradle for the tra~smitter portion o~ such system when the system ifi not in use.
It i~ another object of the pre~ent invention to provide a method for remotely controlling a pre~elected function of one of a computer monitor and other equipment which provides faster re~pon~e time in performing such function.
Another obje~t of the pre~ent invention i8 to provide a method~of and a 8y8tem for generating co~mand ~ignals for one 30~ of a computer monitor a~d other eguipment which utilizes a microcontroller and dedicated software.
In addition to the variou~ object~ and advantages of the present invention which ha~ been de~cribed in detail above, it ~hould be obvious that other objects and advantages of the 35 present invention will become apparent to these persons who are ~killed in the control art from the following more detailed description of the invention, particularly, when such , -. - . .

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWI~3GS
Figure 1 i8 a pictorial repre6entation of the invention 5 in association with a computer.
Figure 2 ~;hows one f orm of the physical construction of the transmitter of the invention.
Figure 3 shows the transducer of the invention, :
Figure 4 illustrates the electrical equivalent of the :-transducer.
Figure 5 i~ a ~chematic of one form of the tran~mitter of the invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram of one form of the transmitter.
Figure 7 is a schematic of one form of a receiver of the invention.
Figure 8 is a block diagram of one form of the receiver.
: Figure 9 shows the unassembled parts of the tran~ducer - :.
shown in Figure 3.
Figures 10-14 make up a flow chart of the logic of the software controlling the transmitter shown in Figure~ 5 and 6.
Figures 15-20 are a flow chart of the logic of the software for the analog to digital channels of Figure 11.
Figure 21 shows an alternative physical construction of the transmitter.
Figures 22 and 23 respectively show the form of . . -~
transmitter depicted in Figure 21 being supported in the hand : of a user and being grasped in the hand of a user while the ~ .
transmitter i~ supported on a substantially flat ~urface.
: 30 ~ Figure 24 i~ a block diagram of a modified form of - transmitter designed for operation by a single digit of the : hand of an operator. - .
~~ Figure 25 is a schematic circuit diagram of the modified ~ ;
form of transmitter depicted in Figure 24. -Figure 26 is a schematic circuit diagram of a ~orm of receiver intended for use with the transmitter of Figures 24 and 25. ~-Figure 27 illustrates the physical construction of the SUBST~TUTE S~FFT

W093~07606 P~T/US92/08397 form of resilîent pad used with the form sf position control illustrated in Figure 21.
Figure 28 is a perspective view of the control di~c used in the position control of Figure 21.
Figure 29 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in Figure 28.
Figures 30-34 comprise a flow chart of the logic of the ~oftware controlling the tran~mltter which employs the position control of Figure 21.
Figures 35-40 comprise a flow chart of the logic of the ~oftware for the analog to digital converter channels.

pESCRIP~ION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to Figure 1 of the drawings, a computer 1 is shown connected to a recei~er 2 which in turn is associated with a transmitter 3. The receiver is shown connected to the computer by means of a cable 4 but it can be housed in ~he same housing as the computer. As can readily be seen, the transmitter comprises a case 5 which includes a head portion ~i and a handle portion 7 disposed at an angle to the head 80 that the operating portions of the head aan be easily reached and manipulated by the fi~ger~ of a person holding the transmitter in his hand. Further the ends 8 and 9 of the head and handle respectively of the tran3mitter can be u~ed to rest the transmitter in a ~table manner on a suitable surface. As seen in~ Figure~ 2, the transmitter ca~e may be made in two pieces, an upper part 10 and a bottom part~ uitably joined together to retain the various operating part~ hereinafter described. Included in the tran~mitter case is a cur~or position control 12, ;comprising ! a thick film position ~ traDsducer 15 located and electrically connected to represent the X and Y axes of a carte~ian coordinate ~ystem. As~ociated with the position transducer are molded disc 13 and a resilient pad 14 permanently ~ecured to ~aid di~c 13.
Alternatively resilient pad 14 may be placed between disc 13 and transducer 15 but not secured to disc 13. When pressure is applied to disc 13 in a given orientation a corre~ponding change in the voltage on the legs of the transducer occur which can be converted to position in~ormation on the screen SlJBSTlTllTE SH~ET ~;:

2~20~02 . 9 of the computer~ By virtue of the shape and refiilience of pad 14, when pressure is released from the disc 13, the disc 13 will be returned to it~ neutral position in which no signal is generated by the position transducer. As seen in Figure 3, the position transducer comprises an X axis resistance strip 16 and a Y axis resistance strip 17 which when assembled form a cruciform pattern resembling a formee cross or rosette and electrically provide a potentiometer circui$ equivalent electrically to the circuit shown in Figure 4. It is obvious that the resistances may be shaped and a~sembled to resemble other patter~s and shapes.
Referring to Figures 3 and 9, the transducer is constructed as follows: A substantially circular disc 55 of polye ter ar the like of appropriate size for insertion in the opening 48 in the transmitter housing has deposited on it the conductor.s 49 in the configuration shown. Next, a layer of carbon 50 i8 deposited in the shape and orientation sh~wn to form a part of the potentiometer for one axis . Then a dielectric ring 51 and dielectric center block 52 are laid in place and a ~econd carbon layer 53 i~ depo~ited forming a part of the potentiometer for the other axis. Terminal 54 is then put in place followed by a ring 60 of polyester or the like and conductors 57 and silver layer 56 which overlays carbon 50 to complete the pot~ntiometer for the ~irst axis. Dieleatric ring 58 and~dielectric block 59, both oriented as shown, are put in p~sition and then silver layer 61 completing the potentiometer for the second axis. A top disc 35 of polyester or the like 8Lmllar to disc 55 is placed on top of the transducer thus formed and the whole as6embly is sealed by suitable means. ~echanically the five electrical connections are brought out in a flexible ribbon cable 160 with a connector, not shown, at the end or flexible ribbon cable 160 may plug directly into connector 161. For both axes, when resistive elements are polarized, the overlay potential i5 one-half the total voltage when no pressure i6 applied.
Therefore, it is possible to generate voltàges corresponding to a four quadrant cartesian system with its origin at 1/2 Vx and l/2 Vy.

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212 0 ~ 0 2 Presfiure re~ponsive resistance material of the type herein described and used to form the potentiometer a~
hereinafter de~cribed i~ available as a SoftPot (trademark) membrane potentiometer from Spectra Symbol Corp., Salt Lake 5 City, Utah.
Also included in the transmitter of the invention are four momentary contact switches 18, two of which are shown schematically, designated for operation by either the right or left ha~d thumb or finger while the transmitter is being held in the right or left hand, respectively~ These ~witches are u~ed in conjunction with the cur~or position control to provide a dragging operation on the screen and/or may be assigned to control other operations similar to thoee produced with a mouse button. Switch caps 19 are made of a plastic or other material and so arranged that deformation of the cap or a portio~ thereof must occur in order to operate one of the switches or movement of the switches is otherwise biased 80 that the switches will not be accidentally operated merely by the user grasping and picking up the tran~mitter.
Alternatively, switch caps 19 are recessed in the transmitter housing to avoid accidental or inadvertent operation.
The transmitter assembly al80 includes an initiation or "wake up" switch 20 and a switch cap or actuator 21 therefor and a battery pack or other source of electrical power 28. A
lens 29 through which infrared signals are trancmitted is provided and an infrared signal source 32 i8 located inside the transmitter~head ~ehind the len~ 29. The transmitter may be ~powered by dry cell batteries or a -similar source of portable electric power, such as four size AAA batteries as shown in Figure 21.
~ Transmitter ~unctions are executed by a microcontroller represènted by the block 22. Software for the microcontroller i~ ~tored in a Read Only ~emory (ROM). A printout of each of . . .
two of the computer progr~m listings which may be used to control the microcontroller are appended to this specification. Transmitter function sequence begins when the initiation switch is actuated. As will appear from the description of transmitter function and control, the logic and ~, .~1 IR.C~T~Tt I r~ C!U~T

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212~2 software utilized in this invention are unique and novel. The logic and software are designed to respond to the probable intent of the user in operating the control as well as the specific action taken by him. At the same time, the invention is compatible with existing host computer software and can be used with computers having mouse and/or trackball pointing devices without modification to the host computer or with minimal retrofit modification. A flow chart of the software program logic is shown in Figures 10 through 14. A flow chart of the proces~ within the analog to digital channel is shown in Figures 15 through 21.
Every transmitter unit has a unique hardware encoded identifying number. When power is first applied to the transmitter, for example when batteries are first insérted, the identifying number is read and stored in Random Access Memory (RAM) in the transmitter. All ~ubsequent communications ~ent from that tran~mitter will contain that identifier. This afford~ a means of identifying the source of a communication sent to a receiver and to a host computer and also provides a means for rejecting data sent from a transmltter not intended to be in communication with a computer already in communication with another transmitter.
Returning to Figure 2, it can be seen that disc 13 has a generally concave top surface 23 and a generally convex bottom surface 24. The bottom surface also has molded projecting surfaces 25 resembling a formee cross and generally congruent with and overlying the resistan~e strips 16,17 shown in Figure 3. Alternately bottom surface 24 may be made without the molded projecting surfaces Z5. Pad 14 has a generally concave top surface 26 of ~ubstantially thè same ~ize and shape as ` bottom surface 24 of the disc 13 and a ~ubstantially flat bottom surface 27 which is in contact with the top surface of the polyester disc 35 of the top one of pressure responæive resistance strips 16,17 but does not apply sufficient pressure thereto to affect the resistance thereof unless pressure is being applied to di~c 13. Switches 18 and 20 and microcontroller 22 are indicated schematically only in the drawings~ When pressure is applied to disc 13 on a portion c~l IR.~l~ITI rr~ c~r~T

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212Q5~2 thereof corresponding generally to the direction in which it is desired to move the cursor, the disc will move in a generally rocking motion, compre~ing a portion of one or both of the resistance ~trips 16,17 and changing the voltages at the corresponding voltage terminals 37, 38, 39 or 40.
In an alternate construction and orientation of the position control and transmitter as shown in Figure 21 initiation or wake up ~witch 120 and dragging or clicking switch 218 have their operators 121 and 219 respectively located underneath position control 112. A substantially rigid plate 110 is positioned between the thick film position transducer 15 and the switch operators 121 and 219. Plate 110 may be made of plastic or similar material and i~ adhered or otherwise secured to transducer 15. Switches 120 and 218 offer su~Eficient resistance to operation by ~witch operators 121 and 219 that they are not inadvertently operated by normal pressure on control di~c 113 to effect cursor movement.
However, by pressing with slightly greater for~e the i~itiation switch or the clicking or dragging ~witch can be actuated when desired. As can be ~een this can all be accomplished using only a single digit of the hand. This is particularly useful when using the invention with software for computer graphics.
Completing the construction of the position control 112 are pad 114 and control disc 113. As may be best seen in Figure 27~ pad 114 i~ a relatively thick cylindrical pad which has a relatively flat top surface 126 ~hown in Figure 27B and a bottom surface-127 which has relatively flat lobes 227~which outline a recessed formee cross 125 and which lobes overlie the formee cross shape of the position transducer 15. As shown in Figure 27 the recess forming the formee cro~s 125 increa~es in depth from the outer diameter of the pad 114 to a predetermined maximum depth at its center. Pad 114 is made of a relatively soft, yielding and resilient material so that pressure applied to disc 113 will be transmitted to a relatively broad surface of potentiometer 15 through the material of the padO As seen in Figure 27 the pad 114 has a series of apertures 201 which are used in a manner hereinafter SUBSTlTlJTE SHEET

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described to keep the lobe~ 227 in alignment over the leg~ of the potentiometer and with the corresponding sectors of disc 113 ~o that pressure in a given orientation of the control - disc 113 will re~ult in a signal to move the cursor in the corresponding d~rection.
Control disc 113 is actually a flanged, cup-~haped me~ber made in one piece of a pla~tic or ~Lmilar material as seen in Figure 28. Looking now at Figure 29, the disc 113 is ~een to have a series of projecting pin~ 202 corresponding in number and placement to the apertures 201 in pad 114. For ease of insertion in the aperture~ 201, pins 202 may be slightly smaller at their free ends than at their ba~es. Disc 113 also has a flange 203 around its circumference. Flange 203 i8 provided with one or more alignment notches 206 which keep the position control 112 properly oriented within the transmitter housing by mating with corresponding registry ridges or splines, not shown, on the in~ide of the transmitter housing.
The top surface 204 of control disc 113 i~ slightly convex and the bottom surface 205 is generally flat to provide even contact with the top surface of pad 114.
Switch 120 and its operator 121 are located substantially under the center of plate 110 and position control 112 ~o that operator 121 serves as a pivot point for plate 110. Pressure on a given sector of control disc 113 will cause the assembly comprising position controI 112 to rock gently over the pivot point formed by switch operator 121.
~ A~ can best be seen in Figure 21, when the type of position control 112 i~ used then the opening 48 in the top half 10 of the transmitter housingjis a through opening and the po~ition control 112 re~t~ on ~witch operators 121 and 219 with the control a~sembly being retained in the housing by disc 113 and the cooperating elements of tran~mitter case 6.
It is to be understood that the outer diameter 230 of pad 114 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter 231 of disc 113 and that the inner diameter 232 of opening 48 i8 slightly larger than the outer diameter 233 of disc 113 but smaller than the outer diameter of *he flange 203.

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W093/07606 PCT/USg2/08397 ~2~2 Position control 112 can be as~embled by po~itioning and cementin~ potentiometer 15 on disc 110, placing pad 114 on potentiometer 15 with lobes 227 overlying the corresponding lobes of the formee cross sectors of potentiometer 15 and then placing disc 113 over pad 114 with pins 210 aligned with apertures 201 and with notches 206 aligned with the guide -spline3 in the transmltter housing. ~;
Position data and control can be ~ent from the transmitter 3 to the xeceiver 2, clicking and dragging operations can be controlled and the transmitter can be activated, all by manipulation of control 112 and all by the use of a single digit of the hand of the u~er. It is ~ ~
contemplated that the user will u~e his forefinger, but it is -~ ;
obvious that any digit may be u~ed which i~ comfortable or 15 more desirable ~or the user. ~ ~
In the form of txansmitter and control ~hown in Figure ~- ;
21t switches 119 are provided which are comparable to switches 19 in the form of transmitter shown in Figure 2 but all four switches are available for u~ea other than clicking or dragging operations which in this form of the invention are performed through control 112 and switch 218.
Figure 21 shows an alternative conYtruction of the transmitter housing. In this embodiment, case 105 includes a longer head portion 106 and a ~horter handle portion 107 which make it more aomfortable to hold in the hand for operation with a fore~inger a~ shown in Figure 22. Thi~ al80 Beem5 to make it more convenient to u~e~the tran~mitter when it i8 resting on a flat ~urface as ~hown in Figure 23.
The microcontroller in the transmitter control~ the content and transmis~ion o~ data and protocol packets, the frequency and timi~g of control loop iterations~ computation of position data during control loop execution and the logic used in such computations. Information i8 sent to the ~ ~-receiver which convert~ it to a form which can be utilized by the host computer. Position data i~ sampled at frequent intervals but data is sent to the receiver once in every two or three of the sampling intervals. This is based on an ~ -SU8STlTt ITF ~T :: ~

W093/07~06 PCT/US92/08397 '' 2120~02 sstimate of an interval which would satisfactorily capture the action of a user who is manipulating the po~ition controller.
Tran~mitter circuitry is shown in Figure 5 and a block diagram of the transmitter circuit is shown in Figure 6. The transmittPr is normally in a low power consumption or dormant state and is activated when the initiation switch 20 is closed. The tra~smitter con~rol ~oftware is configured so that closing ~witch 20 at any other time will not affect operation of the system. As long as the switch 20 is held closed the transmitter ~ends a ~pecial ~onnect packet which includes the transmitter identifier as previously described.
At interval~ determined by the program, position data is obtained and ~nt to the receiver. In one embodLment, the iteration intervals may for example be on the order of 60 milliseconds and the transmittal intervals may for example be on the order of 120 or 180 milli6econds. In the ~econd embodiment the iteration interval, which is constant in the first embodiment, is assigned one of two values (a "high value" ahd a "low value"), selected from the range of 30 milliseconds to 180 milliseconds, depending on the force 'applied t:o the transducer. We'prefer'to use a high value of 130 milliseconds when a large force is applied to the transducer and a low value of 50 milliseconds when a low force is applied to the transducer. In this second embodiment, position data is transmitted at each iteration. ln both embodiment~, position information i8 derived fro~ a voltage taken from the potentiometers which i8 dependent on the force and ~position of pre~sure applied to the reaistance element through disc 13 and which is read by analog to digital 30; converters (A/D) attached to each resistance element and from a~duration counter which is incremental on each iteration of the control loop during which the disc 13 ha~ been held down.
When the disc 13 i~ pres~ed, the elastic pad 14 acts to distribute the force over a wider area. In particular, if force i~ not applied directly over one of the resistive elements, the pad 14 acts to distribute the force onto both elements. Furthermore, as additional force is applied the c~nvex bottom of the disc 13 cau~es the disc to move in a .C~I IR~TIT1 IT~: .C~I~FT

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rocking ~otion and the primary point of application of the force to move toward an outer edge 36 of resistance strips 16, 17. A~ the point of application moves, the tran~ducer yields corresponding voltage changes. Voltage levels, which ranga from 0 to a maximum determined by circuit parameters, reflect the direction and magnitude of force applied to the disc.
Voltages between 0 and a voltage somewhat below one-half of maximum represent movement in the negative direction of the corresponding axis. Voltages between a voltage somewhat greater than one-hal~ of maximum and approximately the maximum represent movement in the positive direction of the corresponding axis. The band between the two ranges or neutral band assures that low-level noise inherent in the A/D
con~erters does not result in the generation of spurious position data while the disc i8 in its neutral position.
The distances along the X and Y axe6 are divided into arbitrary units such as mickeys or pixels or other units.
To o~tain baseline position data or unit count, voltages outside the neutral band are divided into several bands which corre pond to ranges of applied force~ Bands closer to the neutxal band correspond to lower applied forces. Each band has an associated unit count; for computational efficiency counts for adjacent bands differ by factors of 2. If the current value from an A/D channel lies within the neutral 2S band, the duration counter and the unit count are both reset to zero. A voltage level that does not lie within the neutral ~band determinés the current baseline unit count. First, the value of~the previous reading i checked. If the previous reading was within the neutral band, the current unit count is set to one, and the pre~ious reading i8 updated with the current reading value. This logic acsures that it is possible to generate a 1 unit position increment. If the previous reading was~not within the neutral band, the current baseline unit count is set to correspond to the current reading. For example, ~8 units for the second band ~away from the neutral band. The current reading is then compared to the previous reading. If the previous reading equals the current reading, the baseline unit count is not changed. If the previous ,~
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reading is less than the current reading, the unit count i~
halved. If the previous reading is greater than the current reading, the unit count i~ doubled. To accomplish unit count decrease the baseline unit count is shifted to the right and to accomplish unit count increase the baseline is shifted to the left.
After the unit count has been adjusted for voltage levels, if necessary it is then adjusted to reflect the length of time that force has been applied. ~ach time a voltage outside the neutral band is detected, a duration counter is incremented. When the duration counter crosses a first threshold value predetermined in the software, the baseline unit is doubled. When the duration count exceeds a second higher t'hreshold value, the ba~eline unit count derived from the A/D ~alue is no longer adjusted ~or duration count. This adjustment logic facilitates more rapid movements of the cursor across large screen areas in the middle of the screen, but prevents overshooting by slowing movement of the cursor as it presumably approaches the user~ desired target.
This adjustment logic attempts to account for the reaction time of a user and assumes that as the distance remaining to be traversed acro~ the screen becomes shorter, the user will want to ~low down movement of the cursor ~o he has greater control.
~ Control information sent by the transmitter also reflects the state of the mo~entary action switches located on the ~sides of the transmitter module. To provide maximum flexibility of operation by a user, four electrically ~ independent ~witches are provided. Any one or combination of 30 ~ switches can be assigned to be the logical left '`~ ; ;mouse/trackball button, with the~remaining ~witches assigned 'to~be the logical right mouseltrackball button. Activating a - ~witch causes a "buttorl down- signal to be generated;
releasing a switch causes a "button up" signal to be 3~ generated. If a button and the positioning knob are sLmultaneously pressed, both position data'and button status '' data are transmitted to the computer, thus producing :" .'`: :' ~UB~;TITI ITF .~

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manipulation substantially like the familiar mouse "dragging"
operation. The state of each switch is read upon every iteration of the main program control loop, after the A/D -~
converters are read.
At the end of each control loop iteration, if either position data or button status data requires transmission to the host computer, a protocol packet is formed and sent. A
protocol packet consists of a byte stream that begins with an ASCII ~tandard SOH flag and terminates with a checksum byte.
The second byte of a packet is a type byte which indicates the packet type and a sequence number. Potential packet types include but are not limited to a connect packet, a position p acket, a voice communication packet and other data packets.
Each packet type has a predefined fixed length. Therefore the type implicitly specifies the packet's total length. The sequence num~er is used for message synchronization. Every packet also contains a status byte and the two-byte identifying number of the transmitter unit. The status byte indicate~; the state of each button and whether or not the battery voltage is below either of two threshold voltages.
Po~ition packets contain an additional two bytes of relative position information. One byte indicates relative X
coordinate changes since the last report; the second byte indicates Y coordinate changes since the last report. -2~ Each time a protocol packet is formed, it is transmitted three tLmes in a burst, then there is a random -delay before a second burst is ~ent. The random time interval as~ures that two tran~mitter units do not become synchronized and continuously interfere with each other. Bur~t~ of~ the ~ame packet are periodically sent with increasing time intervals between each transmission until either new data are generated or a timeout period elapses, in which case the transmitter goes into its low power consumption state. The frequency and intervals between transmissions is dekermined by the software a~ is the duration of the timeout period during which no transmission occurs which will produce a shutdown of the transmitter.

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2 1 2 ~ ~ ~ 2 As seen in Figure 1, receiver 2 has a generally flat bottom ~urface which will rest stably on a table top or the like and an angular top ~urface, complementary to the bottom surfaces of the handle and head portions of transmitter 3~
This permits the transmitter and receiver to be nested for compact storage or the transmitter may be ~et on the receiver during operation when it is not desired to hand-hold the transmitter.
Receiver function~ are executed by a microcontroller whose so~tware is stored in ROM. The receiver detects Pulse Code Modulated Infrared (IR) data streams ~ent by the tran~mitter, verifies that the transmitter ID contained in the protocol pack is valid, decode6 position and status information from the packet, and tran~lates the re~ulting information into signals which can be directly applied to an interface port on the host co~puter. The logical connection between a transmitter and a receiver i8 establi~hed during an auth~ntication proce~s which involves pointing the transmitter at the receiver and generating a Epecial "connect" packet by momentarily pre~sing the initiation or wake-up switch actuator 21 on the tran~mltter. The logical connection is maintained until the receiver is powered off or until anoth~r communication initialization packet i8 detected. Each time the reaeiver detect~ and validates an incoming IR data stre~m, an LED indicator 46 shown on the receiver circuit diagram controlled by the microcontroller i~ intermittently flash2d.
Also, if the incoming data stream indicates that transmitter batteries are low, a second LED indicator 47 shown on the receiver circuit diagram is turned;on.
~ ~Although the invention has been shown and de3cribed in part as being a position control for a computer monitor cursor, it is obvious that the invention can be u~ed for other purposes and in other context~. For example, it may be used to control light~, sound or communication equipment or any other device having a variable and capable of producing a change therein in response to an electrical, infrared or electronic signal.
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DSEG ~BS TRANSMITTER DAT~ 0 ) RAM MEMO~Y A~LOCATION
PAGE ZERO: nEs SJ~YE EQU

P~CKET
SE~UENCE
ST~TUS
BA~TERY
TEMP
X MICK
Y MICR
SENDER

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?_~NDSI0l ; reserve 16 nlbbles for page 0 loaatlon to ~ave IIL regi~ter and ~or temporary otora~e ~QU
EQ~
EQU
EQU
EQU
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EaU
J stsrt o~ transmlt bu~er paoket 2 : 1 nibble for paoket type nnd flags EQU P~CRET+l ~ 1 nibble for O0quence number SE~UENCE+l S 1 nibbl0 51Ow) for button ~tatu~
ST~TUS~l ~ 1 nlbble ~hlgh) ~or battery status S~US~l ~ uae battery nlbble ~or temp ~torage S~ATUS~2 ~ 2 nlbbles for x ~ mlokey count X MIC~+2 J 2 nlbbleo or y axi~ mickey oount Y MICK~2 ~ 4 nlbble~ for trAn~mltter ID
EQU SENDER+4 J 2 nibbles for checkJum J14 nlbbles total for paoket J~ -- PAGE 0 ~oundary X nND Y AXIS FORCE ~ND SII~ESIIOLD V~I.UES ~6 byte~ p~r axls) ~EQU
EQU
negatlve bsnd 3 ~hlgheit memory addre~) negatlve band 2 negative band 1 tral band pooltive band 1 positlve ~and 2 pos~tlve~band 3 (lowe~t memory address) CIIEC~SUM~2 ~ 12 nlbbles ~or x axio value~
X BANDS~12 s 12 nlb~lea for y axls valuea PAGE 1 Boundary at Y BANDS~4 ; 24 nibblea total for band3 : CURRENT ~ND PREVIOUS ~AND INFORM~TION

BaND
E~U Y B~NDS~12 ; 1 nibble for new band / dlrectlon W O 93/07606 P~r/US92/08397 2~5~2 22 OLDX EQU ~AND+1 ; 1 nibble for old x band / direction OLDY EQU OLDX+l ; 1 nibble ~or old y band ~ direction ;

; MOVEMENT DURATION COUNTERS
X MOVE EQU OLDY+1 ; 1 nibble for x movement duration Y_MOVE EQU X MOVE~l ; 1 nibble for y movement duration ~.
; TRANSMIT COUNTERS
DOZE CTR EQUY MOVE+1 ; 3 nibbles for sleep counter :~
; HIGH BIT RESERVED- max value is 2047 RXMT CTR EQUDOZE CTR+3 ; 2 nibbles for retransmit counter ;11 nlbble~ total for miscellaneous -~
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READ CTR EQU RXMT CTR~2 ; 1 nibble for read loop counter .
; TOTAL RAM REQUIRED 49 nibbleR

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; COUNTER ~ND TIMER CONSTANTS
TIMER1 REGISTER EOU OF411 ; timer 1 register (3 nibbles) TIMER1 FLAG EQU OF7H ; last nibble ~of 4) allocated : ~-: -; to tlmer 1 iY used for flag TIMERl FLAG BIT EQU 0 ; bit 0 clr indicates timer aotive : ; bit 0 set indicates timer done -:~ -:.:
TIMERl PRESET EQU 0F56H ; timer 1 preset ~0F16H i8 60 ms) .
; 0F261~ is max acceptable ~9/2/91~
MAX NUMBER EQU OFH ; maxlmum packet sequence number ~ :
READ COUNT : ~QU 02~ ; number of ma~n ~buttoA:snd A/~
: ; read loop iteration3 before -; ohecklng movement duration counters ; to detenmine whether new position ~.
~ ~ ; data ~hould be transmitted :~ DOZÆ CYCLE EQU 1800 ; number of READ COUNT iterations, : ; during which no new~position or ~
; button data wa~ obtained, to execute ; before going to sleep ::
; MUST NOT EXCEED 2047- highe~t order : ; bit used as an axis 1ag . .

MOVE CYCLE EQU 15 ; maximum number of READ COUNT
; iterationY in which a force i~
; applied along an axis ~: : ; (X MOVE and Y_MOVE are clamped) .

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`` 2120~2 RXMT CYCLE EQU 5 ; number of READ COUNT interations ; before most recent packet i~ re~ent ,:
; XMIT FLAG BIT ~ASKS
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XMIT_NOW ~IT EQU 3 ; bit po~ition for tsanqmi~ now flag 8MIT NOW EQU 8 ; mask for transmit now flag ~ ~
; :.~,: '-':-XMIT DONE BIT EQU 2 ; bit position for tran~mit done flag -~
XMIT DONE EQU 4 ; mask for new transmis~ion complete -- -- -- . .-; PACKET TYPES
: . :
, . ~ ' ':, SOH EQU 0lH ; SOH for protocol packet CONNECT EQU l ; wakeup / aonnect packet . :~
POSITION EQU 2 ; position / status packet :-XMIT FLAG EQU 0AH ; XMIT NOW I POSITION ~:
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~ . ~ .:: , .-AXIS BIT EQU 3 ; DOZE CTR high nibble bit for channel :, ; clear for X axi~
; ~et for Y axis .:-:~
EOC BIT EQU 3 ; bit whlsh indicates when A/D
~ ; conversion has ended ,::;. ~
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~ BAND BIT MASXS
Bl BIT ~ EQU 0 : bit 0 correapond~ to band l : .~:.
B2 BIT ~ EQU l ; bit l corresponds to band 2 :.
B3 ~IT :~ EQU 2 ; blt 2 corre~ponds to band 3 DIRECTION~ ~ ~ EQU : 3 ~ bit in~BAND to indicate d~reotion .. -~AND 1 EQU 1 ; ourrent force i9 in band 1 -:-~
BAND 2 ~ EQU 2 ~ ; current force is in band 2 ; ::
BAND 3~ EQU 4 ; current force i~ in band 2 NEGAT~IVE~ EQU 8:: ; current direction i~ negative ; : BAND~MICKEY COUNTS

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:: .~, .-BANDl~ MICK~ EQU 1 ; base mickey value for band 1 BAND2 MICK EQU 4 ; base mickey value for band 2 BAND3 MICK EQU 8 ; base mickey value for band 3 ; YP controlQ this screen direction ~negative mickeys1 :- ~
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;------------------------------------- X ~AND THRESHOLD LEVELS (124 ba~e) X 3N VALUE EQU 200 :

X lN VALUE EQU 145 ..., . ,:
X lP VALUE EQU 80 ~ -~
X 2P VALUE EQU 40 :~: -. ~
;------------------------------------- Y BAND TBRESHOLD LEVELS (135 base) , : . ;
Y 3N VAIUE ~ ~ EQU~: X_3N_VALUE
Y 2N:VALUE ~ EQU X 2N VALUE :~
Y lN VALUE EQU X lN VALU~ :
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Y_lP VA~UE EQU X lP VALUE ~ :

Y 3P_VALUEEQU ~X 3P VALUE
;--------------------------------- --- BATTERY STATUS BITS

BATTER:Y WEAK : ~ EQU ~4H` : ;: battery marginal bit BATTERY:LOW ~ ~ ~EQU 08H~ ; battery low bit - . ~
BUTTON STATUS BI$S' RIGBT BUTTONS~ ~ EQU 03B : logical right~mouse buttons :LEFT~BUTTONS: EQU OCH ; logical left mouie buttons HOLD_MODE ~ : : EQV : 1100B ; level release mode/ 65.5 wake up ,--------------------------~---------- CODE SEGMENT INTERRUPT HANDLERS

CSEG ABS INTERR~PT CODE( OH ) : :
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ORG: 0H~ ; execution 3tarts here on power up B POWER UP ; branch to power up code ~: :: :, SLJB~TITI ITF ~HFFT

WO 93~07606 2 12 0 ~ 0 2 ~ - PCT/US92!08397 ORG 06H ; execution starts here for ; timer 1 interrupt B TIMERl_~ANDL~R ; branch to timer 1 handler ~ ~
ORG 10H ; t~ prevent **GAP** message in map: ~ :
CSEG RE~ STANDARD_CODE~10H) ~ - POWER UP .
BATTERY GOOD~
DATA OC~H ; marginal bat~ery threshold ~ .
DATA 096H ; low battery threshold POWER_UP: .
LD A,~12 ';~
ST A,OFFH ;SET PSW ~STACK PTR) - .. ~

. ;------------------------------------- get 16 b~ts of transmitter ID ;: :
LD HL, #SENDER ; location of transmitter ID : .. ~:
LD ~A, #0AH ; TEMP !!!! : ~ -~
ST A, QHL+ ; 0xA
ST : A, @HL+ : 0xB
INC ~ A:
. : ST : : A, @HL+ ; 0xC
INC A
ST A, QHL+ ; 0xD - ~ :
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,~~~~~~-~~----~----------------------- lnitialize timer 1 .
; ~OTE: the~low order bit ~blt 0) of the high order nlbble of the tack location reserved for:timer l is used as a timer done ::~
flag ;~while~bit 0;is~clear the timer i~ active -.: - ~ .
; : :when~bit 0 i~ set a timer period has elapsed :
(the~timer~l interrupt handler qets b~t 0) --- WAKE UP~:CODE
OUT ~ t0, ~OP01 : ; turn on A/D
LD ~ ~HL, #TIMERl REGISTER ; point to timer l register~
ST ~ #NLL TIMERl_PRESET, @HL+ ;~
: ST ~ #NLH TIMERl P~ESET, eHL+
~: ~ST #NHL TIMERl_PRESET, @HL+ ~
CLR @HL, TIMERl_ FLAG BIT ; clear timer done flag - ~
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LD A, ~lOOOB ; set count rate ~ -OUT A,~OPlC ; : ~ ;
LD A,#OlOOB ; ~`
XCH A, ~IR ; enable interrupt 4 ` -::
~ICLR ~L, llllllB ; and -qtart counter CALL WAIT FOR TIMER1 ; wait a while ~ :
CALL WAIT FOR TIMER1 ; wait a while , .
LD HL, #PACKET ; start of protocol packet -.
ST #CONNECT, QHL+ ; set packet type to connect LD A, #1 ; packet sequence number ST A, eHL+ ; set ~equence number to 1 DEC A ; clear A ' ST A, ~HL+ ; clear button statuR ~::
ST A, QHL+ ; zero battery statu~ ;
ST A, QHL+ ; zero X MICK low nibble ST A, QHL+ ; zero X MICR high nibble ST A, @HL+ ; zero Y MICK low nibble ST A, @HL+ ; zero Y MICK high nibble WAKE LOOP O: ; wait here until switch pressed _ IN %IPOE, A ; read wakeup switch AND A, #1 ; is it down?
B W ~ OOP O ~ ; branch if not (i~itia~lizationj WAKE LOOP 1: :
CALL SEND PACKET ; send.a wake up packet CALL WAIT FOR TIMER1 ; and wait a while ;~
IN %IPOE, A ; read wakeup switch ~:
TEST A, O ; if bit i8 clear`~switch closed) ~ `~
~: a WAKE LOOP 1 ; send another packet -WA~E LOOP_END:~
LD~ HL, ~X_LANDS+6 ; low nibble of first neqative band : : . ,.
~LD A,!#NLL X lN VALUE ; low n~bble of first offset ST A, eHL+ ~ ; store va~lue L~ A, ~NLH X 1N V~D~ ; hlgh nibble of f1rst of~et ST : A, QHL+ : ; store value LD A, #NL~ X ZN VdLUE ; low nibble of second offset ~ :
: ST ~ A, eHL+ ~ ~ ; store value ;
LD A, #NLH X 2N VALUE ; high nibble of second offqet~ . :
ST A, QHL+ ; ~tore value :~ :
LD A, #NLL X_3N VALUE ; low nibble of band 3 value IIR~TITIITF ~ T

W O 93/07606 PCT/Usg2/083g7 2120~2 ST A, eHL~ ; ~tore it :~
LD A, #NLH X 3N VALUE ; high nibble of band 3 value ST A, ~HL+ ; store it LD ~L, #X BANDS ; point to low nibble of last ; positive band .~ : ;
LD A, 4N~L X 3P VALUE ; low nibble of band 3 value - :
ST A, QHL+ ; store it LD A, #NLH X 3P VaLUE ; high nibble of band 3 value :-S~ A, QH~ ; store it - :~
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LD A, #NLL X 2P VALUE ; low nibble of band 2 offset ::
ST A, @HL+ ; store low nibble result LD A, #NLH X 2P VAhU~ ; high nibble of band 2 offset :`
ST A, QHL+ :-::
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LD A, $NLL X 1P_VALUE ; low nibble of band 1 offset : -:
ST A, QHL+ ; ~tore low nibble re~ult ~ , `.:
~D A, #NLH X lP VALUE ; high nibble of band ~ offset . -:. :-S~ A, eHL .: :
~LD HL, #Y BANDS+6 ; low nibble of firat negative band LD A, ~NLL Y lN _VALUE ; low nibble of fir~t off~et~
:~ ST ~ A, QHL+ ; store value LD ~ : A~ ~NLH Y lN YALUE ; high:nibble of fir~t~of~et :: ~
ST ~ QHL+ ; 3tor~ value :::.. : : :-. " ' ~
: LD A, #N~T Y 2N VALUE ; add low nibble of aeoond off~et ST A, QHL+ i ~tore value ::
LD- A,~#NLH Y 2N VALVE ; hlgh nibble of Qecond off~et : ; :~
~ST a, QHL+ ; store value ,: . :~: ~
LD:~ A, #NLL Y 3N~V~I~E ; low nibble of band 3~value ST :~ A, QHL+ ; ~tore it :~
LD A, #NLH Y 3N VALUE ; high n~bble of band 3 value ST :~ A,~QHL~ ; store it LD~ HL, #Y_DANDS : point to low nibble;of~laat ; po itive band:
ID A! #NLL Y 3P V~LUE ; low nibble uf band 3 value :- -~ST : A, eHL+ : ; QtOre it LD A, #NLH Y_3P_V~LUE ; high nibble of band 3 value .
ST A, eHL+ ; atore it ,~
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LD A, #NLL Y 2P VALUE ; low nibble of band 2 offset ST A, @HL+ - ; atore low nibble re~ult .
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W O 93/07606 2 ~ 2 0 5 Q 2 ~CT/US92/08397 LD A, #NLH Y 2P VALUE ; high nibble of band 2 of~set :~
ST A, @HL :
LD HL, #Y ~ANDS+4 ; point to low nibble of first : ~ :
; positive band ~D A, #NLL Y lP VALUE ; low nibble o band l offset ST A, ~H~+ ; store low nibble result LD A, #NLH ~ lP VALU~ ; h~gh nibble of band 1 offset : :
ST A, @HL
LD HL, #OLDX ; locatlon for old X band : :
LD A, #0 ; initiali~e to zero memory ST A, eHL+ ; zero OLDX
ST A, @HL~ ; zero OLDY . ;.
ST A, eHL+ ; zero X MOVE
ST A, Q~L~ ; zero Y MOYE ~::
LD HL, #PACKET ; location of ~tart of packet ST #XMIT FLAG, @HL+ ; set XMIT NOW and POSTTION bits ST A, @HL~; zer~ ~equence number . :~
; STATUS was cleared above LD HL, $READ CTR ; load sddse33 of RE~D CTR
ST #0, eHL+; initia}ize~counte with zero :
; to ensure mlckey count is:updated ~ ; on fir3t transmi~ion XMIT LOOP TOP~
IN ~:~: %IP00, A :; get current ~tate of all buttohs : SUBR A, #OFH : com~lement the bits CMPR A, STATUS ; compare new state with old TESTP ZF : make SF - æF
B GET AXIS DATA ; now branch if new status ~ old ~ST~ A, STATUS ; upd~te button status ~ : :
:ST~; #XNIT FLAG, PACXET~ set transmit immedlate ~lag ~GET AXI~ DATA: : ~ ; in first call to DO_CHANNEL : ~ :
high bit~in DOZ~ CTR~1s 0 fos ; X axis - ~ -CALL : DO CHANNFL ; get X axi~ data - .:
ID: ` HL, #DoZE CTR+2' ; point to high order nibblej ' SET ~ eHL~ AXIS BIT~ ; ~et high order bit~
CA~L: DO_C ~ L : get Y a~i~ data LD~ HL, #DOZE CT~+2 : ~; point to high order nibble mCLR~ : QHL,~AXIS_BIT ~ ; clear hi~h;order bit TEST ~ PACKET, ~IT_NO~_BIT ; tran m t i ediate blt set7 : ~ B C~ECK XMIT COUNTER ; branch if not ~et ~ ADD SEQUENCE, ~l ~ ; incr~ment ~equence number t -; : :~: B SEND I~MEDIATE PACKET ; branch if no carry (SF = ~CF): ~ ~
: ~ ADD SEQUENCE, #l ; ~tart over with sequence number 1 .~

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SEND IMMEDIATE_PAC~ET~
ST #POSITION, PACKET ; clear XMIT NOW sIT - .~.:-:
CALL SEND PACKET ; send the packet . .
ST $XMIT DONE, PAC~ET ; set XMIT_DONE bit ~clears t~pe) ; (may not be necessary 7/24/91) . :
LD ~L, #REaD CT~ ; load addres~ of ~EAD CTR
ST #READ COUNT, eHh+ ; reset counter -LD HL, #iozs CTR ; load address of DOZE CTR ,--ST #NLL DOZE CYCLE, QHL+ ; low nibble of low byte ST #NLH DOZE CYCLE, QH~+ ; high nibble of low byte ST #NHL DOZE CYCLE, QHL+ ; low nibble of high byte ~:~S
:, ' ':~ ':.
CALL RESET RXMT CTR ; reset the retran~mit counter :~
BR BOT~OM XMIT LOOP; branch to decrement READ_CTR and ; and delay ; ~kip checking for retran~mit ; or 31eep~
DETERMINE WHET~R TIME TO TRANSMIT
CHECR~XMIT COUNT~R~
LD A, #0 ~ use A for several c mpari30ns`
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~ #READ CTR ; load address of READ CTR : : -. .~:-CMPR A, ~H~ ; does READ CTR~- 0?
P CHECR RXMT~CTR : branch ~ not ~not timie to xm~t) ~.:: ~ ;:
ST:~ #READ COUNT, QHL~ ; re~et READ CTR
LD~ :HL,:#X WVE ; load addres~ of X ~OVE
;CMPR~ A,:eHL~ ~:: ; 1Y X MOVE 0 ?~
B~ UPDATE SEQUENC~ ~U~D~R : branch i~ not (send~buffer) .;
: LD ~ HL,;~Y MOVE ; load addre8s of Y ~OVE
CMPR : A,~ e~ is Y MOVE 0 ?~
:: :TESTP~: ZF ~ ; make SF - ZF
B~ :DEC_DOZE CTR ~ branch if 0 ~noth~ng to tran~mit) : UPDATE~SEQUENCE~NUNBER:~M ~
ADD~ :SEQUENCE,~ #1 :: ; increment Yequen~ce number B :~ SEND TIMED PACKET ; branch if no carry ~SF ~;:~C~
~: ADD SEQUENCE, ~1 ; atart o~er with ~equence number 1 ~ :
SEND_TIMED PACKET~
ST ~ #POSI~ION, PACKET ; clear XMIT NOW BIT - ~~:
; CAhL SEND_PACRBT ; send the packet Sl ~lR~:TlTl ITC ~U~I~T

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ST #XMIT DONE, PACXET ; ~et XMIT DON~ bit lclears type) ; (may no~ be neces~ary 7/24/91) LD HL, #DOZE CTR ; load address of DOZE CTR
ST ~NLL DOZE CYCLE, ~HL+ ; store sleep count low nibble ST #NLH DOZE CYCLE, QHL+ ; _tore middle nlbble ST #NHL DQZE CYCLE, @HL+ ; store high nibble CALL RESET RXMT CTR ; reset the retran~mit counter .

; if READ CTR ~ 0 ~if time to check for transmi~ion~
; if X MOVE or Y MOVE 0 (if movement on either axi~) ; i~ SEQUENCE MAX NUMBER
; increment SEQUENCE
, else set SEQUENCE ~ 1 ; call SEND PAC~ET
; s~t XMIT FLAG e DONE ~`:
; qet READ CTR ;; READ COUNT
; set DOZE CTR DOZE CYCLE
; reset RXMT CTR (u~e random number generator) ;
; : fall through to decrement DOZE CTR and RXMT CTR

DEC DOZE CTR~
~D HL, #DOZE CTR~ ; poi~t to DOZE CTR low nibble :
DEC e~L ; decrement low nibble ~--B DEC RXMT CTR : branch ~f ~o carry .
lNC ~ ; point to middle nibble : `:.
DEC QHh ; decrement middlo nibble B~ DEC RXMT CTR ; branch if no carry INC ~ L ~ ; point o high nibble :~DEC:~ @HL ; deorement high nibble DEC_RXMT CTR~
LD~ : HL, 4RXMT_CTR ; point to RXM~ CTR low~nibble : :~:; TEMPORARY
~BR CHECK RXMT CTR ; ~ TEMPORARY !! 7/28/91 DEC~ ~HL : ' ; decre~ent low nibble :: TESTP. CF ~ ; make::SF ~ CF : -B~ CHECK RXMT CTR ~ ; branch~if no carry LD ~ HL, #RXMT CTR+1 ; point to RXMT CTR high nibble EC: : @HL ~ ;~decrement hi~h nlbble : ;---------------------~---------~-- - D~TERMINE WHETBER TIME TO RETRANSMIT
CHEC~ RX~T CTR~
: ~ LD HL, #RXMT_CTR ; point to RXMT_ CTR low nibble LD A, @HL ; get low nibble CMPR : A, #0 ; i9 it zero : :~ B CHECK_ DOZE CTR ; branch if not zero ~:: - .
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LD H~, #RXMT CTR+l; point to RXMT CTR high nibble LD A, eHL ; get high nibble CMPR A, #O ; is .~t zero B CHECK_DOZE CTR ; branch if not zero CALL SEND PACKET ; ~end the exi~ting packet CALL RESET RXMT CTR ; reset the retransmit counter ~:
.
~ ---- DETERMINE WHETHER TIME TO SLEEP : :::
CHECK DOZE CTR~
..
;~R BOTTOM_ XMIT LOOP : !!!!! 1 ~EMPORARY 7/29/91 ~ :~
~D . H~, #DOZE CTR : point to DOZE CTR low nibbIe LD A, @HL ; get low nibble CMPR A, #0 ; is it zero ~OTTOM XMIT LOOP; branch if not zero LD HL, #DoZE CTR+l ; point to DOZE_CTR middle nibble LD A, QHL ; get middle nibble . :: ::
CMPR A, #0 ; is it zero B BOTTO~_XMIT LOOP; branch if not zero :~
LD HL, #DOZE CT~+2 ; point to DOZE CTR high nibble . LD A, ~HL ; get high n~bble CMPR A, ~0 ; is it ~ero .-~
~: B BOTTOM X~IT LOOP; branch if not zero - ~
- LOAD DOZE~ M :-OUT ~1, %OPOl ; turn off X/D
LD:::~ : A, #HOLD MODE ~ . ~ .
:~ OVT A, SOP~O
~R WAX~ VP; brnnch to reinitialize .~
BOTTOM XMIT LOOP~
LD H~, #READ CTR ; point to READ CTR :~
DEC eHL .; deorement it :~ CALL ~WAIT FOR TIMERl ~ ; wait a while : BR ~ XMIT Looe TOP ; go back and do it again . :~

: SEND_PaC~ET~
, ASSUMES: ' buffer is correct except for battery ~tatus M
:and chec~sum :
~ :. ACTIONS: fills in battery statu~ bits : :~: ; : computel:checksum~ h an assumed SOH byte1 ;~
sends~bit stream out IR emitter ; return3 to point of invocation - - :
, - ~...:
; l. read battery AtD channel ~D: ,:
; 2. set battery ~tatuq bits as appropriate `~ .- ;~:
; 3. compute chec~sum using SOH (OlH) as ~irst byte ~;
; : 9.~ ~ send bit stream via IR emitter :''''." :' 1 IR.CT~ !U~

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CALL GET_~ATTERY_AD ; read A/D channel for battery level LD HL, #BATTER~_GOOD ; inltialize ~or good battery CALL IS_LESS ; is CHECKSUM less than BATTERY_GOOD
B ~ATTERY DONE ; branch if so ST #BATTERY_WEAX, BATTERY
INC L
INC L
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CALL IS_LESS

ST #~8ATTERY_LOW OR BATTERY WEAK), BATTERY
BATTERY_DONE~
LD A, #SOH ; SOH is ~irst byte .
: - ~
; TEMPORARILY CREATE MICROSOFT FORMAT HERE . .
LD A, STATUS ; get statu3 ~ST:~ A, PACRET ; save it for later ST ~ ~ ~ :#4, DATTERY ; sat bit 6 of STATUS byte ~ -LV ~ ~ ~ HL, #STATUS ; point to::button:status :LD A, QHL ; get ~utton statu~
AND A, ~RIGHT BUTTONS ; check for either right button . .-TESTP ZF
B ~ LB CHECK ; branch if no right button~ set lNC ~ L r ~; point to ~ATTERY ~ 1:` -OR ~ QHL, #l ; ~et sight button bit DEC ~ ~ L ; back to STATUS
LB CHSCK~
LD~ A, eHL :, get button 3tatus :~
~ AND~ :: : A, #LEFT BUTTONS: oheck for either left button : TESTP ZF ; set SF - ZF ~ - h B~ : ADJUST MICKEYS ; br~nch if no left but'tons ~'et!
INC ~`~ : L~ ; point to BATT~RY
OR ~ eHL, #2 ~ et left button bit:
ADJUST MICKEYS~
LD:~ ; HL,: #X ~ICK+1 ; point to~X MICK high nibble LD ~ : A, @HL ; get nibble AND: ~ A, ~0CH ; clear low bit~
:~TEST CF ; clear carry ':,~.,.
RORC A ; shift ri~ht RORC: A ; shift right .`
ST;~ A, STATUS ; put in low bits of STATUS
killing original button status) :.: :: .
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2 1 2 ~ ~ 0 2 LD HL~ $Y MICK+1 ; point to Y MICK high nibble LD A,-eHL ; get nibble AND A, ~OCH ; clear low bit~
LD BL, #STATUS ; point to ST~TUS -:- ~ :
OR A, Q~L : comb~ne bit~
ST A, eHL ; and qa~e sesult ,., ,.: ., :-LD HL, $X MIC~+1 ; point to X ~ICK hlgh nibble A~D e~L, #3 ; kill high bit of high nibble .;~
; ST A, @HL ; and replace high nibble .:
LD HL, $Y MICK+1 ; po~nt to Y MICX high nibble ~N
AND ~HL, #3 ; kill high bit3 of high nibble : ST A, eHL ; and replace high nibble ...

; qend 3 bytes startln~ at STATUS u ing ~ichter send function ~ ;
LD Hh, #STATUS : point to fir~t byte ::~
CALL DO LEADER ; ~end the leader CALL S~ND BYTE ; 3end fir~t byte lNC L ; next byte~
: CALh SEND BYTE ~; 3e~d ~t ~ : INC L ~ ;:laqt byte ; ~ ~ CALL: ; SEND 8YTE ; ~end it D :~L,:#STATUS :~
ST~0,~:~elHL+~
ST~#0~ eNL~
ST #0~HL*~
ST #0~ ~H~+
ST ~0~ ~HL+
ST ~0, QH~+ : : -~

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: LD ~: ~: A, PACX~T: ; : :: :~
S T ~ A, ~ STATUS ~ ; r~tore ~tatu~ for next proceas :
;R~T~ ; return to caller end SE~D PACXET

thé~following~log1o a~ ~ 8 that~when~high-st~order bit of~DOZE CT~ ~9 cleàr the~X~axis~A/D`~should be~read~
(OE T POSIT}ON_~ ~ pa blt;to oorrect~ph~ ical oh~nnel)~
:co~pare current~alue to:~_B~NDS~6 ~thre9hold for + band 1) if~:value~ ? BANDS+6 ;
et BAND ~ BAND 1 -: if value ~ ~. BANDS~8 set BAND = BAND 2 : :; if value ~. BANDS+10 :

: ~ C'TITI ITr ~
~ :

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; else ; if value ?_BANDS~4 ; set BAND = BAND 1 ; i~ value ?_BANDS+2 , ~:
; set BAND ~ BAND_2 ; if value ?_BANDS 3 ; set BAND = ~AND_3 ; set 8AND I NEGATIVE (set NEGATIVE bit with OR) ; goto BAND_DONE
; otherwise do nothing (BAND == 0 from initialization) , ;- '.,'.:.' DO_CHANNEL~
LD A, #0 ; get addresR of BAND
ST A, EAND ; make sure band i~ zero CALL GET_POSITION_AD ; get value and store in CHECKSUM ~ .
LD H~, #DOZE_CTR+2 ; load HL with high nibble of counter :~
TEST QHL, AXIS BIT ; check for axis B X_AXIS ~ bit i8~ clear, SF = 1 Y axis LD ~:~ A,~OLDY ~: ; get previous Y band : ~ ST A, TEMP: ; store in battery status ; nibble temporarily LD HL, #Y BANDS+7 ; point to high nibble~of ~ ; negative BAND~
; CALL IS GREATER ; i8 ÇH~CXSUM BAND 1 B CHK Y LO ; branch if not .
: : LD :~HL, ~#BAND
:ST : ~ #BAND 1~: eHL+ ; set band to band 1 LD ~ HL, -Y ~ANDS+9 ; point to~high nibble of : ; negative band 2 CALL IS_GREATER ; i8 C~ECXSUM 8AND 2 `
::::B~ BAND DONE' ; branch if Dot LD~ HL~ #BAND :~
:ST~ #BAND_2,~eHL+: ; set band~to band 2 - : : LD~ :: : HL,~Y BANDS+ll ; point to high nibble of: :~
: : ; negative band 3 CALL ~::IS_GREATER ~ ~ ; is CHECKSUM BAND:2 : B~ BAND DONE ~ :
LD~; HL, #BAND:
ST #BAND_3, ~H~+ ; ~et band to band 3 : BR BAND DONE

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LD ~L, #Y BANDS+5 ; point to high nibble of ; positive BAND 1 CALL IS_LESS ; iR CHECKSUM BAND~
B BAND DONE ; branch if not - ,~
LD HL, #BAND
ST #BAND_l+NEGATIVE, @HL~ ; 3et band to band 1 ~D H~, #Y BANDS+3 ; point to high nibble of ; po~itive band 2 CALL IS LESS ; i8 CHECKSUM BAND 2 B BAND DONE ; branch if not LD ~L, #BAND
ST #BaND-2~NEGaTIvE~ @HL~ ; set band to band 2 ; :~:
LD ~L, #Y BANDS+1 ; point to high nibble of ; po.4itive band 3 CALL IS LESS ; is CHECKSUM BAND_2 -~
B BAND_DONE
LD HL, #BAND
ST #BAND-3+NEGATIVE, ~HL+ ; set band to band 3 :~ .
9R BAND DONE :~. :
- '~,. '~.. ;"'"
X AXIS~
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X axis LD : ~ A, bLDX ; get previous X band ST A, TEMæ ~ ; ~tore~in battery status ; nibbie t~mporarily LD ~HL, #X_BANDS+7 ; point to high nibble of ; negative BAND 1 CALL IS GREATER ; is CBECKSUM BAND~
B . CHK X HI ; branch if not ~LD ~ HL, #BAND
ST:~:~ #BAND_l+N~BATIVE, QHL+ ; 3et band to band 1 ID HL, #X BANDS+9~ : ; point to high nibble of : ; negative~band 2 : ::
CAL~ IS GREATER ; i~ CHECKSUM BAND 2 B :~ BAND DONE :~ ~ ; branch if not LD HL, ~BAND
ST~ #BAND 2+NEGATIVE,iQHL+ : ; set band to band 2 :LD ~ HL, #X BANDS~ ; point to high nibble of ~ r ; ; negative band 3 CALL~ IS G~EAT~R: ~ is CHECXSUM BAND 2 YAND DONE
LD~ HL, #BAND
ST ~ #BAND 3+NEGATIVE, ~H W ; set band to band 3 ~BR~ :: B~ND DONE ~ :
~ :
~K X ~
LD : HL, #X BANDS+5 ; point to high nibble of ~ -; positive BAND 1 S()BsTiTuTE sHFFT

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CALL IS_LESS ; is CHECRSUM BAND~
B BAND_DONE ; branch if not LD HL, #BAND
ST #BAND 1, @HL+ ; 3et band to band 1 LD HL, #X_BANDS+3 ; point to high nibble of , ; poqitive band 2 -~
CA1L IS LESS ; is CHEC~SUM BAND 2 ,. .. ...
B BAND_DONE ; branch if not LD HL, #BAND
ST #BAND-2, ~HL~ ; set band to band 2 .
LD HL, #X_BANDS+1 ; point to high nibble of .
; positive band 3 CALL IS LESS ; is CHECKSUM BAND 2 B BAND DONE
LD HL, #BAND
ST #sAND 3, @HL+ ; set band to band 3 . :
~ ;:' .',.~.
BAND_DONE: :
If both c~rrent and previous band-~ are zero, branch to update old with new~;~they are both zero) ~:
, ':' - ,.~ -L~ : A, BAND ; get c~rrent band CMPR ~ A, #0 ; is current band 0 ?
B : DISPLAY_CHECK ~ ; branch i~ not LD ~ A, TEMP ; get old band~
TESTP ZF ; make SF ~ ZF
B BAND_UPDATE : ;:branch if zero to update band :
..,.'" ~'":,., BAND -~ 0 previoua band waa not 0 LD : HL, #DOZE CTR+2 ; get high nibble of counter TEST : QHL, AXIS BIT ; check axia B~ X BAND_0 ~: branch for X ~SF ~ ~AXIS ~IT) LD~ 8L, #Y ~OV~ ~ : point to~Y MOVB
LD~ A,~:;QHL :~ ; get value TESTP : ~ZF :-: ; is it zero B ~ Y MOVE_O ; branch if 80 ~Y axis jog) ST ~ ~ ~ #0,::~QHL+ ; zero Y MOV~
TEST~ PACKET, XMIT NOW BIT ; was XMIT NO~ previously -qet -~
B ~ BAND_UPDA~E :~ ; branch if not ;~SF - ~XMIT_NOW BIT) leave~Y MICK~alone for RXMT) ST ~ :#0, Y-MICK : ; en~ure no further Y axis movement ST~ ~; #0,~Y MICR~
LD~ HL, #X MOVE ; point to X axis movement LD ~ ~A, QHL ; get value :~
TESTP~ ZF ; is it zero ;
B ~ Y X_~OVE 0 ; branch if 80 ~XMIT_NOW may have ~:
: ~ : ; been ~et by buttons) : -~
BR ::: BAND UPDATE

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ST ~XMIT FLAG, PACKET ; set XMIT NOW BIT :
LD HL, #Y MICK ; point to Y MICK
LD A, OLDY ; get old band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; is it negative B Y0 _MINUS ONE ; branch if 80 (SF = -ZF) -ST #1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey ~positive) ST #0, QHL+ ; clear high nibble BR Y_X MOVE 0 ~`
Y0 MINUS ONE: ~:ST #-1, eHL+ ; 1 mickey (negative) -`~
ST #-1, e~L~ ; extend sign :
Y X MOVE_0: -:
LD BL, ~X MICK+l ; point to high nibble ~ :
LD A, @HL ; get value ;~
TEST A, DIRECTION ; i9 it negative ~ POSITIVE X MIC~ ; branch if not (SF ~ DIRECTION bit) -SUBR A, #0 ; complement high nibble ST A, QHL- ; store value and point to low nibble -~
: :LD A,:eHL : ; get low nibble : ;:
: ~ SUBR A, #0 ; compIement~it TESTP : ZF : ~ ; zero ?~
B POSITIVE X MICK~ branch if 80 INC ~ L ; point to high nibble again ~: LD A, eHL ~; get~high nibble D~C A ~ ; adjust lt POSITIVE X MICK~
CMPR A, #0 ; iQ I X MICK I 8 : ~: B CLEAR X MICREYS~ ; branch if ~o (SF -~~ZF) ~: LD~ ~ A, X MICK ~ get~low~nibble CMPR A, #1 ~ ; is I X MICR I
TESTP ~ CF :~ ; set SF 8 CF
B :~ AND UPDATE ~:~ ; branch~i~ not CLEAR~X:MICKEYS~
ST ~ 0, X:MICK;: - ~; clear X MICK low nibble ST: #0, X MICK+l . ; clear X MICK high nibble B ~ UPDATE ,~either 1 or zero -X BAND~0~
LD~ 8L, #X MOVE ;:point to X_MOVE
D ~ :A,~BL~ get vaIue TESTP: ZF ~ ; iQ it:zero B : X MOVE 0 : branch if ~o (X axis jog) ST #0, @HL+ ~: set X_MOVE to zero ST : #0, X_MICK : ensure no future X movement : ~ ST:~ ~ ~0, X MICK~1 : ~ B~ BAND_UPDATE ; and branch to update band ` :~ : : : ::
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X_MOVE_O: ; force X axiR jog by l mickey ~ -~
ST #XMIT FLAG~ PACKET ; 9et XMIT NOW_~T
LD HL; #X_MICX ; point to X MICR
LD A, OLDX ; get old band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; is it negative B XO_MINUS_ONE ; branch if ao ~SF = ~ZF) , ST ~l, @HL+ ; l mickey (positivç) ST #0, @~L+ ; clear high nibble BR BAND_UPDATE ; branch to update band -XO MINUS_O~E:
ST #-l, @HL+ ; l mickey (negative) ~m~
ST ~-l, QHL+ ; extend ~ign BR BAND_UPDATE ; branch to update band ~ ~;
'-; , ~:`
If current band equals zero and previous band was not zero for the current channel, the action required depend3 on the channel.
The ~ntent is to ensure that no more than a 1 mlckey ~ovement i9 reported wheneve~ a ~ransition to band zero occurs and less than ~EAD COUNT * TIME_DELAY milli~econds have elapsed since the mo~emen1; was first detected. The logic below permits a l mickey n jOg~ wl1en the user presses and relea~e~ the control knob in under -READ CO~T * TIME DELaY mlllioecond9.
The log~c is co~pllcated by the fact that X MICK and Y WICK
must no~ be changed until a transmis~ion is certain~to ensure that retransml3sions contain correct data). That is, when an ~`
X axi~ trans~tion from a non-zero band to the zero band occurs the X_MICK eount cannot be changed because after the Y channel is eheeked the end result may be to do nothlng but Xeep the transmit buffer intact for retransmis~ions : ~
,:
; if ~axis blt -- 0 and OLDX -- O) or ~axis bit -~ l and OLDY -= O) goto B~ND ~rDAT~
AND -- O and axis~bit -~ 0 ; x axis lf~X XOVB 0 ; no display yet set~XMIT FLAG - XMIT NOW - -~
; ~ if OLDX & NEGATIVE
set X MICK
; ~ else set X MIC~
if~Y XOVE O~leave miekey count alone but don't set~MIT_FLAG
in both cases, fall through set X_MOVE ~ O ; alway~ set = O -~
; ~ goto 9AND UPDATE ; and update band , BAND == O and axia bit e= 1 ; y axis ~ ~ ~
; ~ ~ if Y_MOVE -- O ; no di~play yet ~ -- set XMIT_FLAG = XMIT _NOW

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if OLDY & NEGATIVE -~et Y MIC~
; else ; ~et Y_MI~K ~
; - the following logia ensures that if x reading ; didn't cause a ~og, transmlt buffer X_MICK
; count i8 8et to zero ; i~ (X MOVE -- O and X_MICK 1) or ::
; (X MOVE -~ O and X MICR -1) ; set X MICK ~ O
; else ; -y axis movement didn't cause jog; if XMIT_FhAG . :~ . -; 13 set to XYIT NOW~ Y MIC~ mu8t be cleared; `. `:.
; if button 8tatu8 change caused X~IT NOW setting `::~
; X MICK count must also be cleared ; if XMIT FLAG ~ XMIT NOW
; ` if lX ~OVE ~- O and X MICK 1) or ; ~X MOVE -- O and X MIC~
; ~et X MICK ~ O :.
; set Y ~I~K - O .~:
; ~ - otherwise ~XMIT NOW not ~et ;~ ~ laave Y ~ICK alone set Y ~OV~ :O
goto BAND:UPDATE
end~BAND -~ 0 DISPLaY CHECX~
; only proce~ current A/D channel value if XMIT NOW bit i9 3et ; or it ls~time to transmit an updated mickey count ~READ CTR -- O) :.
TESTP~ PACKET,~XMIT NO~ 8IT ; 19 ~MIT NO~ 3et? ~
B~ : DO IT :: ;~branch lf ~o ~ : : ~ , :
LD;~ A,: READ_CTR ~ gee current-R~D CTR value :~
CMPR~ A,:~ O ~ zero B~ EXIT~DO CnUN~EL ~ branch 1f not - B~ND !- O and time to tr~nsmi~ :
::determine whether~previou~ bAnd for current~axi~ was zero;
If-~30, make 3ure it~d~reotion oorre3ponds to current 8AND direction :~: : .

A, :~TE~ ; get old band :~
CMoeR~ : A,: ~0 ~ ; was:it zero?
:B~ ~ NZ 0 ~ branch if not LD ~ HL, #BAND : ; address of current band TEST::~ :: Q~L, DIRECTION ; current direction negative? :: :~
B~ NZ_O ~ ~ ~ ; branch if not :ST~ #NEGATIVE, TE~P ; store NEGATIVE fIag in o}d band Sl:JR~C TITl ITF .Cl~F~T ;: :-"

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NZ 0: , :~
; if (axis bit == 0) 3et Y_MICK ~ 0 ; if (axis bit -= 1) and tX_MOVE ~= 0) set X_MICK = O .-~
: ( no curr~nt movement in X direction, 80 zero X_MICK ) :-~ ~:
; then update movement duration counters LD A, #0 ; initialize for later LD HL, #DOZE_CTR+2 ; get high nibble of counter : .-,., TEST @HL, AXIS_BIT ; check axis ..
B CH 00 ; branch if zero ~SF = 1)~ ~.

;--- Y axis .. ~ . . ~ .
CMPR A, X_MOVE ; is X duration counter 0?: ::U:
B NZ_1 ; branch if not ST A, X MICX ; zero X MICX low nibble ST A, X_MICK+1 ; zero X MICK high nibble NZ_1:
CALL GET_DIRECTION~ ; determine whether old and new ; directions are the same B Z 0 ~ ; branch if 80 : ::
kD ~ HL, #Y_MoVE
~:: ST ~ #1, QHL+ ~ : ; inltialize:Y ~OV~ for ~ ; movement in oppo~ite direction BR ~ PROCESS BANDS: ; branch to continue ~
Z 0: : ~ :.; .::
ID HL, #Y MOVE ; point to current Y duration :~
INC QHL ; increment ~B :~ : PROC~SS BANDS ; branch if no carry; ~ ;:
DEC QHL ~: ; return:to OFH
BR~ PROCESS ~ANDS~ ; branch to~oontinue CH:00~ ; process x axis ~: ST A, Y MICK : ; zero Y_MICK low nibble: ~-:ST: ~ A, Y MICK+l : ; zero Y_MICX high ni~ble i : CALL~ GET_DIRECTION ; determine whether old and new directions are~the ~ame~
: z 1~ branch if 30 : : LD ~ ~ HL, ~X MOVE~
ST ~ :#l,~@BL*~ : ; initialize X MOVE for ; movement in opposite direction : :BR PROCESS BANDS ; branch to continue : :~
~Z_1: ~
LD H~, #x-Mov~ ~ ; point to current X duration :- . INC~ ~ @HL ; increment . .-::
B~ ~ PROCESS_ ANDS ; branch if no carry .:-.. ,-SUBSTlTl~TF~iH~FT

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DEC QHL ; return to 0FH

~ -- BEGlN PROCESSING CURRENT VALUE
PROCESS BANDS
LD H~, #B~ND ; point to new band TEST QHL, Bl_BIT ; i~ it band 1 B CHECK BAND_TWO ; branch if not ~HL points to BAND) " ;'~ '' '::
LD A, TEMæ ; get old band -~
AND A, ~07H ; mask off direction B Bl PREVIOUS NOT ZERO ; branch if old band wa~ not zero .:
LD HL, #X MICK ; a3sume update X mickey~
LD A, DOZE_ CTR+2 , ; get high nibble of counter TEST A, AXIS_BIT : check axls B Bl_ONE_MICKEY UP~ATE ; branch if x (SF ~ 1) -;-LD HL, #Y_MICK ; mu~t be Y mickeys : -:
Bl ONE MICKEY UPDATE: :: ~
; pre~ious~ ~X or Y) band wa~ zero 90 uRe a 1 mickey move ~ :
~,, LD ~ A, B~ND ; get current band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; i3 it negative 1 MINUS ONE ;~branch if ao ST ; #1, @HL~ ; 1 mickey ~positive) ST #0, QHL+ ; clear high nibble BR BAND UPDATE ; branoh to~update band B1 MINUS ONE: :
ST #-1, QHL+ ; 1 mlckey ~negative) ST #-1, QHL~ ; extend ~ign.
BR ~ BAND UPDATE ; branch to update band Bl PREVIOUS NOT ZERO~
~--- -------------------------------- ~AND 1 PREV}OUS !- 0 : ~ :
CALL;~ GET DI~CTION : ; detarmine whether old and~new : :: ; directiona:are the ~ame B ~ DO BAND 1. i ; branoh !~f 80 if~current~movement lS oppD~ite~direct1On from previous movement:
update will;use~baJe band l miokey count~and the currcnt direction ~-LD ~ HL, #X MICK ~; assume X miokey update LD ~ A, DOZE_CTR+2 ; get high nibble of ~leep counter TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis B: ~ Bl_STANDARD UPDATE ; branch for X (SF= 1) --.~:':' LD HL, #Y MIC~ ; must be Y mickey update .:-:
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LD A, BAND ; get current band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; is it negative ;: ~.
B Bl MINUS STAND~RD ; branch if so ST #9AN~1 ~ICR, @~L~ ; band 1 base mickey~ ~positi~e) .
ST #0, @HL+ ; elear high nibble ~., .,.~.
BR BAND UPDATE ; branch to update band ~1 MINUS STANDARD:
ST #-BANDl MICK, eHL~ ; band 1 base mickeys (negative) ST ~ HL+ ; extend sign BR BAND UPDATE ; branch to update band DO BAND_1:
; ~f current movement is same direction as previous movement ; start with ba~e miokey count for band 1 and adjust depending ; on previous band ST #BANDl MICX, CHEC~SUM ; use check~um a~ temp variable ST #0, CHSCRSUM~1 ; clear high nibble LD HL, #TE~P : get old band ; TEST ~HL, B1 BIT ; waR old band 1? ~- -B Bl Nl ; branch if not ; BR ~ MICKEY UPDATE ~; branch to update miokey oount B1 N1: : : - : :
TEST CF ; ~ ; clear carry flag LD ~ A, CHECXSW i get miokey value ROLC A ; shift left ~ ~
TEST eH~, B2_BIT ; was old band 2? ~: :
B B1 N2 ; branch i~ not ST ~ ~A,~C8ECKSUM : ; save ad~usted mlckeys BR ~ ~ MICKEY UPDATE ~ ; branch to update miokey count :::-~.:
ROLC~ ~A ~ ; bit:gets shifted into CF~
LD~ A, CHECXSUM~l: ; load high nibble::of:CHECXSUM : : ~-.
ROLC ~ A ~ hift CF into bit 0 of high nibble ST ~A, CHECKSUM~l ; and ~eplaoe it ;BR~ MICKEY UPDATE;~: ; branch to update mickey coun~ i ~
--- CHECK~FOR BAND TWO : ;~ ~ :
CHECK BAND_TWO~ :: E :~
TEST ~ QHL,~B2 9IT; ~ current;band band 2?
B~ BAND THREE ~ branch if:not LD ~:A, TEMP : ; get oId band ~. -AND A, $07~ ; mask off direction ~ .: :~.
B ~2 PREVIOUS NOT ZERO ; branch if old band wa~ not zero ,: ,-. , ~.:
.:.- :, ,. .::::
~: LD HL, #X MICK ; assume update X mic~ey~

: : : : , ' . ' : - -:
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W 0 93/0760~ PCT/us92/08397 2 ~ 2 0 ~ 0 2 L~ A, DOZE_CTR+2 ; get high nibble of counter .::~
TEST A, AXIS_BIT ; check axis B B2_ONE MICKEY_UPD~T~ ; branch if X ~SF = 1) .. - ~.
LD HL, #Y MICK ; must be Y mickeys B2 ONE MICKEY UPDATE:
; previou~ (X or Y) band was zero ~o u~e a 1 mickey move ., - .:
LD A, BAND ; get current band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; i~ it negative -B B2_MINUS ONE ; branch if 90 ~ .
ST #1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey ~poqitive) ST #0, Q~L+ ; clear high nibble BR BAND_UPDATE ; branch to update band B2 MINUS_ONE: :
ST #-1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey (negative) ST #-1, @HL+ ; extend sign BR BAND_UPDATE ; branch to update band B2 PREVIOUS NOT ZERO:
BAND ~ 2 PREVIOUS ! O
CALL ~ : GE~_DIRECTION ~ ; determine whe~her old and~new ~ ` : ; directionq are the ~ame B DO BAND 2 ; branch if 80 ; if aurrent movement i9 oppo~ite direction from previous movement ; update will use base band 2 mickey oount and the current direction ": .
LD HL, #X MICX ; assume X mlckey update ~ ~
. :
LD a, DOZE CTR+2 ; get:high nibble of sleep counter ~EST ~ A, AXIS BIT ; chec~ axis : .
B ~ B2 sTANDaRD UPDATE ; branch for X tSF' 1) LD ~ HL, #Y MICX ; mu3t be Y mickey update B2 STANDARD_UPDATE~
LD~ :: a, BAND ; get current band aND ~ A,: #NEGATIVE ; iq it negative ~ ~ B2 MINUS STANDARD ; branch if 90 ~: :
:
: BR ~ BAND VPDATE ; branch to update bandST ~ #BAND2 MICX, eHL+ ; band 2 base mickeys ~po~itive) .
ST #0, @HL~ ; clear high nibble ~2 MINUS STANDARD~
: ST #-BAND2 MICK, @~L+ ; band 2 base mickeys (negative) : : ~ :ST #-1, QHL+ ; extend sign . .
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2~20~02 44 BR B~ND_UPDATE ; branch to update band DO_BAND 2:
; if current movement is same direction a~ previous mov~ment , start ~ith base mickey count ~or band 2 and and'adjust depending ; on previous band .
LD A, #~AND2 MICK ; get band 2 standard value ST ~0, CHECXSUM+1 ; en~ure high nibble iR cle~r LD HL, #TEMP ; get old band '~
TEST eHL, B1 ~IT ; was old band 1?
_ B B2_N1 ; branch i~ not TEST CF ; clear carry flag ,~
RO~C A ;:divide by two '~ :-ST A7 CHECXSUM ; Yave re~ult B~ MICXEY_UPD~TE ; branch to update mickey count B2 Nl: `
, TEST @HL, B2_BIT ; wa~ old band 2?
B B2_N~ ; branch if not ST A, CHECRSUM ; use unadjusted ~andard'value BR ~ICKEY UPDATE ; branch to'update~

~rsT ~ cy ~ ~: cle~r ~arry f~ag : ,~ ;
ROLC : A ~ :; shift~;left : ,~ :::-:' ST A, CHECRSVM ; ~ave adju~ted value LD A, CHECKSUM~l ; get hlgh nibble ROLC A ; rotate carry into high nibble ~ : 1::'''' ' ST A, CHECKSUM+1 : and ~tore it 8R :~ MICKEY UPDATE : branch to updAte miokey oount ~ . ,~ ',,.
BAND THREE ,~
~'` BAND~THREE~
~D:: ~ A, TEMP~ :get~old~band ~ ~ : :. .
AND ~ ; A~#07H ~ : ; maok off direction B ~ B3::P EVIOUS NOT ZERO~; branch if old band WA not zero .... .-LD ~L, #X MICX, :~; a3nume,update X mickeys ~ " "-A,~DOZE CTR~2 ~ ~ ; ; get high nibble of~oounter~
TEST~ : A, AXIS BIT~ ~ : ; check axi~
9 ~ E3 ONE MICKEY:UPDaTE~ ; branch if X (SF ~ 1) ..
LD: HL, #Y MICX~ : ; mu3t be Y mickey~
B3 ON~ ~ICREY_UPDATE: J previou~ band zero- u~e l mickey ', ' LD~ A, BAND ; get current band ' . -`
~: ::AND A, #NEGATIVE ; i~ it negative ;~-'`'`'~.
~: ~ .,: . : .:
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B 83_MINUS_ONE ; branch if so ST #l, QHL+ ; l mickey (positive) ~-ST #0, @HL+ ; clear high nibble BR ~AND_UPDATE ; branch to update band : --B3 MINUS ONE:
ST #-1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey (negative) : :
ST #-1, @HL+ ; extend sign :-BR BAND_UPDATE ; branch to update band B3_PREVIOUS_NOT ZERO:
; ------------------------------------- BAND e= 3 PREVIOUS != 0 CA1L GE~ DIRECTION ; determine whether old and new ; directions are the ~ame B DO_BAND_3 ; branch if ~o ; if current movement is oppo3ite direction from previous movement ; update will use base band 3 mickey count and the current direction LD HL, #X MICK ; a3sume X mickey update LD A, DOZE CT~+2 ; get high nibble of sleep counter ~- TEST; A, AXIS BIT ; check axis :~ B B3_STANDARD UPDATE ; branch for X (SF~
LD ~ HL, #Y MICX~ ; must bo Y mickey update B3 STA~DARD UPDATE: : ~ ~
LD A, 3AND ; get c~xrent band : : : ~:
AND A, #NEGATIVE ; i~ it negative ~ :
B B3 MINUS STANDARD ; branch if not ~ ' . ., ST #NLL BAND3 MICK, QHL+ ; band 3 base mickeys ~ST : : #NLH BAND3_MICK, QHL~ : ; high nibble : ~ BR~ ~ BAND VPDATE ~ ; branch to~update band B3:MINUS~STrN~A~D~
LD ~ A, #NLL (-BAND3 MICX) ; band 3 base mlckeys : ~ ST A,:eHL+ ; QtOre low nibble LD ~ A,~#NLH (-BAND3 MICK~ ; band 3 baqe mickeyq ! ' ' :ST;~ A, QHL : ; store low nibble ~:
:BR ~ BAND UPDATE~ ; branoh to update~band ~:: DO BAND 3~
if::curr~nt movement~iq same direction as previous movement ; : ~tart:with ba e mickey count for band 3 and adjust depending ; on previous band ST: #NLL BAND3 MICR, CHECKSUM
LD : - A, #NLH BAND3_MICK ; get band 3 high nibble :
:: : :

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LD HL, #TEMP ; get old band TEST eHL, B3_BIT ; was old band 3? ~ ~:
B B3_Nl ; branch if not ST A, CHECKSUM+1 ; u3e unadju~ted standard value ~ :~
BR MICKEY UPDATE ; branch to update B3 N1:
.
TEST @R~, Bl_~IT ; was old band l? ::~
B B3_N2 ; branch if not TEST C~ ; clear carry flag :
RORC A ; divide by two -:
ST A, CHECRSUM+1 ; save result LD A, CHECKSUM ; get low order nibble ::
RORC A ; rotate carry bit in ST A, CHECKSUM ; save it :
LD A, CHECXSUM-tl ; get high nibble .-~
B3 N2: :~ :
TEST CF ; clear carry flag RORC A ; shift right ST A, CHECRSUMtl ; save adjusted value LD A, CHECKSUM ; get low order nibble RORC A ; rotate carry bit in ST A, CHECXSUM ; save it MICKEY UPDATE~
; ~move value from CHECgSUM~into the approp~iate position update:
; byte~in packet (u ing two's~com~lement for negative numbers) :. . .: .. :~.
~D HL, #X_MICR ; assume X mickey update .. .
LD A, DOZE CTR+2 ; get high nibble of ~leep counter . :. .
TEST A, AXIS ~IT ; check ax~s: :~.:; ;
B ~ : MU 00 ~ ; branch for X (SF- 1) . .
LD~ : HL,~#Y MICK~: ~ ; must be Y mickey update ~qu oo: ::: : ~ : i- :-- .: :-LD ~ A, BAND ~ ~: : ; get current band : :. -~ -~AND A, #NEGATIVE ; is it negative B : .MUN ~ ; branch if 80 `
LD~ A, CHECXSUM ~ ~:; get low:~nibble of mickey count~
ST : A, eHL+ ~ ; store low nibble LD~ A, CHECRSUM+1 ; get high nibble o~ miokey:count:
ST~ : A, ~HL ~ tore it : : .:
BR ~AND UPDATE~ ; branch to update band information MUN~
LD A, CHECKSUM ; get low nibble of mickey count ~ SUBR A, #0 ; make two's complement : ~ B : NO_~ORROW ; branch if no borrow ~ ::
- '.. ~
. .~ :: - . ~ : .
, ::: ::

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W O 93/07606 2 1 2 0 ~ 0 2 ` -~ ` P~T/US92/08397 ST A, @HL+ ; store low nibble LD A, CHECRSUM+l ; get high nibble of mickey count SUBR A, #0 ; two's complement of high nibble DEC A ; extend sign of low nibble BR STORE HIGH NIBBLE ; branch to store it _ NO_BORROW:
ST A, eHL+ ; store low nibble LD A, CHECXSUM+l ; get high nibble of mickey count SUBR A, #0 ; two's complement of high nibble STORE HIGH_NIBBLE~
ST A, ~HL ; store high nibble ~- :
BAND_UPDATE~
LD HL, #O~DX ; assume X axis band update .-: -LD A, DOZE_CTR+2 ; get high nibble of sleep counter TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis :: .:
B " BU_00 ; branch for X ~SF= 1) -;~: :
LD HL, #OLDY ; must be Y axis band update BU_00:
LD A, BAND ; get current band ~-:- ;
ST A, ~HL ; sa~e in OLDY : . :~- r~
EXIT_DO CHANN~:L~
RET~ ; ; return to caller ; IS GREATER

; ~ detenmine whether value 8 bit stored in CHECKSUM is greater ; than 8 bit value pointed to by HL and HL+1 ~ :~
~ ; ASSUMES: ~oth numbers are poqitive ~i.e. values from A/D) :~ ; : : on entry, HL points to high nibble of byte RETURNS: SF~set ~ if CHECKSUM >~ Q~L ~ :
: : : SF:clear if CHSCKSUM < eHL
: IS:GREATER:~
: LD ~ : A, eHL ; get high nibble of value :~
CMPR: A,iCHECKSUM~l ~ !; compare,high nibble:~f~
: - ; CHECKSUM to high nibble ::
:: ; of:value B . ~ CHK_GSGN : ~ ;~branch to check:sign~
: ; if re~ult not zero ; high nibbles both zero DEC L ; point to low nibble ~ -:
B NO_GBORROW ; branch if no borrow : : : :~
: XCH A,H ; .~wap A and H
DEC A ; decrement A ~ ~:
- :.
: :XC~ ~ A,H ; swap A and H ~ ~
: : ~ : : ~ .: ::

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NO_GBORROW: -LD A, ~HL ; get low nibble CNPR A, CHECKSUM ; compare with low nibble :~
CHK GSGN:
TEST CF ; make SF ~ ~CF
RET
; IS_LESS
,:
; determine whether value 8 bit ~tored in CHECKSUM is less :~
; than 8 bit value pointed to by HL and HL~
''".
; ASSUMES: both numberq are positive li.e. value~ from A/D) . :~
; on e~try, HL point3 to high nibble of byte ' ., :'. ,",, ~' ; RETURN5: SF set i~ CHECRSUM = @HL :
; SF clear if CHECKSUM @HL
IS_LESS:
LD A, QHL ; get high nibble of value - ~:
CMPR A, CHECKSUM~l ; compare high nibble of ; CHECKSUM to high nibble .. :~
; of value B~ CHK_LSGN ; bra~ch to check sign ::
; if sesult not ~exo ::: ,,.: ~ :,.
; high nibble-q both:zero .
DEC L ; point to low nibble .
B NO LBO~ROW ; branch if no borrow XCH A,H ; swap A and H :: ~:
DEC A ; decrement A
XCH ~,H : ; swap A and H
NO ~BORROW~
: LD A, @HL ; get low nibble ::~
~ CMPR A, CHECKSUM : ~ ; compare with low::nibble : CHX LSGN~
TESTP CF : ; make SF ~ CF
RET~
; GET DIRECTION
: .~ . :: :: :
determine whether old and new bands represent Rame direction:
: ; : ASSUMES: : old band info i8 in TEMP variable ; new (current) band info is in 8AND variable ::~: ::
; RETURNS: SF set if directions the same .~
; SF clear if directions different - - -GET_DIRECTION: ::-::.:
LD A, TEMP ; get old band AND A, #8 ; mask off band info ,; , ` - ~ ~ ,:
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W O 93ioi606 2 1 2 ~ ~ 0 2; PcT/us92/o8397 TEST CF ; make sure CF is clear ROLC A ; put old direction in CF
LD HL, #BAND ; point to,new band LD ~, @HL ; get new band AND A, #B ; ma~k off band info :
RORC A ; bits 3 and 2 are direction~q CMPR A, #O ; old and new poqitive? ~:
TESTP ZF ; make SF = ZF ~ ~.
B GD O ; branch if RO ~SF i9 1~
CMPR A, #OCH ; old and new negative? . : ~.
TESTP ZF ; make SF = ZF
GD 0:
RET

; GET_POSITION_AD
~ .
; read an axis A/D channel and ~tore result in CHECKSUM :: :
; ASSUMES: HL pointq to high nibble of DOZE_CTR on entry : ::-; Axi~ ID is in high bit of high nibble ; O i~ X axis ; 1 is Y ~xis ; RETURNS: the 8 bit value in CHECXSUM ::
GET POSITION AD:
LD A, #1 ; as3ume X axi~
LD HL, #DOZE CTR+2 ; load HL with high nibble of counter TEST QHL, AXIS BIT ; check a~iq B SELECT CHANNEL ; branch if bit clear ~X axi~
DEC A ; must be Y axiq -.
:: SELECT CHANNEL:
LD HL, #CHECKSUM ; location to store data ; MUST BE ON EVEN NIBBLE BOUNDARY !!
:: OUT: ~ - A,%OP12 ; select channel ~ :
:ID ~ A,#l :
OUT A, %OPI3 ; start conversion : POSITION CONVERSION LOOP: ` .~
TES~ %IPOC, EOC BIT ; wait for EOC ; ~ .
: ~ POSITION CONVERSION LOOP
; L regiater low bit MUST be O !!
: IN %IPOD, eHL ; get low nibble :--INC L ; point to high nibble ~ IN %IPOD, ~HL ; get high nibble : RET
:' ; GET BATTERY_AD

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~, . ,.:
; read battery status A/D channel and stores result in CHECKSUM ~ -:
; ASSUMES: battery status is A/D channel 2 ~ : -', -; ~ETURNS: the 8 bit value in CHECKSUM :~
,'' '.-' .- ~-'"' GET ~ATTERY_AD: .. ~-LD A, #2 ; assume battery status channel OUT A,%OP12 ; select channel :~
LD A,~
OUT A,%OP13 ; start conversion . ; ~:--:.' .:: :: :~::
LD HL, #CHECKSUM ; location to store data : . :~
; MUST BE ON EVEN NIBBLE BOUNDARY !! ~:
BATTERY CONVERSION LOOP:
TEST %IPOC, EOC BIT ; wait for EOC :.
B , ~ATTERY CONVERSION LOOP .~ ~
: . .: . ::, ' :, IN %IPOD, @~L ; get low nibble INC L
IN %IPOD, @HL ; get high nibble RET : . :
-: ~:.:,:~ . ::
~ ',, ':,:
.':.:,: .: .
; WAIT FOR TINER1 .~
; wait until timer 1 interrupt handler clears timer active flag ~-.,~
; RETURNS: nothing :~
. ., ", LD HL, #TIMER1 FLAG; point to flag nibble -:::~
:
::
TIMER LOOP: :-:- : -:
: TEST Q~L, TIMERl FLAG BIT ; is timer active , : :
: B~ TIMER LOOP , branch if 80 ; CLR @HL, TIMER1 FLAG BIT ; clear flag for next period.
:, . ,:
: RET ; and return : ,:: :-:
: .-, .:
: :. ' :.':

; TIMER1 HANDLER ~ :
:::, .:
, ; interrupt handler for timer 1 -~
; resets counter ; sets bit 0 in high order nibble of timer 1 ~tack location ?.CTlTt tT~ ~u~rT

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; to indicate a timer peried has elapsed --; RETURNS: nothing TIMERl_HANDLER:
XCH HL, SAVE ; ~ave HL register --LD HL, #TIMERl REGISTER , point to TCl register ST #NLL TI~æRl_PRESET, @HL~
ST #NLH TIXER1 PRESET, @HL~
ST #NHL TIMER1 PRESET, @HL+ :
SET @HL, TIMERl_FLAG BIT ; set done flag XCH NL, SAVE ; restore HL
RETI ; and return from interrupt ; RESET_RXMT_CTR
,:
; reset the retransmit counter RETURNS: nothing ~RESET_RXMT~CT~R:
LD ; ~ HL, ~RXMT_CTR
eventually thi4 w~ll be replaced by`a random number generator ST ~NLL RXMT CYCLE~ QHL~ ; store low nibble ::
:~ ST #NLH RX~T CYCLE, eHL+ ; store high nibble ~RET

SSND ~YTE~
ASSUMES: HLipoint3 to~low:n~bble of byte CALL ~ SEND NIBBLE~ send low nibble of byt~e 9 S~M~ PAGE ~ branch lf on~ame page ADD ~ :H, #1 ~ ; adjust H for next page SAME~PAGE~
CALL SEND NIBBLE ~ ; send high nibble of byte : ~ ~; RET
SEND-~NIBBLE~
. . , ::
:, .. :
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ASSUMES: HL points to nibble TRASHES: RXMT_CTR (it ii~i re~et after e~ery tran3mi~ ion) LD A, #4 ST A, RXMiT CTR ; use low nibble for counter ~ ;
LD A, QHL ; get nibble to send :~
ST A, RXMT_CTR+l ; uQe high nibble for temp otorage NIBBLE ~OOP: --LD A, RXMT_CTR+1 ; get the nibble RORC A ; get fir~t bit ST A, RXNT_CTR+l ; save altered nibble TESTP CF ; i~et SF = CF :.
B SEN~ A ONE ; if carry set send a 1 bit CALL DOZERO ; ~iend a zero bit .-:~
BR CHEC~_FOR_END .
SEND_A_ONE~
CA~L DOONE ; ~end a one bit CHECK FOR END: ; .. :-LD A, RXMT_CTR ; get counter ~. .
: DEC~ A ; and decrement ~ -~
T~S~P ZF ; set SF ~ ZF
: B END OF NIBBLE ; branch if done ST ; ~: A, RXMT CTR ; ~a~e counter ~: BR ~ NI~BLE LOOP ; and branch for next bit :END OF NI~BLE~
RET~
,~
DOONE: ~
CAh~ PCKT : -CALL LTIME1 ~ .: ::
~:C~L~ ~ PCKT : :
CALL~ LTIMEO : . -:
~:: : RET
:: DOZER~
:: CALL : PCKT
CALL - LTIMEO
CALL~ PCKT
;CALL~ LTIMEO
RET~
PCXT~
LD~ A,#06H ;:chànged from 05 8il4/91 LOOP ~;O~T~: #0,%0P02 NOP
NOP
NOP ~ :: :-:
NOP ~- :
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OUT #1,%OP02 :
NOP ~ .
NOP --~
DEC A
CMPR A,#O :
B LOOP
RET

_____________________ :
LTIMEO:LD A,#09H
B LLUP
LTIMEl:LD A,#OFH
~LUP: NOP
NOP
NOP :-NOP ~ .
NOP
NOP
NOP .
NOP :
NOP
~NOP
NOP~
NOP~
NOP~
DEC A
CMPR A,#O
B LLUP :
RET
- : :
DO I~R~

ASSUMES: nothing TRASHES~ RXMT CTR~Iit 1J re~et after every~tran~miA~ion) L~D~ ;A,:#OFH~ load count ST~` A, RXMT_CTR ;~ave it DO LE,ADER LOOP~
CALL:~ : PCKT ; send a few dummy packets CA~L ~ :PC~T
LD~ A,~RXMT_CTR ;:load.counter: : :
: :DEC~ A~ ; decrement ~
: ST ~ A, RXMT: CTR ~ 3tore~for next ;CMPR~ A,#0 :: ~ ; is~it zero ~done) 9 DO LEADER_LOOP ; branch if not ~:CALL - LTIMEl ; wait a while CALL LTIMEl RET -::
END - `~

SuBsT~ TE sHFF~

W O 93/07606 . ; PCT/US92/08397 ~4 ; IMP.ASM Imp Tran~mitter Control Program ; Copyright (c) 1992 MicroMed Sy~tems Inc. Pittsburgh PA :~
; All Right~ Relerved ,; ' ' ' ~ '':
; No part of this program may be reproduced, stored in ~ retrieval 3ystem, ; or tranRmitted, in any form or by any meana, electronic, mechanical, -~
; photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written : .-; permi~sion of the author, MicroMed Systems Inc.
.~':~: .: :.
; CONFIDENTIAL ..

; This file contalns non-published TRADE SECRETS :~
; owned by M~croMed Systems Inc. :~
~-:
; 0.75 incorporated absolute band values . ~::
; 0.76 turned off A/D prior to sleeping ; 0.77 turned on A/D at top of loop :: :
; changed hold mode command to edge ; added delay after wakeup tO9/22/91) ; 0.78 began timer revi~ions ~11/14J91) : ; 0.79 revi~ed PC~T.for 60KHz carrier ; 0.80 revised timing logic- wait after reading buttonR and AtD
; ~12/14/91) ; 0.~81 added code to use Watchdog Timer ~ol/llt92) ;~
; 0.82 completed revisions to use profiles for :::--: ~-; mickey count updates ; ~1/20/92) : :-; 0.83 added code to read Dallas Semiconductor Serial Number ; ~1/30/92) :.
; 0.~4 changed sense of button bits for second generation ; prototypes :-~
:; added code to:read R82 for main control button ::~ r:, :~ ~ ; added RETI to handle dummy interrupt ~3/22/92) 0.85~ separated x and y profile~
added code to vary time delay depending on highest band 3/25/92) : ~, ~ : NAME :~ IMP TRANS~ITTER
; SINcLvDE(TLcs47.H) : inolude ymbols after NAME directive DSEG A9S ~ TRANSMITTER DATA~ O ) ;:-; RAM MEMORY ALLOCATION
, .:
PAGE_ZERO: RES 16 ; re~erve 16 nibble~ for page O ~ ~:
SAVE EQU O ; 2 nibbles for exchanging HL
'':,"' ~ ~ SlJ~STlTUTE SHEET

, W O 93/07606 2 1 2 0 ~ 0 2 PCT/US92/08397 ; and ~or temporary ~torage ; ~tart of transmit buffer packet PACKET EQU 2 ; 1 nibble for packet type and flags SEQUENCE EQU PACRET+l ; 1 nibble for sequence number STATUS EQU SEQUENCE~l ; l nibble (low) for button ~tatu~ -BATTERY EQU STATUS+l ; 1 ni~ble ~high) for battery status TEMP EQU STATUS+l ; use battery nibble for temp storage X ~ICK EQU STATVS+2 ; 2 nibbles for x ax$s mickey count Y MICR EQV X MICR+2 ; 2 nibbles for y axis micXey count SENDER EQU Y_MICX+2 ; 4 nibbles for transmitter ID :
CHECXSUM EQU SENDER+4 ; 2 nibbles for checksum ;14 nibbles for packet ttotal) ,--------------- PAGE 0 soundary ~16 nlbbles total) ; X AND Y AXIS FORCE BAND THRESHOLD VALUES ~6 byte3 per axis) , ~. BANDS [5] negative band 3 ~highe~t memory address) ~:~
; ? ~ANDS[4] negative band 2 ,-~
; ? BANDS [3] negative band 1 ; neutral band ; ?:~ANDS[2] po~itive band 1 : :
; ?_BANDS[13 positive band 2 ~ :
; ?~BANDSl0] ~ ~ pos;t$ve ~and 3 (lowest memory addreas1 X BANDS EQU CHECKSUM+2 ; 12 nibblès for x axis values Y BANDS EQU X ~ANDS+12 ; 12 nibbles for y axl~:value : ~ ~ ~

----- PAGE 1 Boundasy at Y BANDS+4 .~ U :~:
; 24 n$bbles total for bands .

: ~CURRENT AND PREVIOUS BAND INFORMATION
BAND;~ EQU S ~A~D5~12 ; 1 aibble or new band ~d$rection OLDX~ EQU~ BAND+l ; 1 n$bble for old x band / d$rection O DY~ EQU ~ O~X+l~ ; l nibbl- for old y::band / direction~
EMeNT DURATION CO,UNTERS~
X MOVe~ EQU OLDY+l ~ ; 1 nlbble~for x movement duration Y xove~ EQU 8 xove+l: 1 nibble Por~;y movement duration ~ ROFILS ~;~ EQU Y MOVE+l ; 1 nibble for x ax$ profile inde~
Y_PROFILE EQU X PR~FILE+l: -; 1 nibble for y axis profile index AXIS PT~ : EQU Y PROFILE+l ; 1 n$bble for current~ax$s~po$nter .
: ~ ; HIGB BIT RESERVED
~ -------- PAGE 2 Boundary ;: TRANSMIT COUNTER :.
RXMT CTR EQU AXIS PTR~l ; 2 nibble~ for retransmi~ counter `-~

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XMIT NBR EQU RXMT_CT~+2 ;14 nibbles for serial number ¦ CRC
; TOTAL RAM REQUIRED 64 nibbles ; COUNT~R AND TIMER CONSTANTS
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TIME~ COUNT REGISTER EQU OF4~; timer 1 register ~3 nibbles) TIMER_FLAGS REGISTER EQU OF7H; last nibble (of 4) allocated :~ :
; to timer 1 is u~ed for flag bit3. ~::

TIMER DONE_BIT EQU 0 ; bit O clr indicate~ timer active ~ -; bit 0 set indicates timer done : ~ .
': ' -SLEEP_ FLAG BIT EQU 3 ; bit 3 clr indicates sleep timer is :~
; not active .:
; bit 3 set lndicates sleep timer is ; active ~ :

STOP TIMER RA~E EQU 0000B: stop timer ~disable all interrupts) ; ~ ;
DOZE TIMER RATE' EQU 10108 ; timer mode and internal rate 16 XMIT TIMER R~TE EQU 1000B ; timer mode and internal rate 4096 -~
TIM~R INTERRUPT EQU 0100B ; enable timer l interrupt ; TIMER PRESET VALUES
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; NOTE: 3 bytes ~ 1200 baud require 21 MS to get from receiver to ..
; ho~t- with additional processing overhead delay bet~een ; transmissions should not be less than 29ms ~by experiment) PRESET 30MS EQU OE'eBH ;: 30 millisecond3 ~ :
PRESET 40MS ~ :EQU OF64H , 40 millisecond3 PRESET 50MS : ~QU 0~3DH, ~ ; 50 milliseconds PRESÉT 60MS ~ EQU OF}6H ; 60 mllliseconds PRESET BOMS:: ; EQU OEC8H ; 80 milli3econds ~ ~.

PRESST 100MS EQU : 0E79H ; 100 milliseconds -.

PRESET 120MS EQU OE2bH ; 120 milliseconds .-. .

PRESET 150MS EQU OD~6H ; 150 milliseconds . .. .-,~''~ .'~' ' " ' ':

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W 0 93/07606 2 1 2 0 ~ o ~ : PCT/US92/08397 PRESET 200MS EQU OCF2H ; 200 millisecond~ -~
PRESET 250MS EQU . OC2FH ; 250 milliseconds ~ :
ROLD ~ODE EQU 0100B ; edge release mode / 65~5 wake up DATA COUNTER EQU OFCH ; low nibble of data counter register ~`
~AX NUM~ER EQU OFH ; maximum packet sequence number READ COVNT EQU 01H ; number o~ main ~button and A/D) ; read loop iteration3 before ;
; checking movement duration counters ; to determlne whether new positio~
; data should.be transmltted :~
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MOVE CYCLE EQU 15 ; maximum number of READ_COUNT ~.
; lterations in which a force i9 `~`
; applied along an axi ; ~X_MOVE and Y MOVE are clamped~
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: RXMT CYCLE EQU 5 ; number o~ READ COUNT:interations ; before mo~t recent packet is resent :~

XMIT FLAG ~IT MASKS ~
XMIT NOW BIT : EQU 3 ~ ~ ; blt poaition for:transmlt now flag XMIT NOW ~ ~ EQU 8 ; mask or transmit now flag , ,,,:
XMIT DON¢ BIT EQU 2 ; bit position for transmit done flag XMIT W~E~ EQU 4 ; mask for~new transmi3sion complete P~C~TYPES
: SOH`~ EQU ~ OlH ~ ~ ; SOH for protoool paoket : :~
CONNECT;~ : EQU 1 1 ` : wa~eup /~connect packet POSI~ION~ EQU 2 ; poaltion i status packet M~
:YI~G~ ÉQU~ 0AH ~ IT_NOW I ~POSITION~

: : ~XIS:~BIT:~ EQU ~ 3 ~ AXIS~PTR high nibble b~t $or channel EOC_BIT ~ EQU: 3 ; blt which indlcates when A/D .. - .
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Bl_BIT EQU 0 ; bit 0 corre3pond~ to ~and 1 .
B2_~IT EQU 1 ; bit 1 corresponds to band.2 B3_~IT EQU 2 ; bit 2 corre~ponds to band 3 DI~ECTION EQU 3 ; bit in BAND to indicate direction ~AND 1 EQU 1 ; current fo~ce i9 ln band 1 BAND 2 EQU 2 ; current force is in band 2 BAND 3 EQU 4 ; current force is in band 2 :.
NEGATIVE EQU 8 ; current direction is negative : .
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; BAND MICKEY COUNTS
BANDI MICK EQU 1 ; base mickey value for band 1 ; ~:.
BAND2 MICX EQU 2 ; base mickey value for band 2 ~AND3 MICK EQU 4 ; base mickey value for band 3 :~:, .:
YP controlq this screen direction (negative mickeys) ; XN controls: XP controls thl3 ~cxeen direction ; this screen :~ positive mickeys)~
; direction:~
~negative mickeys~
7YN controls this sareen direction ~positive ~ickeya) ,,- , ~--------- X BAND THRESUOLD LEVELS ~124 base) ~ ~
7 , . ,.. ~
X:3N VALUE~EQU 200 X 2N VA~UE~EQU 195 X IN VALDE~ : ; EQU 145 X:lP~VALUE~: EQU 75 X 2P_VALUEEQU 4S
X 3P VALUEEQU 30~ ' ! . i . j I ; ~'~ "'~`'~ ,., ' Y;~AWD TH~ESHOLD LEVELS (135 base~

Y 3N VALUE~ : :EQV 215 Y 2N VA~UEEQU I95 Y_lN VALUE : EQU 155 . ~.
Y lP VALUEEQU 75 ;
Y 2P VALUE~EQU 45 . ~
Y 3P_VALUEEQU 30 : -:.:
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~ATTERY_WEAX ~QU 04H ; battery marginal bit BATTERY_LOW EQU 0~H ; battery low bit ,------------------------------------- BUTTON STATUS BITS

MAIN BUTTON BIT EQU 2 ; IP08 bit 2 is R~2 SINTl) WAXE ~UTTON BIT EQU 0 ; IPOE bit 0 i~ KE0 (HOLD) LEFT_~UTTONS EQU 03H J Sl / S2 RIGHT ~UTTONS EQU OCH ; S3 / S4 ,------------------------------------- CODE SEGMENT INTERRUPT HANDLERS
CSEG A~S INTERRUPT CODE~ OH ) ORG OH ; interrupt vector Por power up/reset ~ POWER UP ; branch to ~tart program execution ;~
ORG 02H ; interrupt vector for INT1 (pin R82) RETI ; (~imply return) :- .
ORG 06H ; interrupt vector for timer 1 B TIMER HANDLER ; branch to timer 1 handler .~ .
ORG OCH ; ~nterrupt vector for INT2:(pin Ra0) :
RETI ; (simply return) ~
ORG 10R ; to prevent **GAP** me-~sage in map ~ ;
; CSEG RE~ STANDARD_CODE ~lOR) - -;------------------------------------- ~Al'TERY THRESHOLD VALUES :
BATTERY GOOD~
DATA OC8H ; marginal battery thre.~hold DATA~ ~ ~ : 096H ; low battery thre3hold ---- TIMING ROUTINE FOR DALLAS PART .
DALLAS TIMER~
XCB A, SAVE i save A regi3ter for caller :-~
LD: A, #3 ~ ; 3 timlng l~èrations : ~ ~DT LOOP~
DEC A : ; decrement cou~ter ~ ~ .
NOP ; do nothing NOP ; agaln . j ~
NOP ~ ~ ; and again CMPR A, #0 ; la~t time?
DT_LOOP ; ~ranch if not XCH A, SAVE ; restore A register for caller : RET ; and return ;------------------------------------- get 4 bits ~a hex digit) :~

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2 1 2 ~ 5 0 2 GET4: LD A, #4 ; initialize counter XCH A, CHECXSUM ; use CHECKSUM a~ temp vari.able ~ere TES~ CF ; clear the carry flag ~
LD A, #O ; clear accumulator ~ ---~-ST A, QHL ; clear addre~s pointed to by HL :
FOURLP: CLR %OP09, 0 ; start read period SET %oPO9, o ~ :
IN %IPO9, A ; get a bit :
RORC A ; put it in carry flag LD A, @HL ; get current nibble value RORC A ; rotate carry bit into nibble ST A, @HL ; and save the nibble for next time :
CALL DALLAS_TIMER ; wait a while :~
XCH A, CHECKSUM ; get current value of counter :~
DEC A ; decrement it ;~ :
ST A, CHECKSUM ; save it - -CMPR A, #O ; are we done?
B FOURLP ; branch if not RET ; otherwise return to caller -~
~ EGIN EXECUTION AFTER POWER UP/RESET
POWER_UP~
LD A,#12 ; prcvide 12 nibble~ of stack space ~:ST~ A,~OFEH :;3et up~stack pointer ;-------~----------------------------- g-t 16 b1ts o~ transmitter ID ~
CLR ~OPO9, 0 ; send logic low to DS2400 : . :-.
LD A,#8 ; load counter ~must hold low for :.:`~
; 480 microseconds) START:~RESET~
~ CALL~ ~ DALLAS_TIMER :: ; delay for 60 microseconds - DEC A i : ~ : :
CMPR~ A,#O : ; have~we waited long enough :: B~ START_RESET~ ~ ; branch if not : : :SET %OPO9, 0 ; ~end logic high to DS2400 : :~
CHECR RESET~
TESTP~ ~%IPO9, 0 ~ is~bit still high : B~ CHSC~_RESET ::;:loop if so DS2400 pulls line low~for min 60 ; max 240 mlcroseconds to indicate -~
, ; that DS2400 is present : F,ND RESET: :
: : TEST %IP09, 0 ; is line still low B END_RESET ; branch if so ' SUBSTIT JTE SHEET

W093/07606 2120~ia2. Pcr/US92/08397 ; when line goes high re3et is done ~;
; next write 0x0F command word ; (four ones then four zeroes) LD A,#4 ; load counter to write 9 one~
WRITE_ONES
`CLR ~oP0Q,0 ; pull line low ~:
SET %oP09,0 ; ~et line high CALL DALLAS TIME~ ; wait a while DEC A ; decrement counter ..
CMPR A,#0 ; all done? .;~
B WRITE_ONES ; branch if not LD A,#4 ; load coun~er to write 4 zeroes WRITE_ZEROES: -:::
CLR %OP09,0 ; pull line low CALL DALLAS TIMER ; wait a while ;~
SET %OP09,0 ; set line high ~:DEC A ; decrement counter CMPR A,#0 ; all done? ::
B WRITE_ ZEROES ; branch if not LD ~ HL, #XMIT_NBR ; point to serial number buf~er : CALL GET4 : ; get:nibble : INC L: : ; next location ~CALL ; : ;GET4 ~ ; get type~ID (ignored~
LD : HL, #XMIT NBR ; ~et HL back to ~tart o~buffer LD :A, #7 : ; counter ~or 7 bytes ~6 S/N + CRCj ,.
XCH A, TEMP ; use TEMP as temporary variable here ; GET4 trashe~ A register !
: GTLP: CALL GET4 ; get low nibble (placed in QHL) :
: INC L : ' ; increment pointer CALL :~ GET4 ~ ; get high nibble ~ :~
INC ~ L ::: ~ ~ ~ :; increment~pointer :XCH ~ A, T~Me ~ get counter DEC~ A ~ ; ; decrement it . ST ~: : A, TEMP ; and save it CMPR A, #0 ; are we done?
: B~ GTLP~ ~ ; branch if not save low order 16 bit~ of DALLAS ID
STOR~ X~IT:ID~
LD~ HL,~#SENDER ; point~to transmitter ID buffer in ~ :~
;:communication packet ;LD ~ A, XMIT_NBR ; get Iowe t nibble of ID
ST A, QHL+ : ; store it ; :~
: LD A,~ XMIT NBR+1 ; get next nibble of ID ;: :-ST : A, eHL+ ; store it : : : .
LD A, XMIT NBR+2 ; get next nibble of ID
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ST A, eHL+ ; store it ~ -LD A, XMIT_ NBR+3 ; get next n~bble of ID :~
ST A, @HL+ ; store it :
BR WARE UP ~ ~
' :: ~' ' .'. :, ' GO_TO_SLEEP~
LD A, #OOOOB ; mask to disable WDT
OUT A, %OP15 ; turn off WDT
OUT #1, %OPOl ; turn off A/D :;~
NOP
NOP ;~
LD A, #HoLD_MoDE ; prepare to sleep OUT A, %OP10 ; good night ~ ~ -NOP ; restart here on wake up NOP
;------------------------------------- start timer 1 as sleep timer ~ .
; in case wake up switch is not ; presRed after batteries are inserted , NOTE !! Bit O of:the high order nibble of the stack~location used by timer l aerves (when ~et) as:the timer done flag Bit 3 (when~set) indicate that the timer~was started to - - ;
; determine when it is time to sleep ~
, ~ (the timer 1 interrupt handler sets bit 0) ------------------------------------- WAKE UP CODE
WAKE UP~
~ OUT ~ ~ #0, %OPOl ; turn on A/D : : .
: ~ CALL :~ : START SLEEP TIMæR ; start timer to determine when to LD~ HL,~#PACKET;~ ~ , point~to start of protocol packet ~-ST~ #CONNECT,~QH~L+ ~ et packet type to~connect :LD~ : :: A,:#1:~ ~ ~: ; pao~et ~equence number :ST~ : A, @HL~ ; set ~equence number to 1 DEC : A~ '; clear A
ST~ A, QHL+ ~ ; clear button ~tatus ST: ` A, eHL~ ; 2ero battery status ~: --ST~ A, QHL+;~ ; ; zero X MICK~low nibble ~ : :: -ST ~ A, eHL+ ~; zero X MIC~:high nibbIe ~ ::
ST ~ :A,:eHL~ : ; zero Y MICK low nibble :ST ~ A, @HL+ ; zero Y MICK high nibble : : :
LDHL, #TIMER_FLAGS RECISTER ; point to timer flags ~ :: :' WAKE_LOOP_O: ; wait here until switch pressed , . - -::
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TEST QHL, TIME~ DONE BIT ; time to go to i~ileep ?
B CHECK WAKEUP SWITCH ; branch if not BR GO_TO SLEEe ; otherwise go to sleep . ~,, ,.~ , CHECK_WAKEUP_SWITCH: ; this ~iode handle3 case of power on ; after batteries inserted .
IN %IPOE, A ; read wake up switch AND A, #1 ; is it down?
B WAKE_LOOP 0 ; loop if not ~ :
LD A, #0 ; turn off timer OUT A, %OPlC : turn ofP timer ST A, ~HL ; clear timer flags WAKE LOOP 1~
CALL SEND_PACKET ; send a wake up packet CALL START_ 30MS ; start timer CALL WAIT FOR TIMER ; and wait IN %IPOE, A ; read wakeup switch TEST A,~WAKE BUTTON BIT ; if bit is~elear (switch~cloi~ed) B~ WA~E LOOP 1 ~: ; send another:packet WAKE_LOOP END
~LD ~ ~ HL, #X B ~DS+6 ; low:nibble oP fir~t negative band .
LD ~ A, #NLL X lN VALUE ; low nibble of:fir3t:off~et ST A, QHL~ ; store value LD A, #NLH X lN VALUE ; high nibble of first offset - ~ST : A, QHL+ ~ ; store value~
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LD~ A, #NLL X 2N VALU~ ~; low nlbble of second:ofset ST~ A, @BW~ ; store value : - ;
LD.~ A,:-~#NLH~X:2N VAWE ; high nibble of econd~offset ::~
ST ~ A,~ eHL+~ 3tore value LD ~ ~ A, #NLL X 3N VALUE ; low nibble:of band 3 valuq .
ST.~ Aj eHL+ ~ ; store it LD ~ A,~#NLH~X 3N VA~U~: ; high nibble of band 3~value;~
ST ~ ~ A,:eHL+ ~ ;:store it~
: LD ~ HL, #X:~ S~ point to low nibble of la~it :
;. positive band :
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:LD A, #NLL X_3P VALUE ; low nibble of band 3 value ~ :
ST : A, QHL+ ; istore it ` : LD ~ A, #NLH X 3P VALUE ; high nibble of band 3 value ST;~ A, QHL+ ~ ; store it .
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W O 93/07606 . .~ : PCT/u~92/OX397 2 1 2 ~ 5 ~ 2 LD A, #NLL X_2P_VALUE ; low nibble of band 2 offset ST A, @HL+ ; store low nibble result LD A, #NLH X 2P_VALUE ; high nibble of band 2 offset ST A, @BL+ ':~
LD A, #NLL X lP VALUE ; low nibble of band 1 offset ST A, @HL+ ; ~tore low nibble result :: :~
LD A, #NLH X lP VALUE ; high nibble of band 1 offset ST A, @HL
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LD HL, #Y BANDS+6 ; low nibble of f irst negative band ;- .
LD A, #NLL Y lN VALUE ; low nibble of first offset ST A, @HL+ ; store value LD A, #NLH Y lN VALUE ; high nibble of first offqet :~
ST A, @HL+ ; store value .:. ~:;:.
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LD A, #NLL Y 2N VALUE ; add low nibble of ~econd offset ST A, @HL+ ; store value :
LD A, #NLH Y 2N_VALUE ; high nibble of second offset STN ~:~ A,:@HL+ :~ ; QtOre value :: ~
LD ~ :A, ~NLL Y 3N VALUE ; low nibble of:band 3 value :ST ~ A, QHL+ ; qtore it LD : ~ A,:#NL~ Y 3N VALUE ; high nibble of band 3:vaIue ; ~ ST A, QHL+ ; store it :~-.
LD HL, #Y B~NDS ; point to low nibble of last ; poaltive band .
LD ~ ~ A, #NLL Y 3P VALUE ; low nibble of band 3;:value ~: ~ ST ~ A, eHL+ ;~store it:
LD ~ : A, #NLH Y 3P VALUE ; high nibble of band 3 value ST~ A,~QHL+:~ tore it~
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LD A, #N~L Y 2P VALUE ; low nibble~of band 2 offset ST ~ A,~e~L+ ~ ,i store low nibble result~
LD~ A, #NLH Y_2P_VALUE ; high nibble of band 2 offset ST~ A,:eHL
LD~ HL,: #Y_BANDS+4 : ; point to:low nibble of:fir~t~
: : : ; po_itive band:
LD ~ A, #NLL Y_lP_VALUE ~; low nibble of baDd 1 off~et `
ST A, QH~+ ; ~tore Iow nibble re3~1t -;~
LD A,~#NLH Y_lP_VALUE ; high nibble of band 1 offset ;~
ST ;~ A, QHL
LD~ ~ HL, #OLDX ~ : location for old X band .;
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LD A, #O ; initialize to zero memory ST A, @HL+ ; zero OLDX
ST A, @HL+ ; zero OLDY
ST A, @HL~ ; zero X MOVE
ST A, @HL+ ; zero Y MOVE ~.
LD H~, #PACKET ; location of start of packet ST #XMIT FLAG, @HL+ ; set X~IT NOW and POSITION bits ST A, @HL+ ; zero sequence number :~
; STATUS was cleared a~ove CALL START 30MS ; initial delay is short : -LD A, #OOlOB ; load ma~k to disable WDT and ; set de~ection time to 500ms ~`
OUT A, %OP15 ; do it ::~
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XMIT_LOOP TOP: .. : .:
LD A, #OllOB ; load mask to enable WDT and ; set detection time to 500ms OUT A, %OP15 ; do it OUT #0, %OPOl ; make ~ure A/D is on I~ ~IPOO, A ; get current state of all buttons ; a zero bit indicates the ; corresponding button is down SUBR A, #OFH ; complement bita for Microsoft this code added for new main button : : ; R8x -= 1 when button released (up) : ~ -; R8x ~= O when button pres-~ed~(down) "~
LD HL, #CHECKSUM ; temporary storage for button status :~
ST A, QHL ; aave left and right button status :~
IN %IP08, A :~get main button status - - :
TEST A, MAIN_BUTTON_BIT ; is button prea3ed ?
: : B ~ BI~ IS CLEAR ; branch if so : ~ LD ~ : A, #O ~ lear bit O to indicate button up ~ :
BR~ ~ BUTTON DONE ;~and branch to continue ~ :
BIT_IS CLEAR: : : : : :
~ ~D A, #1 ; aet bit O to indicate button down :
: BUTTON DO~E~
OR ~ : : A,~ @~L ; get le~t and right button status CMPR ~ A, STATUS ; compare~new state with old : TFSTP Z~ ~ ~ ; make SF = ZF
:B GET_AXIS_DATA ; now branch if new status = old : `
ST ~ A, STATUS ; update button status ST ~XMIT_FL~G, PAC~ET ; aet transmit immediate flag -.
GET AXIS DATA: ; high bit in AXIS_PTR is O for ; X axis '. .-.
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CALL DO CHANNEL ; get X axiq data L~ HL, #AxIs PTR ; load axis pointer address SET ~HL, AXIS_BIT ; set high order bit . -CALL DO_CHANNEL ; get Y axiq data ~.
LD HL, #AXIS_PTR ; load axis pointer addres~
CLR @HL, AXIS_BIT ; clear high order bit : ~
TEST PAC~ET, XMIT_NOW_~IT ; transmit immediate bit ~et? ~ :
B CHECK_SLEEP_STATUS ; branch if not UPDATE_SEQVENCE_NUMBER~
LD HL, #TIMER_FLAGS_REGISTER ; point to timer flags -.
TEST eHL~ s~Ee FLAG_BIT ; is sleep timer active : ::
B SET SEQUENCE ; branch if not active '~
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LD A, #STOP_TIM~R_RATE ; command to turn off timer (0) OUT A, ~OPlC ; do it LD HL, #TIMER_FLAGS REGISTER ; point to timer flags ST A, @HL ; clear all flags SET_SEQUENCE:
ADD: SEQUENCE, #1 ; increment sequence number ;B ~ SET PACKET TYPE ;~branch~f no carry ~SF ~ ~CF) ADD ~ SEQVENCE,~ #1 ~ ; Rtart over with sequence number 1 SET PACKET TYPE~
ST :: ~ #POSITION, PACKET ; clear XMIT NOW BIT
: CALL SEND PACRET ~; send the packet~
ST #XMIT DONE, PACKET ; set XMIT DONE bit (clears type) ; ~may not be necessary 7/24~91) , CALL~ RESET RXMT_CT~ ; reset the retransmit counter : ; determ ne~delay b~e~d~on;highe3t band :
. : LD~ : A,~ OLDX: ~ : ; get x band CMPR~ A, BAND ~ ; compare x to ~AND ~BAND~:s~ OLDY) TEST:~ ~ CF~ : : ; mak~ SF - inverse CF
B~ GOT:~AND ~ ; branch:if set ~x ban~ is highérj LD ~ A, BAND; ; y band is higher GOT BAND~
TEST ~ A, 2 ` ; is highest band 3 ? :.
; D~ : LOW ~AND~ : ;:branch~if not ~
CALL~ START 150MS~ start xmit:timer R;~ : TRANSMIT DELAY ~ ::; and branch to wait : LOW BAND~
CALL ~ START 60MS ; longer delay TRANSMIT DELAY~
CALL WAIT ~OR_TIMER ; wait ~or xmit timer to end .:::
: ~ BR~ ::. XMIT_LOOP_TOP ; go back and do it again ----- DETERMINE WHETHER TIME TO SLEEP ..
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1D HL~ #TIMER FLAGS REGISTER ; point to timer flags ~:
TEST QHL~ SLEEP FLAG ~IT r is sleep timer active -:~
B INITIA~IZE SLEEP TIMER ; branch if not active TEST QHL~ TIMER_DONE BIT ; time to sleep ? :- -;
B DEC_RXMT_ CTR ~ branch if not :
BR GO TO_ SLEEP ; otherwise go to ~leep ' '~ :-'~',''.';'' INITIALIZE SLEEP_TIMER:
CALL WAIT FOR TIMER ; allow xmit timer to complete CALL STAR~ ShEEP TIMER ; then start .~leep timer DEC_RXMT_CTR:
LD HL~ ~RXMT CTR ; point to RXMT CTR low nibble ~R CHECK RXMT CTR ; --- TEMPOR~RY !! 7/2~/91 !'!!!
DEC QHL ; decrement low nibble TESTP CF ; make SF ~ CF
B CHECK RXMT_CTR ; branch if no carry LD . HL~ #RXMT_CTR+l ; point to ~XMT CTR high nibble DEC QHL ; decrement high nlbble ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETE~MINE WHETHER TIME TO RETR~NSMIT
- CHECK_ RXMT CTR~
LD HL, #RXMT_CTR ; point to RXMT_CTR low nibble LD A, QHL ; get low~nibble CMPR Al #0 ; is it zero : --B XMIT LOOP TOP ; branch if not zero : LD HLI $RXMT CSR~1 ; point to RXMT CTR high nibble ~LD Al @H~: ; get~high nibble ~CMPR ~A,: #0 ; is:it zero XMIT LOOP TOP : ~;~branch if not zero CALL SEND PACXET: ~ ;:send the exi~ting packet CALL~ RESE~ HX!T CTR~ ~; resat the retran~mit countar . BR~ ~ XMIT LOOP TOP . ; branch if not zero ~: -.SEND ~ACKET~
ASSUMES: buffer is correct except for battery status :.~ :
and chack~um ~.::: -: , ~ ~ ~ ACTIONS: fills in bàttery statu~ bits - ~-: ; ~ computes chec~sum ~wit~ an a3sumed SO~ byte~
sends bit stream out IR emitter : .
; returns to point of invocation - .
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wog3/u7606 212~502 PCI/US92/08397 2. set battery statua bits as appropriate 3. compute check3um using SOH (OlH) as first byte 4. send bit stream via IR emitter ST #0, BATTERY ; as~ume battery is OK ~ .
CALL GET_~ATTERY_AD ; read A/D channel for battery level LD HL, #BATTERY_GOOD ; initialize for good battery CALL IS_LESS ; is CHECKSUM les~ than BAT~ERY.GOOD
B BATTERY_DONE ; branch if 90 ; ;
ST #BATTERY_WEAK, BATTERY
INC L
INC L
CALL IS_LESS
B BATTERY_DONE
ST #(~ATTERY_hOW OR ~ATTERY_WEAK), 8ATTE~Y ;
BATTERY DONE-LD A, #SOH ;~ SOH is firAt:byte TEMPORARI~LY CREATE MICROSOFT FORMAT HERE
LD ~ A, STATUS ; get statu3: : .-:
ST A, PACRET: ; save it for later ST #4, BATTERY ; set bit 6 of STATUS byte ;~
LD HL, #STATUS ; point to button i~itatus LD A, @HL ; get button istatus :AND A, #RIGHT:BUTToNS ; check ~or either right button :~
TESTP: ~ ZF
B ~ L~ CHECR : ;:branch if no right buttona set~
INC~ L~ :; point to:BATTERY
OR~ QHL~, #1 ~ ; iset right button~bit D~C~ L~: : : ; back to STATUS
LB~CHECK: : :
~LD ~ A, QHL ~i ; get button statua , AND ~ ~ ~ A, #LEFT ~UTTONS; check for either left button :TESTP ZF~ ; set:SF:~ ZFADJUST MICKEYS~ ;~branch if no left~buttons~aet INC ~:L ~; point to BATTERY
OR~ QHL, ~2 ~; set left button bit .. :~
ADJUST MICKEYS~
LD ~ HL,:#X MICK~l ; point to X_MICK high nibble LD A, @HL ; get nibble : :
AND A, #OCH ; clear low bits TEST CF ; clear carry RORC A ; shift right :
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WO 93/07606 2 1 2 0 ~ ~ 2 PCr/US92/0~397 RORC A ; shift right ST A, STATUS ; put in low bits of STATUS
; (killing origi=al button status) LD HL, $Y_MICK+l ; point to Y_MICK high nibb~e ~D A, QHL ; get nibble AND A, #OCH ; clear low bits .
LD HL, #STATUS ; point to STATVS
OR A, QHL ; combine bit~
ST A, QHL ; and save re~ult LD HL, #X_MICK+l ; point to X_MICK high nibble ~-AND QHL, #3 ; kill high bits of high nibble : ~ .
; ST A, QHL : and replace high nlbble : :~
LD HL, #Y MICK+1 ; point to Y_MICK high nibble AND eHL, ~3 ; kill high bits of high nibble : :
; ST A, @HL ~ .; and replace high nibble ;BR TEMP~
: ; ~end 3 bytes~starting at STATUS u-qing Richter qend function LD: HL, #STATUS : point to irst~:byte CALL DO LEADER : send the leader~
CALL~ ~ SEND:BYTE ~ send~fir3t byte~
:INC~ L ~ `; next:byte~
CALL~ :SEND BYTE ; send it INC ~ L~ laat byte~
: CALL~: ~ SEND BYTE: ; lend~it~
LD HL, #STATUS
ST #0, eHL+
: ST:#0, eHL~
ST~#0, QHL~
ST #~, eHL+~
ST::#0,~eHL~
ST~0,::QHL+
TEMe;:~
ST~ A,:STAT S: ~ :; restore~tatu~for nex proces~
RET~ . ; return to callér ~ :
end:SEND PAC~T~

h gh~order~:blt o~ _PTR i~ clear the X axiJ A/D ahould~
be~read~GET POSITION_ D mapa~bit to correct phyaical channel);~

if valDe ~ ? ~NDS+6 (~compare value to thre~hold for po itive band::l set BAND 5 BAND 1 - if value ? BANDS+B
et BAND e BAND_2 ~

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; if value ?_BANDS+10 ~:
; set BAND = BAND_3 ; goto BAND_DONE
; el~e ; if value ? BANDS+4 ~compare valua to threshold for negative band 1) ; set BAND = BAND_1 .
; if value ? BANDS+2 ; set BAND = BAND_2 ; if value ? BANDS_3 ; set BAND = BAND_3 ; Ret BAND I NEGATIVE (set NEGATIVE bit with OR) ; goto BAND DONE
, otherwise do nothing (BAND == 0 from initialization) DO CHANNEL:
LD A, #0 ST A, BAND ; make sure band is zero .: :
.. ~, ..
CALL GET POSITION AD ; get value and store in CHECKSUM
LD HL~ #AXIS PTR ; load axi~ pointer addre~s .
TEST @HL, AXIS BIT ; check axi~
B X AXIS : ; branch if axis bit is zero (SF = 1) Y axis `
LD A, OLDY ; get previous Y band ST A, TEMP ; store in battery 3tatus ; n~bble temporar~ly LD ~ HL, #Y BANDS+7 ; point to high nibble of : ;:negative BAND 1 CALL ~ IS GREATER ; i;s CHEC~SUM 8 = 1 8i ~ :C~K Y LO ~; ~branch if not LD ~ HL, #BAND
ST~ : #BAND 1, ~HL+ ~ ; set band to band 1 LD ~ HL, $Y BANDS+9 ; point to high ~ibble of , :;,negative band 2 CALL IS GREATER ; is CHEC~SUM BAND 2 ' . B;~ BAND DONE . :: ; branch if not : LD ~ HL, #BAND
ST ~ ~ #BAND 2, @HL+ ~ ;:set:band to band 2 LD~ :HL,~#Y BANDS+11 ;~point to high nibble of ;:negative baDd 3 ~:~ CALL IS GREATER ; is CHECKSUM BAND_2 B BAND DONE
: LD HL, #BAND
: ST ~ #BAND 3, @HL+ ; ~et band to band 3 BR BAND~DONE

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LD HL, #Y_~ANDS+5 ; point to high nibble of ; positive BAND_1 ~ :
CALL IS LESS ; is CBECKSU~ BAND_1 -B ~AND_DONE ; branch if not LD BL, #BAND
ST #BAND_l+NEGATIVE, @HL+ ; set band to band 1 LD HL, #Y_BANDS+3 ; point to high nibble of ; positive band 2 CALL IS_LESS ; i5 CHECKSUM BAND_2 B BAND_DONE ; branch if not ~D HL, #BAND
ST #BAND_2+NEGATIVE, @HL+ ; set band to band 2 LD BL, ~Y_BANDS+l ; point to high nibble of - :-; positive band 3 CALL IS_LESS ; is CHECKSUM BAND_2 ~:
B BAND_DONE
LD HL, #BAND
ST #BAND_3+NEGATIV~, @HL+ ; set band to band 3 ; : :
BR BAND_DONE .
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X_AXIS~
; X axis LD A, OLDX ; giet previous X band .:
ST A, TEMP ; sto~e in battery statu3 : :~
; nibble temporarily '", ,: ::.:;::,, LD HL, #X BANDS+7 ; point to high nibble of ; negat~ve BAND 1 .::
:CALL IS GREATER ; is CHECXSUM BaND 1 B CHK X HI ; branch if not ~-LD ; NL, #BAND
: ST #BaND l+NEGATIVE, QHL+ ; se~ band to band 1 LD ~ HL, #X BANDS+9 ; point to high nibble of : ~ ~ ; negative band 2 .-~
CALh~: IS GREATER ; i8 CHECKSUM BAND 2 : :~
; :B BAND DONE ; branch if not ~ :
LD ~ HL, #BAND ` j ~
ST ~ #BAND 2+NEGATIVE, @HL~ ; set band to band 2 - ~-:
LD ~ ~HL, #X BANDS~ll - ; point to high nibble of :- .
:~ : ; negative band 3 ~.:
CALL ~ IS G~ATER ; is CHECKSUM BAND 2 B ~ BAND_DONE .
LD : HL, #BAND
ST ~ #BAND_3+NSGA~IVE, @HL+; set band to band 3 - ~ :
BR BAND_DONE
. ~:
CHK X HI~
LD HL, #X_BANDS~5 - ; point to high nibble of -~

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B BAND DONE ; branch if not LD HL, #~AND , - '~
ST #BAND 1, ~HL+ ; set band to band 1 LD HL, #X BANDS+3 ; point to high nibble of ; positive band 2 CALL IS LESS ; is CHECKSUM BAND_2 , -B ~AND_DONE ; branch if not LD HL, #BAND
5T #BAND_2, eHL+ ; set band to band 2 LD HL, #X BANDS+1 ; point to high nibble of '~
; po~itive band 3 .
CALL IS LESS ; is CHECRSUM BAND 2 ,.
B BAND_DONE ,,:~-~
LD HL, #BAND ,~
ST #BAND-3~ @HL+ ; set band to band 3 '" .~
'~.~.:, ,;:,, BAND DONE~
If,current band i~ zero, reset the appropriate profile index 80 that next movement~in current direction will be correct,~then~
branch to update~old band~
LD: A,~BAND: ~ , ; get~current~band CMPR: A, #0~ current~it 0? :~
B ~ ~: DISPLAY CNECK~ branch~Lf~,Dot LD~ ¦ ~L, #AXIS PTR ; load axis pointer address TEST ~HL, AXIS BIT ; check ax~s ~ : RESET_X eROFILE ; branch ~f axis bit is zero(SF - 1) ,:~;:,:'~
ST A~, Y PROFILE ~ ; reQet Y profile index~
ST~ : ~A, Y MOVE ~ and Y duration~counter :~
BR ~ B~ND UeDATE~ :branch to~:update baDd : :~
: RESET::~:X~PROFILE~
ST~ A,~X~PROFILE~ reset,X~profile ~ndex:S ~ A,~ and:~: duration~coun r~
BR~ t ~ DATE ~ branch to up ate:~and DISPLAY CHECK~ "~
----- current BAND !~ 0 set~flag~bit to~ensure;~data transmission~
determine~whethér~previou ~band:for current axi~ waa:zero; if ~o; :~
make~aure~previoua~direation~oorrè~pond~to current:~aND direotion~
ST : :: #XMIT F~AG, PACKF,T ; 9et XMIT NOW BIT
LD : A, TEM~: ; get old band CMPR A, #0 ; was it zero?
B NZ 0 ; branch if not LD HL, #BAND ; load current band addre~s TEST ~ eHL~, DIRECTION ; current direction negative? ,~

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NZ_0 #NEGATIVE, TEMP
if ~axis bit -= 0) set Y_MICK = 0 ; branch if not ; store NEGATIVE flag in old band if ~axis bit ~= 1) and ~X_~OVE =- 0) ~et X_MICK = 0 ~ no current movement in X direction, so zero X_MICK ) then update movement duration counterR

HL, #AXIS PTR
~L, AXIS BIT

A, X_MOVE

A, X_MIC~
A, X_MICK+1 ; initialize for later ; load axis pointer address ; check axis ; branch if axis bit is zero(SF = 1) ; is X duration counter 0?
; branch if not ; zero X MICR low nibble ;~zero X_MICK high nibble GET DIRECTION ; determine:whether:old and new ; directions are the same : branch if ~o Z O
HL, #Y MOVE
#1, eHL~ ~
PROCESS BANDS
HL,~ #Y MOVE
:~@HL ~ ;
PROCESS BANDS
~HL
~PROCESS BANDS~

A,~Y MICK
~ A,~Y MICK+1 CALL :: GET_DIRECTION
;Z_1 HL, ~X MOVE
#1, eHL+
i initialize Y MOVE for : movement in oppo~ite direction ; branch to oontinue , point to current Y duration increment :
; branch if no carry return to~OFH ~ :
; branch~to continue~
; prooess x axis ; zero Y MICK low nibble : ; zero Y MIC~ high~nibble ; determine:whether old and new . A~ nn~ ;~.ra the ~ame ; branch if 90 ; initiali~e X MOVE for ; movement in opposite direction PROCESS BANDS ; branch to continue HL, #X_MOVE

; point to current X duration WO 5~3/07606 ~ PCI'/US92/08397 INC QHL ; increment B PROCESS_BANDS ; branch if no carry -~ ~.
DEC eHL ; return to OFH
~ ----------- BEGIN PROCESSING CURRENT VALUE :
PROCESS_BANDS~
~D ~L, #BAND ; point to new band TEST eHL, 81_BIT ; is it band 1 B CHECK BAND_TWO ; branch if not (HL points to ~AND) ' '`' -:' -LD A, TEMP ; get old band AND A, #07H ; mask off direction . ~
Bl PREVIOVS_NOT ZERO ; branch if old band was not zero ~ ;
LD ~L, #X MICR ; assume update X mickeys LD A, AXIS_PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis - ;::
B B1 ONE MICKEY UPDATE ; branch if axis bit i9 zero(SF = 1) LD ~ HL, #Y MICK ; must be Y mickeys ~: Bl_ONE_MICKEY_UPDATE~
previoas ~X or~Y) band was zero so u e a 1 mickey move : : LD ~ ~: A,~BAND ; get current band AND A, #NEGATIVE~ ~ ; i9 it negative ~ ~B~ B1 MINVS ONE ; branch if 30 : : ` .
ST #1, ~HL~ ; 1 m~ckey ~positive) ST ~0, QHL+ ; clear high nibble :
8R BAND UPDATE ; branch to update band B1 MINUS ONE: : :
ST #-1, eHL+ ~; l mickey ~negative) : : ST #-l, QHL+ . ; extend sign BR~ AND UPDATE ; branch to update band ~ -~: Bl PREVIOUS~NOT ZERO~
- BAND -i- 1 PREVIOUS !~ 0 CALL GET DI~ECTION ; determine whether old and new ; directions are the same B ~ DO ~AND 1 ~ ~ ; branch if so - - .- -if~current movement is opposite direction from previous movement:
: update will use initial band profile value and the current direction LD HL, #X_PROFILE ; assume X axis LD A, AXIS_PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS_BIT ;:check axici : ~ B1_STANDARD_UPDAT~ ; branch if axis bit is zero(SF = 1) :. ~ : ` .'-':

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W O 93/07606 PCT/USg2/08397,. ~ ~2120~02 ``` ~ ~-LD HL, #Y_P~OFI~E; m~at be Y axi3 ~ :
sl_sTANDARD_UPDATE: ~;
ST #0, @HL+; clear profile index BR MICKEY_UPDATE ; branch to update mickey count " ' , ,., . ' :`: .
Do_sAND 1: :~
; if current movement ia same direction aq previous movement ; start with current profile index for band 1 and adjust depending ; on previous band ~
: . .. :~.:::
LD HL, #~EMP ; get old band :.
TEST @HL, B1 BIT ; wa~ old band 1?
B Bl_N1 ; branch if not :
BR MICKEY_UPDATE ; branch to update mickey count B1 N1~
TEST @HL~ B2_~IT ; waq old band 2?
B 81 N2 ; branch if not ::.
LD HL, #X PROFILE ; a~sume X axis LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis :~
B DO B12 ; branch if axia bit is zero ~SF ~ 1)~:
LD HL, #Y_PROFILE ; must be Y
DO_B12:
ST ~0, QHL+ ; if previous band wa.~ 2, reset ~ ~-~ :; current profile index to zero BR ~ICKEY UPDATE ; branch to update mickey count Bl N2 LD HL, #X PROFILE ; asaume X axis -~
LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axis index :~
TEST : A, ~XIS ~IT ; check axis :~:.
: B . DO Bl3 ; branch if axis bit is zero (SF ~ l) : ; LD HL, #Y PROFILE ; muat be Y : ~
DO 813: : : ::-ST ` ~8, eHL+ ; if previoua band was 3, reset ~ ;
; current profile index to middle BR ~ MICKEY UPDATE ; br~nch to update mickey count CHECK FOR BAND TWO ::
CHECK BrND ~WO~
: TEST ~ QHL, B2 BIT ; is current band band 2?
.. : B~: BAND THREE ; branch if not ~:~
LD A, TEMP ; get old band AND A, #07H ; ma~k off direction ~ :
B B2 PREVIOUS NOT ZERO ; branch if old band wa~ not zero ~ ~-:- ,- :.
., ~
LD HL, #X MICK ; a~ume update X mickey~
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W O 93/07606 1 ~ O 5 0 2 PCT/U592/U8397 LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axi~ index TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis B B2 ONE MICKEY UPDATE ; branch if axis bit is zerotSF = 1) : :
LD HL, #~ MI~K ; mu~t be Y mickeys B2_ONE_MICREY_UPDATE:

; previous ~X or Y) band was zero ~o use a 1 mickey move LD A, ~AND ; get current band AND A, #NEGATIVE ; i3 it negative B B2_MINUS ONE : branch if so ST #1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey (positi~e) ST #0, eHL+ ; clear high nibble ~R ~AND_UPDATE ; branch to update band B2_MINUS_ONE: . ;

ST #~ HL+ ; 1 mickey ~negative) ST ~-1, Q~L+ ; extend sign BR ~AND_UPDATE ; branch to update band 82 PREVIOUS_ NOT ZERO: ~
; - - - - - - - -- - ---- - ---- - ----- - - - - - - - - -- - - - BAND G= 2 PREVIOUS != O ~ :

CALL GET_DIRECTION ; determine whether old and new ; directions are the 3ame B ~ DO_BAND_2 ; branch if 90 ; if current movement is opposite directlon ~rom previous movement ; update will use initial band profile value and the current direction ~D HL, #X PROFILE ; a3sume X axis : .
LD X, AXIS PTR ; load ax~s index :
TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axi~
2 STANDARD UPDA$E ; branch if axi~ bit is zero~SFD I) : LD~ HL, #Y PROFILE : mu9t be Y axis B2 STANDARD_UPDATE~

ST #0, eH~+; ~ ; clear profile index . i :~
BR ~ ~:; MICREY UPDATE ; branch to update mickey coun~
: . :
DO BAND 2~
if current moYement i~ ~ame direction as previous mo~ement 9 art with current~profile index for band 2 and adjust depending on previous band LD ~L, #TEMP ; get old band .
T~ST @~L, B2_BIT ; wa~ old band 2?
8 B2 N2 ; branch if not .:;~
8R MICKEY UPDATE ; branch to update mickey count :: ; SUBSTITVTE ~H~ET

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B2_N2~
TEST QHL, Bl BIT ; wa~ old band 1?
B B2 N1 ; branch if not LD HL, #X PROFIhE ; assume X axis -.
LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axis - ~ :
B DO_821 ; branch if axis bit is zero ~SF
LD HL, #Y_PROFI~E ; mu~t be YDO ~21~
ST #0, QHL+ ; if previous band was 1, re et ; current profile index to zero . ~ ;
BR MICKEY UPDATE ; branch to update mlckey count :- : ;
: ~:- ::.: ' .:
B2 N1~
LD HL, #X PROFILE ; assume X axis LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axis index ~ :
TEST A, AXIS ~IT ; check axis DO B23 ; branch if axi~ bit i~ zero ~SF ~
LD HL, #Y PROFILE ; must be Y .
DO ~23: ~ .:::
ST #8, QHL+ ; if prev~ous band was 3, reset : ~
; curren~ profile:index to middle : : ::: :
BR MICKEY UPDATE ~; branch to~update mickey~count ~ BAND THREE
BAND THREE~
LD :~A, TEMP ; get old band AND A, #07H ; mask off direction B B3 PREVIOUS NOT ZERO ; branch if old band was:not zero ~D : HL, #X MICK ; assume update X mickeys : :
LD ; A,~ AXIS PTR: ~ ; get high nibble of counter : TEST : A, AXIS:~IT :~: ; check axis 8~ B3 ONE:MICR~Y:UPDATE: ~ ; branch~lf X (SF~
LD~ L,~:#Y MICX ; must be Y mickeya : :
B3 ONE:MICKEY UPDATE~ ; previou~ band zero' u~e l m~ckey previous (X~or Y)~band~was zero so use a 1 miokey move `~
LD~ A,:BAND~ ; get current band AND;~ A,:~#NEGA~IVE ~ ; i9 it negati~e :
B~ B3 ~INUS ONE : ; branch if 80 ST ~ ~ #1,: eH~ mickey (positive) -:~
ST : #0, QHL+ ; clear high nibble BR BAND UPDATE ; branch to update band :~
~B3:MINUS:ONE~
: ST : :#-1, @HL+ ; 1 mickey ~negative) . .
: : : . -~ ~ ST #-1, @HL+ ; extend .~lgn ~ ~

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W O 93/~7606 PCT/USg2/08397 2120~2 78 sR B~ND_UPDATE ; branch to update band ~3 PREVIOUS NOT_ZERO:
; ------------------------------------ ~AND ~= 3 PREVIOVS I~ O ~ , CALL GET_DIRECTION ; determine whether old and new ; directions are the ~ame B DO_BAND_3 ; branch if ~o ; if current movement i3 opposite dlrection from previou~ movement ; update will use initial band profile value and the current direction LD HL, #X PROFILE ; a~sume X axi~

LD A, AXIS PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axls B3_STANDARD UPDATE ; branch if axis bit i3 zero ~SF= 1) ., .
LD HL, #Y_PROFILE ; must be Y axis ~3_STAND~ UPDATE:
ST #0, QHL+ ; clear profile index BR : MICKEY UPDATE ; branch to update mickey count i. :
DO BAND~:3~
;: if current:movement is same direction as previou-~ mo~ement ; : start with current profile index for band 3 and adjust depending ; on previous band ~ :
. .,., LD HL, #TEMe ; get old band ~ :
TEST @HL, B3 BIT ; wa3 old band 3?
B B3 N3 ; branch if not BR ~ MICKEY VPDATE ; branch to update mickey count :
::B3 N3 D ~ HL, #X PROFILE ; assume X axi~
LD ~ A, AXIS PTR ; load axi~ index :. TEST A, AXIS BIT ; check axia . :~
B DO 83X ; branch if axi3 bit i9 zero ~SF ~ 1) `~ LD HL, #Y PRO~ILE ; must ba Y ! ! ' ;~ -DO ~3X~ ; ourrent i3 3 previou~ ~a3 l~or~2 ST ~ ~8, @~L+ : ; ~et current profile index to 8 -:~

MICKEY UPDATE~
; ~move value from CHECXSU~ into the appropriate po~ition update ~:: ~:--; byte in packet (u3ing tw0'3 complement for negative number3) LD HL, ~DATA COUNTER .; point to data counter , SUBSTITUTE SH~ET

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LD A, AXIS_PTR ; load axis index TEST A, AXIS_BIT ; chec~ axis B MU 00 ; branch if axis bit is zero ~SF
LD A, Y_PROFILE ; load current value of Y profile .
ST A, @HL+ ; store in low nibbl~ of data counter . ~
: - ' ':': -:
INC A ; update Y profile index B NO Y_OVERFLOW ; branch if not 0xF
DEC A ; back to 0x~ .
NO Y OVERFLOW~
_ _ , . .- . .
ST A, Y_PROFILB ; save for next iteration hD A, BAND ; get new band TEST A, Bl_BIT ; is it band 1 B Y_BAND 2 ; branch if not ~A contains BAND) -.:::
ST #NLH Y BAND_l_PROFILE, @HL+ ::-~:-BR LOAD Y_POINTER
Y BAND 2~
TEST ~ ~ ~A, B2_BIT ; is-it band 2 ~: B Y BAND_3 ~ ;;bxanch if not (A contain BAND) :~
ST $NhH Y BAND 2 P~OFIhE, ~HL+ : :
BR~ ~ LOAD Y POINTER

~ ST #NL~ Y_BAND 3_PROFILE, QHL+ ::~
LOAD Y POINTER~
ST #NHL Y BAND_l PROFILE, QHL+ :~
-~ LD: ~ HL, #Y MICK ; prepare to update Y mickey count BR MUT ~; branch to do it MU 0~0 LD ~ ~ A, X PROFIL~ : ; load current value of X profile ST~ A, eHL*~ tose in low nibble~of datà counter, : INC A : ;:update X profile index .
B ~NO X_OVERFLOW ; branch if not 0xF
DEC A ~ ~ ~ ; back to 0xF : .
NO X OVERFLOW: :~ D : : ~ --;ST~ A, X PROFILE~ save~for Dext lteration ~ : LD A, BAND : ~ ; get current band : ~ TEST A, Bl_BIT ~ ;:is it band 1 B X_BAND 2 ; branch if not ~A contains BAND) :ST~ ~ #NLH X_BAND I_PROFILE, @HL+ : :~ .
: BR~ LOAD X_POINTER --X BAND 2~

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TEST A, B2 BIT ; i~ it band 2 B X BaND_3 ; branch if not (A contains ~aND) ST #NLH X BAND 2 PROFILE, ~HL+
BR LOAD_X POINTER :
X BAND_3:
ST $NLH X_BAND_3 PROFILE, eHL+
LOAD_X_POINTER:
ST ~NHL X_~AND l_PROFILE, @HL+
LD HL, #X MICK ; prepare t,o update X mickey count MUT: -:
LD A, BAND ; get current band :
AND A, #NEGATIVE ; is it negative ;;
B MUN ; branch if 90 LDL A, @DC :
ST A, @HL+ ; store low nibble LDH A, @DC+ -ST A, @HL ; store it B~ 8AND UPDATE ; branch to update band information : ~UN:
: L~DL A, ~D~
SUBR ~ A, #O ; make two'~ complement : B : NO PORROW ; branch if no borrow ST :; A, QHL+ ; store low nibble LDH A, @DC+
SUBR A, ~0 ; two's complement of high nibblé
DEC A ; extend Qign of low nibble ;
BR STOQE HIGH_NIBBLE ; branch to store it NO BORROW~
~ST ~, QHL~ ; store low nibble .:
` LDH ~ ~: : A, QDC+
SUBR A, ~0 ; two's complement of high nibble ;-~
STORE~HIGH NIBB~E~
ST~ A, ~H~ ; store high nibble BAND UPDATE~
L~D HL, #oLDX i ';; a~sume X~axis band update LD ~ A, AXIS P~R ~ ;:get high nibble~of ~leep~counter~
;TE~ST ~: : A, AXIS:BIT :~ ;~ check axis : ~B ~ BU 00 ; branch::for X ~SF~
~LD ~ ~ HL, #OLDY : ; muat be Y axis band update `
LD A, BAND ; get c~rrent band .
ST : A, @HL ; ~ave in OLDY : .
EXIT DO CHANNEL:
: RET ; return to caller :

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''. ,~,','',', ; IS_GREATER
.:
; determine whether value 8 bit stored in CHECgSUM i9 greater ; than 8 bit value pointed to by HL and HL+1 .
; ASSUMES: both numbers are positive li.e. values from A/D) - ; ;~ :~
; on entry, HL point~ to high nibble of byte :.~:-:
; RETURNS: SF ~et if CHECKSUM <~ QHL
; SF clear if CHECKSUM >~HL
IS GREATER~
LD A, @HL ; get high nibble of value ::~
CMPR A, CHECRSUM+1 ; compare high nibble of . .
; CHECKSUM to high nibble : :
; of value ~ ::
B CHK_GSGN ; branch to check sign ~:- :-; if result not zero .
; high nibbles both sero ~:
DEC L ; point to low nibble B: ~ NO GBORROW ; branch if no borrow ~-XCH A,H ; 3wap A and H ; ..
~` : DEC: ~ A ; decrement A
XCH~ A,H ; swap A and H
NO_GBORROW~
LD A,~ Q~L ; get low nibble CMPR A, CHECKSUM ; compare with low nibble CHK GSGN~
TEST CF ; make SF - ~CF .. :
RET
: ; IS LÉSS:
; dete d ne~whether valu-:8 bit Jtored in CHECKSUM~i~ lesa :
tban~8 bit vàlue pointed~to by H~ and HL+l ; ASSUMES: both numbers are poaitive ~i.e. valuea from A/D) :~:
on,:entry, HL points to high nibble of byte .
RETURNS:~ SF 3et lf CHECRSUM~- QHL~
~ : SF clear if CHECKSUM QHL -~
: ::IS LESS:~
:: LD A, eHL ~ ; get high nibble of value ~:-CMPR ~ ~ A, CHECKSUM+l ~ ; compare high nibble of ; CHECKSUM to high nibble ~ ; of value ,~
9 CHR_LSGN ; branch to check aign ; if re~ult not zero :: : : ` SUBSTITUTE~H~ET

WO 93/07606 PCI/US92/~8397 2 ~ 2 ~ 5 ~2 82 ; high nibbles both zero DEC L ; point to low nibble B NO_LBORROW ; braneh if no borrow XCH A,H ; swap A and H
DEC A ; decrement A
XCH A,8 ; swap A and H
NO_hBORROW: ' LD A, @HL ; get low nibble ~ .
CMPR A, CHECKSUM ; compare with low nibble ~
CHK_LSGN: ~: .
TESTP CF ; make SF = CF
RET
'"' ':
; GET_DIRECTION

; determine whether old and new bands represent same direction ',. ;.
; ASSUMES: old band info is in TEMP variable ; new (current) band info is in BAND variable :.

S RETURNS: SF aet if directions the same ; SF clear if directions different GET_DIRECT:ION:
L~ A, TEMP ; get old band AN~ A, #8 ~ ; mask off band info -TEST CF ; make sure CF:is clear: .
ROLC A ; put old d$rection in CF
LD HL, #BAND ; point to:ne~ band LD A, QHL ; get new band AND A, #8 5 mask off band info RORC A : ; b~ts 3 and 2 are directions ~ ~:
CMPR A, #0 ; old and new positive~
TESTP ZF : ; make SF - ZF
; ; ~ B GD 0 ~ ~ ~ ; branch if so~(SF is 1): ~ ;
: CMPR ~ ~ A~#ocH : ; old and new negative? : :

GD 0:~ ~ ; make~SF e ZF :~
~i RET ~ ! ;: , ,~i i . ' ' GET POSI~ION AD
read~an axLs A/D channel and otore result in C~ECKSUM
~; ;ASSUMES:: HL point~ to high nibble of AXIS PTR on entry~
Axis ID i8 in high bit of high nibble ;O is X axis ,1 is Y axis ; RETURNS: - the B bit value in CHECKSVM

~ :
S~JBSTlTl~ 1FFT

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83` :~
GET_POSITION_AD~
LD A, ~1 ; assume X axis ~ -LD ~L, #AXIS PTR ; load HL with high nibble of counter -~
TEST eHL, AXIS_BIT ; check axi~
B SELECT CHANNEL ; branch if bit clear ~X axis) DEC A ; must be Y axis SELECT CHANNEL:
LD ~L, #CHECKSUM ; location to ~tore data ; MUST BE ON EVEN NIBBLE BOUNDARY !! -~
OUT A,%OP~2 ; select channel LD A,#l OUT A,%OP13 ; start converaion POSITION CONVERSION_LOOP: .; .
TEST %IPOC, EOC BIT ; wait for EOC
B POSITION_CONVERSION LOOP
; L register low bit MUST be 0 !!
IN %IPOD, QHL ; get low nibble .
INC L ; point to high nibble IN %IPOD, QHL ; get high nibble RET ~ , ; GET_BATTERY~AD:
________ ____ ___ ______ __________ .. , read battery status A/D channel and Jtores result in CHECXSUM . .-~
; ASSUMES: battery ~tatus is A/~ channel 2 :~
, .
; RETURNS: the 8 b~t value in CHECXSUM `~
~ET BATTERY AD: .:: :
LD ~ A, #2 ~ i as3~me battery ~ta~us channel OUT A,%OP12 ; select channel LD ~ : A,#~
OUT ; A,%OP13~ tart oonversion LD HL, #CHECKSUM . ; looation to store data j `
:: ; MUST BE ON EVEN NIBBLE BOUNDA~Y !! ~ .. - .:
BATTERY CONVERSION LOOP~
TEST %IPOC, EOC_BIT ; wait ~or EOC

:~ IN %IPOD, QHL ; get low nibble INC L
- IN ~IPOD, @HL ; get high nibble RET
..
;

:~ : -: -SuBsTlTuTE sHFFT

G~

WO 93/076~6 P~/US~'2/08397 2 ~2~2 84 ; START_xx~S

; -c~taxt timer 1 for an xx millisecond delay START_2 50M5:
LD BL, #TIMER_COUNT REGISTER point to timer 1 counter :~
ST #NLL PRESET 250MS, @HL+
ST ~NLH PRESET_250MS, eHL,+
ST #NHL PRESET_250MS, QHL+
B START_TIMER ~

START 200MS: ~ -LD HL, #TIMER_COUNT REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ~ ~ ;
ST #NLL PRES~T 200MS~ QHL+ ~ - ;
ST #NLH PRESET_200MS, QHL+ ~ :~
ST #NHL PRESET 200MS, @HL+ .
B START_TIMER

START 150MS:
LD HL, #TIM~R COUNT_REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ST #NLL PRESET 150MS, eHL+ '~
ST #NLH PRESET 150MS, eHL+
ST #NHL PRESET lSOMS, @HL+
:B ~ START TIMER

ST~RT_120MS~
LD~ : ~ HL, i~TI~ER COUNT REGISTER ; po~nt to timer l cour.,ter :~
ST #NLL PRESET 120MS~ ~HL+
ST #NLH PRESET 120MS, QHL+
ST . #NHL PRESET 120MS, QHL+
B~ START TIMER ;

START:IOOM,S:
: LD ~ HL, #TIMER COUNT REGISTER ; ,point to timer 1 counter ;-~
ST: #NLL PRESET lOOMS, QHL,+
ST~ #NLH PRES~T lOOMS, :QHL+:
ST : ~ NHL:PRESET::lOOMS, QHL+
B START TIMER ~ .- .:-3TART 30MS~
LD~ :HL, #TIMER CO~'sT REGISTER ; point to ti~.,er 1 counter ST ; #NLL, PRESET 80MS, @HL+
ST: ~ ;#NLH P~ESET 80MS, QHL+ : ~-ST~ #NHL PRESET 80MS, :eHL+
: ~ L~: ~: START_TI~ER~

START 60MS:
LD HL, #TIMER COUNT REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ST #NLL PRESET 60MS, @HL+
ST i~NLH PRESET 60MS, ~HL+

: ':, SUBSTITUTE SI I~ET ` ~-W 0 93/07606 2~ ~ 2 0 ~ 0 2 P~/US92/08397 ST #NHL PRESET_60MS, @HL~ . :
B START_TIMER

START_50MS~
LD HL, #TI~ER_COUNT_REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ST #NLL PRESET_50MS, QHL+ ..
ST #NLH PRESET_50MS, eHL+
ST #NH~ PRESET 50MS, QHL+
B START_TIMER

START 4OMS~
LD HL, #TIMER COUNT REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ST #NLL PRESET 40MS, ~HL+
~, ST #NLH PRESET 40MS, eHL+ ...
ST #NHL PRESET 40MS, @HL+ . .
B START TIMER

START_30MS:
LD HL, ~TIMER_COUNT REGISTER ; point to timer 1 counter ST #NLL PRESET 30MS, @HL~
ST #N~H PRESET 30MS, QHL+ .. :~
ST #NHL PRESET 30MS,~ QHL~
START TIMER: ; HL point~ to flag register here CLR QHL, TIMER DONE BIT :;~clear timer done flag LD~:. A, #XMIT TIMER RATE ; ~et mode and rate OUT A, ~OPlC ; set:mode and rate LD A, #TIMER INTERRUPT ; g~t t~mer 1 enable bit XCH A, EIR ; enable timer 1 interrupts EICLR IL, 111111B ; enable mastor interrupt flip-flop . - :
RET ; and retu~n : , WAIT ~OR TIMER~
; ~ wait for timer 1 to time out ~handler sets done bit) ~ -:
; : ~ WAIT:FOR TIMER~
:LD~ HL, $TIMER FLAGS REGISTER ; point to flags nibble TIMXR LOOP~ Z
: ~TEST QHL, TIMER DONE ~IT ;~ timer done ?
: B ~ ~ TIMER LOOP: ; Ioop~lf not :i RET .~:~

; START SLEEP_TIMER

________________ _________ ; initialize timer 1 to determine when cpu should go to sleep :
:: :
SUBSTITUT~ SI~EET

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; 86 ; RETURNS: no~hing START_S~EEP_TIMER~
LD HL, #TINER COUNT REGISTER ; point to timer l.counter ST $0, QHL+ ; start fxom 0 for maximum tlme ST #0, QHL+ m , -: . ST #0, QHL+ ~ ;
LD A, ~D9ZE TIMæR RATE ; get mode and rate OUT A, %OPlC ; set mode and rate .
LD A, #TIMER INTERRUPT ; get timer 1 enable bit -~
XCH A, EIR ; enable timer 1 interrupts EICLR IL, llllllB ; enable master interrupt 1~p-flop SET QH~, S~EEP FLAG BIT ; set flag lnd~oating ; sleep counter is active CLR QHL, TIMER DONE BIT ; clear timer done flag ~:`-:`~
RET ; and retur~
; TIMER ~ANDLE~
. ; proaess timer 1 interrupt~
~: : TIMER_HANDLER~
XCH : ~ A,:SAVE : ; save A register~
D~ a, ~STOP TIMER_RATE ;: get mode and rate ~0) OUT ~ A,~ %OPlC~ ; set modé a~d rate : XCH A,::EIR :: ; disable timer 1 interrupts :~
XCU ~; A, SAVE ~ ; restore A regist-r~
XCH H~, SAVE ; save HL register LD HL, #TIMER FLAGS REGISTER ; point to timer 1 flags : : -~
: SET ~ QHL, TIMER DONE BIT ; 3et flag indicating timer done XCH~ HL, SAVE ~ ; restore HL
RETI~ ;:and return.from 1nterrupt RESET: RXYT_CTR~
; ~reset the ~etransmit counter RETURNS~ nothing~
RESET:RXMT CTR:~
;;LD~ L~ ~RXMT CTR
;eventually~thl~ wlll~::be;;replaced ~y a Fandom number generator ; : ST ~NLL RXMT CYCLE, QHL+ ; ~tore`low nibble ~:~ : ST ~ #NLH RXMT_CYCLE, @HL+ ; store high nibble :: .
~ . : RET : : ~
-- :
~: SUBST~TllTE Si IFET

W O 93/07606 2 1 2 ~ ~ 0 2 Pcr/usg2/o8397 ~ ~ -SEND_BYTE~
:..: ::
; ASSUMES: HL points to low nibble of byte .
CALL SEND NIB~LE ; send low nibble of byte ;~
INC L :
B SAME PAGE ; branch if on ~ame page : ~.
ADD H, #l ; adjuRt H for next page ~ ~
SAME PAGE: .
CALL SEND NIBBLE ; send high nibble of byte RET :: -SEND NIBBLE:
; ASSUMES: HL points to nibble - -~
; TRASHES: RXMT CTR ~it is re~et after every transmission) ~ ~ ~
LD A, ~4 . - ::.:
ST A, RXMT CTR ; use low nibble for counter - ~:
LD A, @HL ; get nibble to send ;: ~ ST~ ~: A,:~XMT_CTR+1 ; use;high nibble for temp storage : - :
NIBBLE LOOP~
LD ~ A, RXMT CTR+l ; get the nibble RORC~ A : ; get first bit ST A, RXMT_CTR~1 ; save:altered nibble .;. ~::
TESTP CF ; set SE - CF `
B SEND_A_ONE ; ~f carry ~et send a 1 bit CALL DOZERO ; send a zero bit ~ :
BR ~ ~: CHECR FOR_END
: SEND:A O~E~
CALL:~ ~: DOONE ; send a one bit ;~
CHECK FOR END~
LD~ A, RXMT CTR ~ ; get counter : : DEC~ : A ~ ; and:decrement : ~ :
TESTe ZF : ; set SF = ZF
B;~ END _ OF NIBBLE ; branch if done5T~ A, RXMT_CTR ; ave counter BR:~ NIBBLE LOOP~ ;:and~branch for next~bit END OF NI9BLE:~
~RET

DOONE~
CALL : PCKT
.
CALL~ LTI~E1 : ~ CALL ~ PCKT
CALL:~ LTIME0 ~ ~-, ~ ~ : SUBSTITUTE SHEET ~

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2 ~ 2 ~ 5 û 2 88 17 RET
., .. ~'.
"
DOZERO~
CALL PCKT . ,~

CALL PCKT

RET .

PCKT:
LD A,#0AH ; changed from 06 12/10/91 .
; per John, should be A for 60kHz LOOP: OUT #0,%OP02 NOP ; removed 3 NOP3 12/10~91 OUT #1,%OP02 DEC A ; removed 2 NOP3 12/10/91 CMPR A, #O ~ ~ .;
B LOOP ; -.
RET ~
":, ., :LTI~E0:LD: A,~09H :~
B ~ LLUP
. LTIMEl:LD~ A,#OFH
LL~ ~ NOP

NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP

DEC ~ A

::: DO LEADER:~

ASSUMES: ~nothing :

TRASHES::~ CHECgSUM

*;*************** 12/9l NOTE !! when 7 byte protocol and : :: SUB~`~;TITI ~TF ~rl~T

' ' WO 93/076~6 2 ~ 2 0 ~ 0 2 PC~/U~i92/08397 89 ; :i ; check~um lmp~emented, reviqe logic of ; SEND PACKET 90 that CHECKSUM i8 correct -; be~ore the packet is sent ~!
BD A, #3~H . ; load count (chang~d from F 12/10 ST A, CHECXSUM ; save it :,~' ' ,"
DO LEADER LOOP~
CALL PCKT ; send a ~ew dummy packetq .~;
CALL PCKT . ~ :~
LD A, CH~CXSUM ; load cou~ter :~
DEC A ; decrement ST a, CHECXSUM ; store for ~ext CMPR A~#0 ; is ~t zero (done) .~ .
B DO ~EAD~R LOOP ; branoh iP not CALL LTIME1 ; wait a while RET 8 ; ~:
, '.: ,~:' .:

X BAND l PROFILE: . : E
DATA ~ 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1 : : ~;
~ X BAND_2 PROFILE: i., : DATA ~ 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 16, 16, B, 8, ~, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 ;
X_BAND 3 PROFILE:: ~ :
DATA ; 1, 4, ~, 10, 12, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 12, 12, 12,12,12,12 ~-.
Y_BAND_l_PROFI~E~
DATA 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4~ 2, 2, 1, 1 Y BAND 2 PROFILE:
DATA 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 6, a, 8, a, ~, ~, 4, q~ 4, 4~ 2 Y BAND 3 PROFILE~
DATA 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 12, 12~ 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12,12,12,12 .
::
: END

'--: :: :',:

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Claims

We claim:
1. In a system for generating command signals for a computer monitor or other equipment, at least one pressure responsive potentiometer linearly responsive to each of the direction, intesity and duration of pressure applied, means operatively connected with said potentiometer for generating a command signal reflecting at least one of the direction, intensity and duration of pressure applied to said potentiometer.
2. In a system as described in Claim 1, said at least one pressure responsive potentiometer comprising two pressure responsive potentiometers arranged in cruciform relationship.
3. In a system as described in Claim 2, said two pressure responsive potentiometers being interconnected to represent x and y axes of a cartesian coordinate system.
4. In a system as described in Claim 3 for generating cursor position command signals, said two pressure responsive potentiometers each being of increasingly greater width from center to each end and having their centers connected to represent 0 in said coordinate system and wherein values taken from one end of one resistance represents signals to move the cursor in a direction of increasing value along the corresponding axis and values taken from the other end of said one resistance representing signals to move the cursor in the opposite direction of decreasing value along that axis.
5. In a system for generating command signals for a computer monitor or other equipment, a transmitter and a receiver, means for operatively communicating command signals from said receiver to said computer monitor or other equipment, wireless means for operatively communicating command signals from said transmitter to said receiver and means in said transmitter, which means include at least one pressure responsive potentiometer, for generating a command signal reflecting at least one of the direction, intensity and duration of pressure applied to said potentiometer.
6. In a system as described in Claim 5, wherein said means in said transmitter further comprises a microcontroller.

7. In a system as described in Claim 6, wherein said means in said transmitter further comprises dedicated software.
8. A method for remotely controlling a function of a computer monitor or other equipment in response to signals obtained from pressure sensitive potentiometers manipulated by a user, including the steps of (a) periodically iterating to detect the signals present on said pressure sensitive potentiometers (b) comparing the signals detected on each iteration with the corresponding signal detected on the last previous iteration to determine at least one of the amount and direction of change, (c) generating a control signal reflecting the information determined in step (b) and (d) transmitting said control signal to said computer or other equipment in a form acceptable by said computer or other equipment to effect a change in the function being controlled.
9. In a method as described in Claim 8, the method including the additional steps of (e) sensing the duration of time that pressure was applied to said pressure sensitive potentiometers and (f) modifying the control signal generated in step (c) by a factor reflecting the information obtained in step (e).
10. A method for remotely controlling the positioning of a cursor on a computer monitor or other equipment in response to signals obtained from a pressure sensitive potentiometer manipulated by a user, including the steps of (a) periodically iterating to detect the signals generated by said pressure sensitive potentiometer (b) comparing the signals detected on each iteration with the corresponding signal detected on the last previous iteration to determine at least one of the amount and direction of change, (c) generating a control signal reflecting the information determined in step (b) and (d) transmitting said control signal to said computer monitor or other equipment in a form acceptable by said computer monitor or other equipment to effect a change in position of the cursor.

11. In a method as described in Claim 10, the method including the additional steps of (e) sensing the duration of time that pressure was applied to said pressure sensitive potentiometer and (f) modifying the control signal generated in step (c) by a factor reflecting the information obtained in step (e).
12. A hand held device for producing an output reactive to manipulation of a part of said device by the digits of a hand holding said device, said device comprising: a case having a generally rectangular head portion and generally rectangular handle portion rigidly attached to each other and defining an obtuse angle between them, whereby said device may be readily grouped and supported in three dimensional space by one hand, a recess in the top surface in said head portion readily accessible to the forefinger of a hand grasping said handle portion, said part of said device comprising a control disc located in said recess and movable therein in a generally rocking motion, and said control disc being movable by manipulation of the forefinger of a hand grasping said handle.
14. A system as described in Claim 5 in which said transmitter is enclosed in a case, said receiver is enclosed in a case and said cases having complimentary surfaces which permit nesting or cradling one on the other.
15. A hand held device as described in Claim 12 further comprising at least one momentary action switch located in proximity to said control and readily accessible for manipulation by a thumb or finger of a hand holding the device.
16. A hand held device as described in Claim 12 further comprising at least one momentary action switch located beneath said control disc and operable by downward pressure on said control disc.
17. A hand held device as described in Claim 16, wherein said at least one momentary action switch is operated by pressure applied by the digit manipulating said control disc.

18. A hand held device as described in Claim 12, wherein said case further includes portions engageable with a relatively flat surface whereby said device may be supported on such relatively flat surface while being operated by a digit of a hand grasping said handle portion.
19. A hand held device as described in Claim 18, wherein said digit of a hand grasping said handle portion is the forefinger.
20. In a system as described in Claim 1, further comprising switch means selectively responsive to a predetermined level of the intensity of pressure applied to said potentiometer.
21. A method as described in Claim 10 wherein transmission of said control signal in step (d) is performed at least in part by wireless transmission.
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