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==== Table of Contents ====

[[#zmon64_z80_monitor_v06_manual|ZMon64 (Z80 Monitor) V0.6 Manual]]

[[#introduction|Introduction]]

[[#zmon64_commands|ZMon64 commands]]

====== ZMon64 (Z80 Monitor) V0.6 Manual ======

===== Introduction =====

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ZMon64 is the monitor program for Z80SBC64 and Z80MB64. Once installed in bank 0, it is the program Z80 executes immediately after reset. ZMon64 will first copies itself to 0xB000-0xBFFF and jump to 0xB400 where it signs on, waits for the CF disk to be ready and then displays a command prompt for user inputs.

When Z80MB64 or Z80SBC64 board is powered up the very first time, the Bootstrap jumper should be set to T10-T11 to enable UART bootstrap mode. In this mode ZMon64 can be loaded into memory using procedure outlined in Getting Started guide. Once ZMon64 is installed, the Bootstrap jumper should be set to T9-T10 for RAM bootstrap mode.

===== ZMon64 commands =====

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ZMon64 is a simple monitor with the following single-key commands. Except when noted, the commands may be entered in upper or lower cases. In the following description, command entered is in **bold**, the response is in //italic//

**H**\\
//help\\
G <addr> CR\\
R <track> <sector>\\
D <start addr> <end addr>\\
Z CR\\
F CR\\
T CR\\
E <addr>\\
X <options> CR\\
B <options> CR\\
C <options> CR//

**G**\\
//go to address: 0x//

Enter the 4 hexadecimal address values. Confirm the command execution with a carriage return or abort the command with other keystroke.

**R**\\
//read CFdisk track:0x//

Enter the 2 hexadecimal digits for the track number and 2 hex digits for the sector value. The content of the selected track/sector will be displayed as 512-byte data block. Press carriage return for next sector or any other key to return to command prompt.

//>read CF disk track:0x01 sector:0x00\\
+0000 : 00 58 4D 4F 44 45 4D 20 20 43 4F 4D 00 00 00 21 .XMODEM COM…!\\
+0010 : 04 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 …………….\\
+0020 : 00 55 4E 41 52 4A 20 20 20 43 4F 4D 00 00 00 60 .UNARJ COM…`\\
+0030 : 06 00 07 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 …………….\\
+0040 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 01 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+0050 : 09 00 0A 00 0B 00 0C 00 0D 00 0E 00 0F 00 10 00 …………….\\
+0060 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 03 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+0070 : 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 …………….\\
+0080 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 05 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+0090 : 19 00 1A 00 1B 00 1C 00 1D 00 1E 00 1F 00 20 00 ………….. .\\
+00A0 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 07 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+00B0 : 21 00 22 00 23 00 24 00 25 00 26 00 27 00 28 00 !.“.#.$.%.&.'.(.\\
+00C0 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 09 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+00D0 : 29 00 2A 00 2B 00 2C 00 2D 00 2E 00 2F 00 30 00 ).*.+.,.-…/.0.\\
+00E0 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 0B 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+00F0 : 31 00 32 00 33 00 34 00 35 00 36 00 37 00 38 00 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.\\
+0100 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 0D 00 00 80 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+0110 : 39 00 3A 00 3B 00 3C 00 3D 00 3E 00 3F 00 40 00 9.:.;.<.=.>.?.@.\\
+0120 : 00 43 50 4D 33 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 0E 00 00 11 .CPM3 ARJ….\\
+0130 : 41 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A……………\\
+0140 : 00 43 50 4D 32 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 01 00 00 80 .CPM2 ARJ….\\
+0150 : 42 00 43 00 44 00 45 00 46 00 47 00 48 00 49 00 B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.\\
+0160 : 00 43 50 4D 32 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 03 00 00 80 .CPM2 ARJ….\\
+0170 : 4A 00 4B 00 4C 00 4D 00 4E 00 4F 00 50 00 51 00 J.K.L.M.N.O.P.Q.\\
+0180 : 00 43 50 4D 32 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 04 00 00 0D .CPM2 ARJ….\\
+0190 : 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 R……………\\
+01A0 : 00 48 54 43 20 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 01 00 00 80 .HTC ARJ….\\
+01B0 : 53 00 54 00 55 00 56 00 57 00 58 00 59 00 5A 00 S.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z.\\
+01C0 : 00 48 54 43 20 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 03 00 00 80 .HTC ARJ….\\
+01D0 : 5B 00 5C 00 5D 00 5E 00 5F 00 60 00 61 00 62 00 [.\.].^._.`.a.b.\\
+01E0 : 00 48 54 43 20 20 20 20 20 41 52 4A 05 00 00 80 .HTC ARJ….\\
+01F0 : 63 00 64 00 65 00 66 00 67 00 68 00 69 00 6A 00 c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.\\
Data NOT same as previous read//

//carriage return for next sector, any other key for command prompt//

**D**\\
display memory from 4 hexadecimal digits start address to 4 hexadecimal end address. If start address is greater than the end address, only 1 line (16 bytes) of data will be displayed.

//D 0400 0420//

//0400 : C3 09 04 88 B0 FB 00 00 00 31 FF 0F 0E 08 2E FF\\
0410 : ED 6E DB E8 32 03 04 3E B0 D3 E8 DB E8 32 04 04\\
0420 : 2E 00 ED 6E D3 A0 CD 54 0A 3E E2 D3 10 3E 80 D3//

**I**

Read from I/O port and display the value in hexadecimal value

//input from port e8\\
Value=40//

**O**

Output hexadecimal value to port in hexadecimal value

//output 23 to port e8//

**L**

List memory in Intel Hex format. Enter the 4 hexadecimal start address and 4 hexadecimal end address. If start address is greater than the end address, only 1 line (16 bytes) of data will be displayed in the Intel Hex format.

//list memory as Intel Hex, start address=1000 end address=1100\\
:10100000F2CE2290EDFCCF41B837B88BA1304D8F96\\
:10101000F3FBB33AB73ACFE00D1A08A632E78FFCDC\\
:10102000B7DEEBBF9ABC0CA6290BBD6DBBBDBCF7F0\\
:10103000538EC9B06083FEB9EA4641FFEF92CF8B71\\
:10104000F6FE08FBAEFFC8EAED6AFC8AD90463FA33\\
:10105000EEBBF06E03B2E828A631F8E0E03BCBD05F\\
:10106000F3B3BABABC1B2AFF3632BB3CB092883B02\\
:101070002DF8BA0A2E04FE838BE5FFBE3EDE937A7E\\
:10108000B8EEC6CAA301A2A8C283AFF3AEFB9E7995\\
:10109000080AAB79889A0ECABD0CA9A8DEA20F3B3C\\
:1010A000A44CACE4F07FA08B218EC65DE0FA95AE37\\
:1010B000B73348ECF4B96C8C8CC2C3CFF2979ADB8F\\
:1010C000B5DBC8CBB3A872ABEE8F128A0B23995C49\\
:1010D000E9B0328CE80C82AC977E2A83EBB820B260\\
:1010E000FF9880322391EC4FA00CE88CF1F824FC9F\\
:1010F000FDE0F8B2CA8BADBD0BEC3C3CFE03020137\\
:00000001FF//

**Z**\\
//zero memory\\
press Return to execute command//

Fill memory from 0xC000 to 0xFFFE and from 0x0 to 0xAFFF with 0x0. Press carriage return to confirm the command execution; press other key to abort the command

**F**\\
//fill memory with 0xFF\\
press Return to execute command//

Fill memory from 0xC000 to 0xFFFE and from 0x0 to 0xAFFF with 0xFF. Press carriage return to confirm the command execution; press other key to abort the command

**T**\\
//test memory\\
press Return to execute command//

Test memory from 0xC000 to 0xFFFE and from 0x0 to 0xAFFF. The memory is filled with unique test patterns generated from a seed value. The seed value is changed for each iteration of the test. Each completed iteration will display an 'OK' message. Any keystroke during the test with abort the test and return to command prompt.

**E**\\
Edit memory specified with the 4 hexadecimal digits value. Exit the edit session with 'X'

//E 0000//

//0000 : FF 12 12\\
0001 : FF 23 23\\
0002 : EF 00 00\\
0003 : 7F 01 01\\
0004 : F7 x//

**X**\\
//clear disk directories\\
A – drive A,\\
B – drive B:\\
C – drive C,\\
D – drive D,//

Fill the directories of the selected disk with 0xE5. This effectively erase the entire disk. The disk letter %%__%%mustu be in upper case. Confirm the command with a carriage return or abort command with any other key stroke.

**B**\\
//boot CP/M\\
1–User Apps,\\
2–CP/M2.2:\\
3–CP/M3://\\
Enter '2' to boot CP/M 2.2 (it is the only option for now). This assumes the appropriate software has been copied to RAM disk as described under the “C” command. Confirm the command with a carriage return or abort command with any other key stroke.

//boot CP/M\\
1–User Apps,\\
2–CP/M2.2:\\
3–CP/M3: 2 press Return to execute command\\
Copyright 1979 © by Digital Research\\
CP/M 2.2 for Z80SBC64 Rev1 12/16/18//

//a>//

**C**\\
//copy to CF\\
0–boot,\\
1–User Apps,\\
2–CP/M2.2:\\
3–CP/M3://

Prior to execution of the C2 command, CP/M2.2 BDOS/CCP/BIOS must be loaded in memory 0xDC00-0xFFFF.