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Daniel Markstedt e2735813a3 parprouted bridge for SCDP adapter
Refactor the DaynaPort TAP driver around explicit bridge and proxy-ARP profiles. Validate the selected interface and profile before creating piscsi0, attach it only to the preconfigured bridge when appropriate, derive a stable DaynaPort MAC address from the uplink, and make TAP setup and cleanup robust.

Add managed host networking profiles for wired bridging and Wi-Fi proxy ARP. Install the PiSCSI NetworkManager templates, profile-management command, parprouted and DHCP relay system services, udev/sysctl hooks, and configuration file so a selected Wi-Fi uplink can provide proxy-ARP networking without altering connectivity during package installation.

Expose DaynaPort profiles consistently through the protocol, daemon, scsictl, and web UI. Report interface type, state, and supported modes; require or default explicit mode/interface pairs on attach; present eligible wired-bridge and Wi-Fi proxy-ARP choices; and validate selections before attaching an SCDP device.

Package and document the new networking workflow. Add the profile utility and required runtime assets to Debian packages, expand the manual-page set and web manual index, update DaynaPort command help, and extend unit and handler tests for the profile-aware behavior.
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.Dd August 23, 2026
.Dt PISCSI-CTRLBOARD 1
.Os PiSCSI
.Sh NAME
.Nm piscsi-ctrlboard
.Nd operate PiSCSI with the PiSCSI Control Board
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl diagnostic
.Op Fl display Ar true|false
.Op Fl host Ar HOST
.Op Fl password Ar TOKEN
.Op Fl port Ar PORT
.Op Fl rotation Ar 0|180
.Op Fl v
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the client for the PiSCSI Control Board.
It receives rotary-encoder and button events through a PCA9554 I2C expander,
renders a menu on a 128-by-64 SSD1306 display, and sends commands to a
PiSCSI daemon.
The menu supports SCSI-ID management, image attach and eject operations,
profiles, and system actions.
.Pp
By default, the Control Board uses
.Pa /dev/i2c-1 ,
PCA9554 address 0x3f, SSD1306 address 0x3c, and BCM GPIO line 9 for the
PCA9554 interrupt.
It connects to the local PiSCSI daemon on port 6868.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl button-debounce Ar DURATION
Button debounce interval.
The default is 200ms.
.It Fl button-cycle-timeout Ar DURATION
Inactivity timeout before an auxiliary-button choice runs.
The default is 3s.
.It Fl config-dir Ar DIRECTORY
PiSCSI profile directory.
The default is
.Pa /var/lib/piscsi/config .
.It Fl diagnostic
Log Control Board input snapshots, decoded events, dropped events, and latency
statistics.
.It Fl display Ar true|false
Render the Control Board menu on the SSD1306 display.
When false, the PCA9554 and GPIO interrupt are still required.
The default is true.
.It Fl display-address Ar ADDRESS
SSD1306 I2C address.
The default is 0x3c.
.It Fl event-queue-size Ar SIZE
Maximum number of hardware events waiting to be processed.
The default is 64.
.It Fl gpiochip Ar DEVICE
Linux GPIO character device.
The default is
.Pa /dev/gpiochip0 .
.It Fl host Ar HOST
PiSCSI daemon hostname.
The default is
.Dq localhost .
.It Fl i2c-device Ar DEVICE
Linux I2C device used by the Control Board.
The default is
.Pa /dev/i2c-1 .
.It Fl image-dir Ar DIRECTORY
Image directory used while loading profiles.
The default is
.Pa /var/lib/piscsi/images .
.It Fl interrupt-gpio Ar LINE
BCM GPIO line connected to the PCA9554 interrupt.
The default is 9.
.It Fl pca-address Ar ADDRESS
PCA9554 I2C address.
The default is 0x3f.
.It Fl password Ar TOKEN
PiSCSI daemon authentication token.
.It Fl port Ar PORT
PiSCSI daemon port.
The default is 6868.
.It Fl refresh-interval Ar DURATION
Interval used to refresh the PiSCSI root menu.
The default is 10s.
.It Fl rotation Ar 0|180
Menu display rotation in degrees.
The default is 0.
.It Fl screensaver-move-interval Ar DURATION
Interval between moves of the IP screensaver line.
The default is 30s.
.It Fl screensaver-timeout Ar DURATION
Idle timeout before the IP screensaver starts.
Specify 0 to disable it.
The default is 10m.
.It Fl shutdown-splash-duration Ar DURATION
Duration for which the shutdown splash is displayed.
Specify 0 to disable the delay.
The default is 700ms.
.It Fl splash-duration Ar DURATION
Duration for which the startup splash is displayed.
Specify 0 to disable the delay.
The default is 2s.
.It Fl transitions
Animate submenu navigation with horizontal push transitions.
.It Fl v
Print PiSCSI version and copyright information, then exit.
.El
.Pp
Duration options accept Go duration strings, for example 200ms, 3s, and 10m.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Run the client with an inverted display:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
piscsi-ctrlboard -rotation=180
.Ed
.Pp
Use a remote PiSCSI daemon and enable input diagnostics:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
piscsi-ctrlboard -host=piscsi.local -port=6868 -diagnostic
.Ed
.Sh HARDWARE
Enable I2C and ensure the process can access both the selected I2C device and
GPIO character device.
Use
.Xr i2cdetect 8
to verify the usual 0x3c display and 0x3f PCA9554 addresses.
.Sh SIGNALS
.Nm
handles
.Dv SIGINT
and
.Dv SIGTERM
and stops its input, display, and daemon work cleanly.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr piscsi 1 ,
.Xr piscsi-oled 1 ,
.Xr i2cdetect 8
.Pp
Full documentation is available at: <https://www.piscsi.com>