AlphaServer 8200/8400 System Technical Manual

This manual provides a detailed technical reference for the AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 systems. It covers the following key areas:

• System Overview: Describes the configuration, bus architecture (TLSB), and supported CPU, memory, and I/O modules.
• TLSB Bus: Details the operations of the system bus, including address/data buses, arbitration, cache coherency, and error handling.
• CPU Module: Explains the DECchip 21164 processor, backup cache, and console support hardware.
• Memory Subsystem: Describes memory organization, interleaving, self-test operations, and the memory interface.
• I/O Port: Provides an overview of the I/O subsystem, including KFTHA and KFTIA modules, hose protocols, and I/O transactions.
• System Registers: Contains a comprehensive list and description of registers used for system configuration, diagnostics, and interrupt handling.
• Interrupts: Explains the interrupt mechanisms for the system, including vectored and nonvectored interrupts.