src/hei_user_interface.hpp

#pragma once

/**
 * @file hei_user_interface.hpp
 *
 * The method for actions like hardware register access will vary per user
 * application. Therefore, the user application must define all of the APIs
 * listed below.
 */

#include <hei_includes.hpp>

namespace libhei
{

/**
 * @brief Performs a hardware register read operation.
 *
 * @param i_chip     This is a pointer to a user application object that
 *                   represents the target chip. It is provided to the isolator
 *                   by the user application via the isolator main APIs. The
 *                   isolator does not know anything about this object nor how
 *                   to use it. The user application is responsible for knowing
 *                   what to do with this parameter.
 *
 * @param o_buffer   Allocated memory space for the returned contents of the
 *                   register.
 *
 * @param io_bufSize The input parameter is the maximum size of the allocated
 *                   o_buffer. The return value is the number of bytes actually
 *                   written to the buffer.
 *
 * @param i_regType  The user application may support different types of
 *                   registers. This value is provided to the isolator by the
 *                   user application via the Chip Data Files. The user
 *                   application is responsible for knowing what to do with this
 *                   parameter.
 *
 * @param i_address  The register address. The values is a 1, 2, 4, or 8 byte
 *                   address (right justified), which is provided to the
 *                   isolator by the user application via the Chip Data Files.
 *
 * @return RC_SUCCESS or RC_REG_ACCESS_FAILURE. Note that in the case of a
 *         failure the user application is responsible for reporting why the
 *         register access failed.
 */
ReturnCode registerRead(void * i_chip, void * o_buffer, size_t & io_bufSize,
                        uint64_t i_regType, uint64_t i_address);

#ifndef __HEI_READ_ONLY

/**
 * @brief Performs a hardware register write operation.
 *
 * @param i_chip     This is a pointer to a user application object that
 *                   represents the target chip. It is provided to the isolator
 *                   by the user application via the isolator main APIs. The
 *                   isolator does not know anything about this object nor how
 *                   to use it. The user application is responsible for knowing
 *                   what to do with this parameter.
 *
 * @param i_buffer   Allocated memory space containing the register contents to
 *                   write to hardware.
 *
 * @param io_bufSize The input parameter is the number of byte from i_buffer to
 *                   write to the hardware register. The return value is the
 *                   actual number of bytes written to the hardware register.
 *
 * @param i_regType  The user application may support different types of
 *                   registers. This value is provided to the isolator by the
 *                   user application via the Chip Data Files. The user
 *                   application is responsible for knowing what to do with this
 *                   parameter.
 *
 * @param i_address  The register address. The values is a 1, 2, 4, or 8 byte
 *                   address (right justified), which is provided to the
 *                   isolator by the user application via the Chip Data Files.
 *
 * @return RC_SUCCESS or RC_REG_ACCESS_FAILURE. Note that in the case of a
 *         failure the user application is responsible for reporting why the
 *         register access failed.
 */
ReturnCode registerWrite(void * i_chip, void * i_buffer, size_t & io_bufSize,
                         uint64_t i_regType, uint64_t i_address);

#endif

} // end namespace libhei