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diff --git a/doc/casm.html b/doc/casm.html index 469456a..07b2c91 100644 --- a/doc/casm.html +++ b/doc/casm.html @@ -919,6 +919,13 @@ A Commodore 64 T64 tape file. A Nintendo Gameboy ROM file. </td></tr> +<tr><td class="cmd"> +<a href="#snesout">snes</a> +</td> +<td class="def"> +A SNES ROM file. +</td></tr> + </table> </td></tr> @@ -1115,6 +1122,84 @@ installed with just a <b>reti</b> instruction. </table> +<h3 id="snesout">SNES ROM File Output Format</h3> + +<p> +Generates a ROM file for a SNES emulator or hardware. Note that large ROM +sizes have not been extensively checked and verified. +</p> + +<p>If a single bank was used during the assembly then a simple 32K ROM is +assumed, and an error will be shown if the addresses used fall outside the range +0x150 to 0x7fff. </p> + +<p>Similarly if multiple banks are used then it is assumed that the first bank +is only used in the range 0x150 to 0x3fff, and subsequent banks in the range +0x4000 to 0x7fff. This is to fit in with the method the Gameboy uses to page +memory banks into the upper 16K portion of the normal 32K ROM address space. +</p> + +<p>By default the output driver will try and fill in the ROM size and type in +the header properly, but these can be overridden using settings.</p> + +<h4>SNES ROM Output Format options</h4> + +<p>The SNES output driver supports the following settings that can be set via +an <b>option</b> command. +</p> + +<table> + +<thead><tr><td class="head">Option</td> +<td class="head">Description</td></tr></thead> + +<tr><td class="cmd"> +option snes-name, <i>name</i> +</td> +<td class="def"> +Sets the name of the cartridge. Defaults to "NONAME" if not set. +</td></tr> + +<tr><td class="cmd"> +option snes-rom-type, <lorom|hirom|lorom-fast|hirom-fast> +</td> +<td class="def"> +Defines the memory mapping used for this cartridge. A detailed explanation +is beyond this document, but note that when lorom is used then just the upper +32K of each bank is used to generate the ROM. This is to make life easier, +as the real physical mapping would make the lower 32K of a ROM bank +mapped into the upper 32K address space. This way no hoops have to be jumped +through. +</td></tr> + +<tr><td class="cmd"> +option snes-irq, <i>irq</i>, <i>address</i> +</td> +<td class="def"> +Specifies an address where an IRQ routine is stored, and sets the appropriate +vectors in emulation and native mode. <i>irq</i> can either by <b>vbl</b> for +the vertical blanking interrupt and <b>irq</b> which is used for the scan-line +interrupt. Note that an error is generated if a <b>vbl</b> routine is not +supplied. +</td></tr> + +<tr><td class="cmd"> +option snes-ram-size, <i>size</i> +</td> +<td class="def"> +Sets the RAM size in the ROM header. +</td></tr> + +<tr><td class="cmd"> +option snes-rom-size, <i>size</i> +</td> +<td class="def"> +Sets the ROM size in the ROM header, overriding the calculated value the output +driver would generate. +</td></tr> + +</table> + <h2>Listing</h2> <p> |