TABLE of CONTENTS 1 Table of Contents BOOKI SUBJECT PREFACE... SECTION 1 - APPROVAL PROCESS vs os 1-1-1 NOA Licensed Software Approval Process... ‘Super NES Software Submission Requirements SECTION 2 - SUPER NES SOFTWARE .. Introduction... Object (OB)... Background (BG). Mosaic..... : 2 Rotation/EnlargementReduction 2 Window (Window Mask) 2 Main/Sub Screen 2 CG Direct Select... 2 H-Pseudo 512.. . 2 Complementary Multiplication (iene Matiphietion) 21 : : 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HV Counter Latch... Offset Change Standard Controller... Programmable VO Pott... Absolute Multiplication/Division . HIV Count Timer Direct Memory Access (DMA) . Interlace..... . H.512 Mode (BG Mode 5 & 6) . OBJ 33°s Lines Over & Priority Order.. CPU Clock and Address Map. ‘Super NES Functional Operation. System Flowchart... . Programming Cautions Documented Problems. Register Clear (Initial Settings). PPU Registers = CPU Rey areecess PERRLELETETABLE of CONTENTS Table of Contents (Continued) SUBJECT PAGE SECTION 3 - SUPER NES SOUND SNES Sound Source Outline ... BRR (Bit Rate Reduction)... VO Ports... Control Register Timers DSP Interface Register. Register Used CPU Organization... : Sound Programming Cautions... SECTION 4 - SUPER NES CPU DATA Outline. Explanation of CPU Terminal Functions Explanation of Functions Addressing Mode... Command Set (Alphabetical Order). Command Set (Matrix Display)... Cycles and Bytes of Addressing Modes Differences Among 65C816, 65C02, and 6502. Restrictions Upon Use & Application Information Details of Command Functions Description of Commands . AC Characteristics TABLES OF APPENDIX Appendix A - PPU Registers Appendix B - CPU Registers 0... Appendix C - SPC700 Commands... Appendix D - Data Transfer Procedure... INDEXTABLE of CONTENTS 1 Table of Contents (Continued) BOOK II SUBJECT PAGE SECTION 1 - SUPER ACCELERATOR (SA-1)..... Super Accelerator System Functions Configuration of SA=1 snncnnnen Super Accelerator Memory Map ... SA-1 Internal Register Configuration Multi-Processor Processing Character Conversion... Arithmetic Function Variable-Length Bit Processing, DMA = SA-I Timer. SECTION 2 - SUPER FX® Introduction to Super FX..... GSU Functional Operation .. ‘Memory Mapping ... GSU Internal Register Configuration .. GSU Program Execution... Instruction Execution ....nsnsnnnnnnnnnnn Data Access... GSU Special Functions..... Description of Instructions... SECTION 3 - DSP/DSP1. Introduction to DSP1 ‘Command Summary... Parameter Data Type. Use of DSPI..... ses Description of DSP1 Commands. Math Fun: 's and Equations, 3-61TABLE of CONTENTS Table of Contents (Continued) SUBJECT PAGE SECTION 4 - ACCESSORIES....... olL ‘The Super NES Super Scope® System... Principles of the Super NES Super Scope 42-1 Super NES Super Scope Functional Operation 43-1 ‘Super NES Super Scope Receiver Functions. 4-4-1 Graphics ...esecscesnesetseeneensenee 4-5-1 ‘Super NES Mouse Specifications 4-6-1 Using the Standard BIOG.............. 4-7-1 Programming Cautions seseretscenetserneteesttncinenenseeneenereeseeeneBel MultiPlayer 5 Specifications....... ADI MultiPlayer 5 Supplied BIOS 410-1 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Super NES Parts List 1. Game Content Guidelines ...smsnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnn Guidelines Concerning Commercialism and Promotion of Licensee Products or Services in Nintendo Licensed Games 5 Super NES Video Timing Information : : 10 INDEX BULLETINS ElUsT of FIGURES J List of Figures BOOKI TITLE Software Approval Process... Picture Image... Scanning Pattern for Interlace. ‘Super NES Functional Block Diagram... System Block Diagram Memory Map... Sound Signal Flow... BRR Data String..... BRR Range Data...... Example Data When Filter VO Diagram... Port Clear Clear Timing Timer Control. Timer Section... 4-Bit Counter Timing... Timer Related Registers. Interface Register... Interface Register Flow. Bent Line Mode «......n CPU Registers. Boolean Bit Operation Commands, Memory Access Addressing Effective Address. Wave-form Overflow... SNES CPU Block Diagram SNES CPU Terminal Interface Diagram SNES CPU Timing Chart... S-PPU Main/Sub Screen Window . PRR Ob bbb bbb bbb bow = >UsT of FIGURES c 1 List of Figures (Continued) BOOK IIT TITLE Super Accelerator System Configuration SAS Bus Image... SA-I Block Diagram... Bitmap Register Files 0-7 ... Bitmap Register Files 8-F Accelerator Mode. Parallel Processing Mode. Mixed Processing Mode .... Character Conversion 1 Character Conversion 2..... Compressed Bitmap Data .. Bitmap Image Projection Bitmap Data Expansion Memory Addresses for the Bitmap Area... Character Conversion Buffers... Fixed Mode Process Flow Diagram. = ‘Auto-increment Mode Process Flow Diagram Barrel Shift Process. Normal DMA Character Conversion DMA .. Super FX System Configuration Game Pak ROM/RAM Bus Diagram GSU Functional Block Diagram..... ‘Super NES CPU Memory Map.... ‘Super FX Memory Map... Example of General Register 128 Dot High BG Character Array 160 Dot High BG Character Array 192 Dot High BG Character Array OBJ Character Array Plot Operations Assigned by CMODE. ‘System Block Diagram (DSP1)... ‘Super NES CPU and DSP1 Communications DSPI Command Execution Mode 20/DSP Memory Map. Mode 21/DSP Memory Map. Super NES/DSP1 Memory Mapping (Mode 21) DSPI Status Register Configuration.UST of FIGURES 1 List of Figures (Continued) FIGURE TITLE NUMBER PAGE DSPI Operations Flow Diagram ....ccsnnsnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnn oa Super NES CPU/DSP!1 Operational Timing : — Bhd Trigonometric Calculation 3-5-3 Vector Calculation 3-5-4 Vector Size Comparison 35-6 Vector Absolute Value Calculation 35-7 Two-Dimensional Coordinate Rotation.. 3-5-8 Examples of Three-Dimensional Rotation... 3-5-1 Assignment of Projection Parameter... 35-13 Relationship of Sight and Projected Plane. Calculation of Raster Data... BG Screen and Displayed Area Calculation of Projected Position of Object. Projection Image of Object... : Calculation of Coordinates for the Indicated Point on the Sereen.. Attack Point and Position Indicated on Screen (Side View) Attitude Computation .. Object Coordinate Rotated on Y Axis Object Coordinate Rotated on X Axis... Object Coordinate Rotated on Z Axis Conversion of Global to Objective Coordinates. Conversion of Object to Global Coordinates... : Calculation of Inner Product with Forward Attitude. Position of Aircraft and Vector Code... Calculation of Rotation Angle After Attitude Change Signal Flow Optical Alignment. Virtual Screen Alignment... ‘Address and Bit Assignments... Picture Tube ‘Scanning. Area Seen by Super NES Super Score. Vertical Positioning Horizontal Positioning . Horizontal/Vertical Counter. Super NES Super Scope Block Diagram. Super NES Super Scope Flow Diagram -_ Raster Signal Definition of One Bit Output Signal Code... Definitions of Codes BREE R REUST of FIGURES c a List of Figures (Continued) TITLE Raster Signal Transmission Timing..... Receiver Block Diagram. Operation Flow Diagram... Receiver/Transmitter Interface Schematic. One Bit Code Detection. = Cursor Mode Raster Detection Cycle... Trigger Mode, Single Shot. Trigger Mode, Multiple Shots. Noise Flag... : Null Bit. Pause Bit... ‘Trigger, Single Shot... ‘Trigger, Multiple Shots... Optical Color Sensitivity Chart Valid Hyper Mouse Data String ... Serial Data Read Timing.... Explanation of Data Strings 2 Bits or Longer. Super NES Hyper Mouse Dimensions. Standard BIOS, Output Register. Examples of Speed Switching Program Subroutine Call... MultiPlayer 5 Device Hardware Connections «1.0.0 MultiPlayer 5 Read Timing Chart, SP Mode. Data Read Timing for Dissimilar Devices... Valid Controller Data String... Sample Program Display Format.UST of TABLES: t 1 List of Tables BOOKI TITLE B-Bus Address Changes .... A-Bus Addressing... BRR Filter Values. Peripherals. Port0 - Port3 Registers ‘Timer Function... DSP Register Map. ADSR Parameters... Gain Parameters. Noise Generator Clock... Source Directory Source Data Block Format Opcode Matrix... Address Modes... Table of Operations. AC Characteristics Command Operand Symbols and Meaning... Symbols and Meaning for Operational Description Cosssnnnnne-2 Explanation of Symbols in the Status Flag Column C2 Data Transmission Commands, Group 1 3 Data Transmission Commands, Group 2.. C3 Data Transmission Commands, Group 3 Arithmetic Operation Commands... 8-Bit Logic Operation Commands.. Addition and Subtraction Commands. Shift Rotation Commands. 16-Bit Data Transmission Command 16-Bit Operation Commands... Multiplication and Division Commands. Decimal Compensation Commands C8 Branching Commands...... co Subroutine Call, Return Commands C9 ‘Stack Operation Commands .. co Bit Operation Commands C10 Program Status Flag Operation Commands C19, C10 Other Commands ..ssnsnnnnsnnnnnnnnne C20. C10