alcedo/kernel/arch/i386/serial.nim

import io

const portCOM1 = 0x3f8'u16

proc init*() =
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 1, 0x00'u8));    # Disable all interrupts
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 3, 0x80'u8));    # Enable DLAB (set baud rate divisor)
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 0, 0x03'u8));    # Set divisor to 3 (lo byte) 38400 baud
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 1, 0x00'u8));    #                  (hi byte)
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 3, 0x03'u8));    # 8 bits, no parity, one stop bit
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 2, 0xC7'u8));    # Enable FIFO, clear them, with 14-byte threshold
   io.outb((portCOM1 + 4, 0x0B'u8));    # IRQs enabled, RTS/DSR set

proc isTransitEmpty(): uint =
  result = io.inb(portCOM1 + 5) and 0x20'u

proc write*(input: char) =
  while isTransitEmpty() == 0:
    discard
  io.outb((portCOM1, uint8(input)))

proc write*(input: string) =
  for i in 0 .. input.len - 1:
    serial.write(input[i])

var parsedData: array[0..9, char]

proc write*(data: SomeSignedInt) =
  if(data == 0):
    serial.write('0')
    return
  var input = data
  var i = 0
  if(input < 0):
    serial.write('-')
    input = input * -1
  while(input != 0):
    let parsedChar: char = char(48 + (input mod 10))
    parsedData[i] = parsedChar
    i = i + 1
    input = input div 10
  while i > 0:
    i = i - 1
    serial.write(parsedData[i])

proc write*(data: SomeUnsignedInt) =
  if(data == 0):
    serial.write('0')
    return
  var input = data
  var i = 0
  while(input != 0):
    let parsedChar: char = char(48'u + (input mod 10))
    parsedData[i] = parsedChar
    i = i + 1
    input = input div 10
  while i > 0:
    i = i - 1
    serial.write(parsedData[i])

proc newLine*() = write('\L')

proc writeLine*(data: any) =
  serial.write(data)
  newLine()