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gigatron-rom
+--- LICENSE 2-Clause BSD License
+--- Makefile Marcel's Makefile
+--- Core/ Gigatron kernel and build tools
| +--- ROMv1.py Video/audio/io/interpreter loops, built-in vCPU
| | applications and data ("kernel + ROM disk")
| | Execute this to build ROM files
| `--- compilegcl.py Stand-alone GCL to vCPU compiler (GT1 files)
+--- interface.json Formal bindings interface for ROMv1
+--- Apps/ Built-in and example applications (GCL and GT1)
+--- Images/ Built-in images
+--- Utils/
| +--- sendGt1.py Send a GT1 file from laptop/PC to Gigatron
| `--- BabelFish/ Generic Arduino sketch for interfacing with
| Gigatron. Used for transferring GT1 files into
| the computer and/or hooking up an keyboard.
+--- Docs/
| +--- GT1-format.txt vCPU object file format (GT1 files)
| +--- GCL-language.txt Gigatron Control Language and vCPU explanation
| `--- gtemu.c An executable instruction set definition
|
`--- Contrib/ Contributions outside the kit's ROM and tooling
+--- at67/ Emulator/visualizer (SDL2), 8-bit/16-bit
| assembler, debugger, MIDI music, demos (sprites,
| lines, game of life, tetris game...)
+--- flok99/ Simple (and slow) visualizer using SDL2
+--- kervinck/ Ramblings (all work in progress)
| +--- gcl1.ebnf Formal definition of GCL1 syntax
| `--- EBNF.xhtml Railroad diagram of GCL1 syntax
`--- xxxbxxx/ Bricks game; RPi port of BabelFish.ino
Files generated by ROMv1.py
ROMv1.asm Annotated disassembly, with labels and comments (large!)
ROMv1.rom ROM file for 27C1024 (PCB versions)
Memory map (RAM)
0 1 47 48 127 128 129 (vSP) 255
+-+-------------+-----------+-+-------------+--------------+
page 0 |0| System vars | User vars |1| User vars <-|-> vCPU stack |
+-+-------------+-----------+-+------+------+--+-----------+
page 1 | Video table 239| vReset | Channel 1 |
+------------------------------------+---------+-----------+
page 2 |0 240 249| Channel 2 |
| +-----------+
page 3 | User vCPU code and/or data | Channel 3 |
| +-----------+
page 4 | | Channel 4 |
| +-----------+
page 5-6 | 250 255|
| |
| |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
page 7 | Sound tables |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
page 8-127 |0 159|160 255|
| 120 lines of 160 pixels | Extra space for user |
| Default video memory | code and/or data |
= = =
| | |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
page 128-255 | Not used in the 32K system: mirror of page 0-127 |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
0 255
Address Name Description
-------- ------------- -----------
0000 0 Constant
0001 memSize Number of RAM pages detected at hard reset (64kB=0)
0002 channel Sound channel update on current scanline
0003 sample Accumulator for synthesizing next sound sample
0004 bootCount 0 for cold boot, >0 for warm boot
0005 bootCheck Checksum of bootCount
0006-0008 entropy Randomness from SRAM boot and input, updated each frame
0009 videoY Counts up from 0 to 238 in steps of 2 (odd in vBlank)
000a frameX Starting byte within page for pixel burst
000b frameY Page of current pixel row (updated by videoA)
000c nextVideo Jump offset to scan line handler (videoA, B, C...)
000d videoDorF Handler for every 4th line (videoD or videoF)
000e frameCount Continuous video frame counter
000f serialRaw New raw serial read
0010 serialLast Previous serial read
0011 buttonState Clearable button state (can be convenient in user code)
0012 resetTimer After 2 seconds of holding 'Start', do a soft reset
0013 xout Memory cache for XOUT register
0014 xoutMask The blinkenlights and sound on/off state
0015 vTicks Remaining interpreter ticks (=units of 2 CPU cycles)
0016-0017 vPC Interpreter program counter, points into RAM
0018-0019 vAC Interpreter accumulator, 16-bits
001a-001b vLR Return address, for returning after CALL
001c vSP Stack pointer
001d vTmp Scratch storage location for vCPU
001e vReturn Return address (L) from vCPU into the loop (H is fixed)
001f-0020 reserved Reserved for ROM extensions
0021 romType 0x1c for ROMv1 release
0022-0023 sysFn Address for SYS function call
0024-002b sysArgs Arguments for SYS functions
002c soundTimer Countdown timer for playing sound
002d ledTimer Number of frames until next LED change
002e ledState Current LED state machine value
002f ledTempo Next value for ledTimer after LED state change
0030-007f userVars Program variables
0080 1 Constant
0081-.... - More space for program variables
....-00ff <stack>
0100-01ef videoTable
01f0-01f9 vReset
01fa wavA[1] Sound channel 1
01fb wavX[1]
01fc keyL[1]
01fd keyH[1]
01fe oscL[1]
01ff oscH[1]
0200-02f9 userCode vCPU code/data (default start of user code)
02fa wavA[2] Sound channel 2
02fb wavX[2]
02fc keyL[2]
02fd keyH[2]
02fe oscL[2]
02ff oscH[2]
0300-03f9 - vCPU code/data
03fa wavA[3] Sound channel 3
03fb wavX[3]
03fc keyL[3]
03fd keyH[3]
03fe oscL[3]
03ff oscH[3]
0400-04f9 - vCPU code/data
04fa wavA[4] Sound channel 4
04fb wavX[4]
04fc keyL[4]
04fd keyH[4]
04fe oscL[4]
04ff oscH[4]
0500-05ff - vCPU code/dat
0600-06ff - vCPU code/data
0700-07ff soundTable
0800-7fff screenMemory
0800-089f pixel line 0
08a0-08ff - vCPU code/data
...
7f00-7f9f pixel line 119
7fa0-7fff - vCPU code/data
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