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VMU.pdf(file size: 39.68 MB, MIME type: application/pdf)

Summary

Official application developer's manual for the Visual Memory Unit.

  • Tutorial Manual
  • Specifications
  • Hardware Manual
  • Programing Manual
  • VMU-BIOS Specifications
  • Sound Development Specifications
  • Simulator Manual

Limitations

Due to the fact the VMU features a built-in BIOS handling OS-specific tasks, the documentation is lacking in a few low-level places, such as hidden instructions and internal SFRs. These are areas that should not concern a typical application developer but are crucial for emulation.

Errors

  • The first example for the DIV instruction stores the wrong value in the accumulator. It should be 0x79 instead of 0x78.
  • There are also many places with typos, where a register bit is referenced as being "set to 0" and "reset to 0," when it should say "set to 1" or "reset to 0."
  • The Instruction Code for LD d9 on page VMC-186 is incorrect.

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current19:55, 10 January 2020 (39.68 MB)Darc (talk | contribs)Dreamcast (VMU)Visual Memory Unit Tutorial Manual Specifications Hardware Manual Programing Manual VMU-BIOS Specifications Sound Development Specifications Simulator Manual

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