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SPIC(4)              NetBSD/i386 Kernel Interfaces Manual              SPIC(4)


NAME

     spic -- Sony Programmable I/O Controller


SYNOPSIS

     spic*    at acpi?
     wsmouse* at spic?


DESCRIPTION

     Some Sony computers have an I/O controller that handles various interface
     devices, e.g., the jog dial.  The spic driver provides support for some
     of these.

     The actual protocol used by the SPIC seems to vary a lot between differ-
     ent models; this driver has only been tested on the Vaio SRX77.

     The spic driver handles the jog dial and its associated buttons.  They
     are turned into a wsmouse which can the be accessed in the normal way.
     The jog dial works as a scroll button, and clicking it generates a click
     with the "middle" button.


SEE ALSO

     acpi(4), wsmouse(4)


HISTORY

     The spic driver appeared in NetBSD 1.6.


BUGS

     The spic driver only works with some hardware configurations.

NetBSD 7.1_STABLE               April 24, 2002               NetBSD 7.1_STABLE