Genesys Logic, Inc.
July 16, 1998July 16, 1998
Genesys Logic, Inc.
10F., No.11, Ln.3, Tsao Ti Wei, ShenKeng, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL:886-2-2664-6655 FAX:886-2-2664-5757
http://www.genesyslogic.com.tw
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1. Features
l Low-cost solution for PS/2 2D mouse
l Middle button can act as 3D middle button(scrolling function)
l I/O ports
− 4 special purpose I/O pins optimized for photo-sensor
− 2 I/O pins with LED drive capability
l Patent pending full-range detection for photo-sensor
− Removes the expensive process of matching LED and photo-sensor
− Improve end-product yield rate almost to 100%
− Huge cost saving
l R-C oscillator
− No expensive crystal oscillator required
− Reduce BOM
l Improved output drivers with slew-rate control to reduce EMI
l Minimal external components(2R + 2C) required for application circuit
l Tracking speed
− Up to 100µs/per sampling
l 6 MHz external clock
l Internal power-on reset(POR)
l Available in cost saving 16-pin PDIP
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2. Pin Configuration
Figure 2-1. 16-Pin DIP
Pin No. Symbol I/O Description
1X1 IPhoto sensor input for X axis 1
2X2 IPhoto sensor input for X axis 2
3Y1 IPhoto sensor input for Y axis 1
4Y2 IPhoto sensor input for Y axis 2
5LB IMouse left button, internal pulled high
6MB IMouse middle button, internal pulled high
7RB IMouse right button, internal pulled high
8GND Ground Ground
9PS2CLK I/O PS/2 mouse clock
10 PS2DAT I/O PS/2 mouse data
11 NC
12 NC
13 NC
14 NC
15 CLK Clock 6MHz RC clock input
16 VDD Power Power
VDD
CLK
NC
NC
NC
NC
PS2DAT
PS2CLK
X1
X2
Y1
Y2
LB
MB
RB
GND
1 16
2 15
3 14
4 13
5 12
6 11
7 10
8 9
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3. PS/2 Protocol
The PS/2 protocol allows synchronous, bi-directional serial communication between the host and the
device. Either side may transmit a command or data byte at any time, although only one side can
transmit at one time. During initialization, the host sends command bytes to the device. Some
commands are followed by argument bytes. The device acknowledges each command and argument
byte with an ACK ($FA) byte, possibly followed by one or more data bytes. If the host has enabled
"Stream mode" transmission, then the device may send spontaneous data packets to the host describing
finger motions and button state changes.
3.1 Electrical interface
The PS/2 protocol includes two signal wires as well as +5V power and ground. The signal wires,
CLK and DATA, are bi-directional "open-collector" signals; they are normally held at a high (+5V)
level by a 5-10K pull-up resistor on the host, but either the host or the Mouse device can pull them
low at any time. When the port is idle, both signal wires are floating high. The host can inhibit the
device at any time by holding the CLK wire low.
Note that neither side ever actively pulls CLK or DATA high; to output a logic 1, the wire is left
undriven and allowed to float high.
The following diagram shows the interconnections between the host and the PS/2 mouse device:
3.2 Byte transmission
Each byte transmitted between the device and the host includes a start bit ( a logic 0), eight data bits
(LSB first), a parity bit (odd parity), and a stop bit (a logic 1). Odd parity means the eight data bits
and the parity bit together contain an odd number of 1's . During transmission , the device pulses the
CLK signal low for each of the 11bits, while either the host or the device pulls the DATA wire low to
signal a logic 0 or allows DATA to float high to signal a logic 1.
Between transmissions, the bus can be in one of three states:
Host Computer
PS/2 Mouse
Left
Right
CLK
DATA
CLK
DATA
Figure 3-1. PS/2 system diagram
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l Idle. If CLK and DATA are both high, there is no activity on the bus.
l Inhibit. If the host is holding CLK low, the device is inhibited from transmitting data.
However, internal mouse processing continues to occur.
l Request to send. If the host is holding DATA low and CLK high, it is ready to transmit a
command or argument byte to the device.
3.3 Output to host
The device can transmit a byte to the host whenever the bus is idle. If the bus is inhibited, the device
waits for it to leave the inhibit state before transmitting. If there is a host request-to-send, the device
receives and processes the host command byte rather than transmitting its own data.
If the host holds CLK low (inhibit) during a transmission, the device will recognize this within 100µs
and abort the transmission. The device recognizes an inhibit by noting that CLK remains low during
the high portion of the clock cycle. If the inhibit occurs before the rising edge of the tenth clock (the
parity bit ), the transmission is cancelled and will be retried as soon as the inhibit is released. (An
ACK ($FA) reply to an incoming command or argument byte is simply thrown away if cancelled,
although the command being acknowledged is not cancelled.) If the inhibit begins after the tenth
clock, the transmission is considered complete and the host must accept the transmitted byte. The
host may hold CLK low after the transmission, effectively extending clock 11, to inhibit the device
while it processes the transmission.
In Figure 3-2, the CLK signal is low for 30-50µs (t1) and high for 30-50µs (t2) in each bit cell.
DATA will be valid at least 5µs before the falling edge (t3) and at least 5µs after the rising edge (t4)
of the clock.
3.3.1 Input from host
The host signals its intent to transmit a command or argument byte by holding CLK low for at
least 60µs, them pulling DATA low and releasing CLK, thus putting the bus into the host request-
to-send state. The device checks for this state at least every 10ms (t5). When the device detects a
request-to-send, it pulses CLK low 11 times to receive a byte. The host can abort the transmission
midway through by holding CLK low for at least 100µs.
After the tenth clock, the device checks for a valid stop bit (DATA line high), and responds by
pulling DATA low and clocking one more time (the "line control bit"). The host can then hold
CLK low within 50µs (t12) to inhibit the device until the host is ready to receive the reply. If the
device finds DATA low during the stop bit, a framing error has occurred; the device continues to
clock until DATA goes high, then sends a Resend to the host as described below.
Figure 3-2. PS/2 output waveforms
t1 t2 t3 t4
Start bit Bit0 Bit1 Bit7 Parity bit Stop bit
CLK1 CLK2 CLK3 CLK9 CLK10 CLK11
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In Figure 3-3, the CLK signal is low for 30-50µs (t6) and high for 30-50µs (t7) in each bit cell.
DATA is sampled when CLK is high, and must be valid no later than 1µs after the rising edge of
the clock (t8>-1µs. t9>= 0µs). In the line control bit, DATA goes low at least 5µs before the
falling edge (t10) and stays low at least 5µs after the rising edge (t11) of the clock.
For each command or argument byte that requires a response, the host waits for the response
before sending another byte. The device responds within 20ms, unless inhibited by the host.
If the device receives an invalid byte, a byte with incorrect parity, or a framing error, it sends a
Resend ($FE) response to the host. If the next input from the host is also invalid, the device sends
an Error ($FC) response.
3.4 Power-on reset
At power-up, the mouse performs a self-test and calibration, then transmits the completion code $AA
and ID code $00. If the device fails its self-test, it transmits error code $FC and ID code $00.This
processing also occurs when a software Reset ($FF) command is received. The host should not
attempt to send commands to the device until the calibration/self-test is complete.
Power-on self-test and calibration takes 300-1000ms. Self-test and calibration following a software
Reset command takes 300-500ms.
If the host wishes to use the mouse as soon as possible after power-up and is not interested in the
$AA, $00 announcement, it can simply put the bus into the "request-to -send" state immediately on
power-up. The mouse will respond by clocking in the host's first initialization command as soon as it
is ready; this command will override the $AA, $00 announcement. If the host sends a Reset ($FF)
before the initial $AA, $00 announcement, then the $AA, $00 response to the Reset command may
be delayed by the full 300-1000ms required for power-on calibration.
CLK1 CLK2 CLK10 CLK11 CLK9
Request-to-send Bit0 Bit1 Bit7 Parity bit Stop bit Line control
t5 t6 t7 t8 t9 t10 t11 t12
Figure 3-3. PS/2 output waveforms
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The reset state of the device is as follows:
l Reported sample rate is 100 samples per second.
l Reported resolution is 4 counts per mm.
l Scaling is 1:1.
l Stream mode is selected.
l Data reporting is disabled.
3.5 Command set
After every command, the device responds within 20ms with an ACK byte ( $FA) and possibly one
or more data bytes. For the Resend ($FE) command, the response sometimes does not begin with an
ACK. For the Reset ($FF) command, the device responds with an ACK ($FA) within 20ms, then
with the completion and ID codes ($AA, $00) within 500ms.
If the device is in Stream mode, the host should disable it before sending a command that requires a
response. However, if a command is sent during enable Stream mode, the device will not send any
further data packets until the responding to the command is finished. If a command is sent during the
transmission of a data packet or response to a previous command, the packet in progress is
abandoned and the new command is processed instead.
The device maintains a count of the amount of X, Y motion since the last data packet was sent. Any
command except Resend ($FE) clears the motion accumulators.
3.5.1 Standard PS/2 commands
The commands described here are standard to all PS/2 pointing devices. As elsewhere in this
document, "$" signifies hexadecimal notation.
$FF Reset. Perform a software reset as described above. Response is ACK ($FA), then $AA, $00
after a calibration delay of 300-500ms.
$FE Resend. The host sends this command when it detects invalid output from the device. The
device retransmits the last packet of data, for example, a three -byte motion data packet, a
one-byte response to the Read Device Type ($F2) command, or the two-byte completion-
and-ID reset response ($AA, $00). The ACK ($FA) byte sent to acknowledge a command is
not stored in any buffer or resent; however, if the last output from the device was an ACK
with no additional data bytes, Resend responds with an ACK.
The device will send a Resend ($FE) to the host if it receives invalid input from the host.
$F6 Set Default. Restore conditions to the initial power-up state. This resets the sample rate,
resolution, sealing, and Stream mode as described above for power-on reset, and disables the
device.
$F5 Disable. Disable Stream mode reporting of motion data packets. All other device operations
continue as usual.
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$F4 Enable. Begin sending motion data packets if in Stream mode. To avoid undesirable bus
contention, driver software should send the Enable as the very last command in its PS/2
initialization sequence.
Note that a PS/2 device includes two distinct state bits: the enable/disable flag controlled by
commands $F4 and $F5, and the Stream/Remote flag controlled by commands $EA and $FO. The
flags are independent, and both must be set properly (enabled, Stream mode) for the device to send
motion packets. The intention is that disabled Stream mode means the host is not interested in
motion packets, while Remote mode means the host plans to poll explicitly for motion data.
$F3 Set Sample Rate. Followed by one argument byte, this command sets the PS/2 "Sample rate"
parameter to the specified value in samples per second. Legal values are 10, 20, 40, 60, 80,
100, and 200 (decimal) samples per second. The mouse records this value and will respond
properly to a later Status Request ($E9) command.
$F2 Read Device Type. The response is an ACK ($FA) followed by a $00 device ID byte.
$F0 Set Remote Mode. Switch to Remote mode, as distinct from the default Steam mode. In
Remote mode, the device sends motion data packets only in response to a Read Data ($EB)
command.
$EE Set Wrap Mode. Switch into special "echo" or "Wrap" mode. In this mode, all bytes sent to
the device except Reset ($FF) and Reset Wrap Mode ($EC) are echoed back verbatim. No
motion data packets are sent in Wrap mode.
$EC Reset Wrap Mode. If the device is in Wrap mode, it returns to its previous mode of
operation except that Stream mode data reporting is disabled. If the device is not in Wrap
mode, this command has no effect.
$EB Read Data. The device replies with an ACK ($FA) followed by a 3-byte motion data packet
as described below. This command may be used in any mode; in Remote mode, it is the only
way to get a data packet. If the host is polling regularly, it is best to set the device to Remote
mode. The packet is transmitted even if no motion or button events have occurred.
$EA Set Stream Mode. Switch to Stream mode, the default mode of operation. In this mode,
motion data packets are sent to the host whenever finger motion or button events occur and
data reporting has been enabled.
$E9 Status Request. Response is an ACK ($FA), followed by a 3-byte status packet consisting of
the following data:
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Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Byte 1 0Remote Enable Scaling 0Left Middle Right
Byte 2 000000 Resolution
Byte 3 Sample rate
Remote: 1= Remote (polled) mode, 0 = Stream mode.
Enable : 1 = Data reporting enabled, 0 =disabled. This bit only has effect in Stream mode.
Scaling: 1 = Scaling is 2:1, 0 = scaling is 1:1.
Left: 1=Left button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
Middle: 1 = Middle button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
Right: 1 = Right button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
Resolution : The current resolution setting, from 0 to 3 as described under Set Resolution ($E8)
below.
Sample rate : The current sample rate sample rate setting, from 10 to 200 as described under Set
Sample Rare ($F3) above.
$E8 Set Resolution. Followed by one argument byte, this command sets the PS/2 " resolution"
parameter. Legal argument values are $00, $01, $02, and $03, corresponding to resolutions
of 1, 2, 4, and 8 counts per mm, respectively.
$E7 Set Scaling 2:1. Sets the PS/2 "scaling" bit, to enable a non-linear motion gain response. The
mouse records this value and will respond properly to a later Status Request ($E9) command.
$E6 Set Scaling 1:1. Clears the PS/2 "scaling" bit, as described above.
other If the device receives an invalid command byte, it replies with a Resend ($FE) byte. If it
immediately receives a second invalid command, it replies with an Error ($FC) byte.
3.5.2 Extended PS/2 commands for Microsoft IntelliMouse
To set the mouse to the extended mode, the driver sends the following command sequence:
Set Sample Rate 200 HZ ($F3 $C8)
Set Sample Rate 100 HZ ($F3 $64)
Set Sample Rate 80 HZ ($F3 $50)
For the mouse to change modes, it must receive these commands exactly as shown with no
other commands interspersed in the sequence. Once the driver sends this sequence, it must
determine whether the mouse supports the extended mode, so it will know to expect the extra
wheel data that is not a typical part of a PS/2-compatible mouse data packet. Once the mouse
changes to the extended mode, its device ID becomes $03.
Typically, a PS/2-compatible mouse has an ID of $00. Immediately after sending the Set
Sample Rate sequence, the driver issues a Read Device Type ($F2) command. If the mouse returns
an ID of $03, then the driver knows a mouse device is attached and expects an extended PS/2-
compatible mouse data packet. If the driver doesn't receive a device ID of $03 in response to the
Read Device Type command, it will issue a Reset ($FF) command and start over, treating the
device as it would a typical three-button mouse. Note that a Reset ($FF) command will return a
mouse device to its power-up default mode.
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3.6 Data reporting
The mouse supports one format for motion data packets. The default Relative format is compatible
with standard PS/2 mice.
Data packets are sent in response to Read Data ($EB) commands. If Stream mode is selected and
data reporting is enabled, data packets are also sent unsolicited whenever finger motion and/or
button-state changes occur.
During transmission of a motion packet, the individual bytes of the packet will be separated by no
more than 10ms (assuming the host does not inhibit the bus). While PS/2 motion packets are lacking
in explicit synchronization bits, if the host sees a long delay between bytes it can assume the delay
comes at a packet boundary. (Similarly, the bytes of the responses to the various PS/2 commands will
be separated by no more than 10ms; the one exception is Reset ($FF), where the $FA and $AA are
separated by a longer calibration delay.)
3.6.1 Default packet format
In the default Relative format, each motion report consists of there bytes. The first byte encodes
various status bits, and the other two bytes encode the amount of motion in X and Y.
Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Byte 1 Y ovfl X ovfl Y sign X sign 1Middle Right Left
Byte 2 X delta
Byte 3 Y delta
Y ovfl: 1 = Y delta value exceeds the range-256….255, 0 = no overflow. When
this bit is set, the reported Y delta will be either -256 or +255.
X ovfl: 1 = X delta value exceeds the range-256….255, 0 = no overflow. When
this bit is set, the reported Y delta will be either -256 or +255.
Y sign: 1 = Y delta value is negative, 0 = Y delta is zero or positive.
X sign: 1 = X delta value is negative, 0 = Y delta is zero or positive.
Middle: 1= Middle button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
Right: 1= Right button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
Left: 1= Left button is currently pressed, 0 = released.
X delta : This is the amount of motion that has occurred in the X ( horizontal )
direction since the last motion data report. This byte and the "X sign' bit
of byte 1 combine to from a nine-bit signed, two's-complement integer.
Y delta : This is the amount of motion that has occurred in the Y (vertical )
direction. Upward motion is positive, downward is negative.
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3.6.2 Extended Microsoft IntelliMouse packet format
When mouse devices are in extended mode, they send their mouse data in a 4-byte data packet.
The packet is the typical standard PS/2 3-byte packet plus one additional byte containing the wheel
data denoted as Z in the following table.
Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Byte 1 0 0 Y7 X7 1Middle Right Left
Byte 2 X delta
Byte 3 Y delta
Byte 4 Z delta
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4. Electrical Characteristics
Parameter Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Operating Voltage 4.0 -6.0 V
Operating Current FSYS=6MHz, No Load
ROSC=10K,COSC=10pF -1.3 -mA
Input Low Voltage for
LB, MB, RB -0-0.8 V
Input High Voltage for
LB, MB, RB -3.0 -5.0 V
Input Low Voltage for
X1,X2,Y1,Y2 -0-0.8 V
Input High Voltage for
X1,X2,Y1,Y2 -3.0 -5.0 V
X1,X2,Y1,Y2
Sink Current VDD=5V, VOL=0.5V -4-mA
X1,X2,Y1,Y2
Source Current VDD=5V, VOH=4.5V -- 4 -mA
CLK, DATA
Sink Current VDD=5V, VOH=0.5V -4-mA
CLK, DATA
Source Current VDD=5V, VOH=4.5V -- 4 -mA
Pull-High Resistance of
CLK, DATA - - 5-KΩ
Pull-High Resistance of
RB, MB, LB - - 10 -KΩ
Pull-Low Resistance of
X1,X2,Y1,Y2 - - 8-KΩ
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5. Package
Dimension in mils Dimension in mils
Symbol Min Nom Max Min Nom Max
A-- 130 -- -- 3.302 --
A1 59 60 61 1.499 1.524 1.549
B-- 18 -- -- 0.457 --
B1 -- 60 -- -- 1.524 --
C-- 10 -- -- 0.254 --
D740 750 760 18.796 19.050 19.304
E1 259 260 -- 6.579 6.604 --
F290 300 310 7.366 7.620 7.874
L-- 130 -- -- 3.302 --
L1 -- 20 -- -- 0.508 --
e -- 100 -- -- 2.540 --
EB 345 355 365 8.763 9.017 9.271
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Figure 5-1. Package outline dimension for P-DIP 16 pin
15" (2X)
5" (2X)
D
eB
B1
A1 A
L1 L
F
E1
eB
C
15' (4X)
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6. Application Circuit
R1 ,R2 and C1 are Adjustable
X1
X2
Y1
Y2
LB
MB
RB PS2/DAT
X1
X2
Y1
Y2
LB
MB
RB
GND
VDD
RC/CLK
NC1
NC2
NC3
NC4
PS2/DAT
PS2/CLK PS2/CLK
VCC VCC VCC
R1
R
C1
C
C2
0.1u
U1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
GL310MC2D
VCC
X1
X2
Y1
Y2
R2
330
DETECTOR
DETECTOR
D1
LED
D2
LED
LB
MB
RB
SW1
SW2
SW3
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Contents
1. Features...........................................................................................................................................1
2. Pin Configuration.............................................................................................................................2
3. PS/2 Protocol...................................................................................................................................3
3.1 Electrical interface..................................................................................................................3
3.2 Byte transmission.................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Output to host.........................................................................................................................4
3.3.1 Input from host............................................................................................................4
3.4 Power-on reset........................................................................................................................5
3.5 Command set..........................................................................................................................6
3.5.1 Standard PS/2 commands............................................................................................. 6
3.5.2 Extended PS/2 commands for Microsoft IntelliMouse..................................................8
3.6 Data reporting.........................................................................................................................9
3.6.1 Default packet format .................................................................................................. 9
3.6.2 Extended Microsoft IntelliMouse packet format......................................................... 10
4. Electrical Characteristics............................................................................................................... 11
5. Package ......................................................................................................................................... 12
6. Application Circuit......................................................................................................................... 13
