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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 3.0.2                    April 24, 2002                    NetBSD 3.0.2