8bitworkshop/presets/vcs/examples/tinyfonts.a

	processor 6502
        include "vcs.h"
        include "macro.h"
        include "xmacro.h"

	seg.u Variables
        org $80

Temp		byte
WriteOfs	byte	; offset into dest. array FontBuf	
WriteShift	byte	; which nibble to write into
LoopCount	byte	; counts scanline when drawing
StrPtr		word	; pointer to text string
StrLen 		byte	; counts chars when building string

FontBuf		ds 30	; 30-byte buffer for generated bitmap

THREE_COPIES    equ %011 ; for NUSIZ registers

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	seg Code
	org $f000

Start
	CLEAN_START

NextFrame
	VERTICAL_SYNC

	TIMER_SETUP 37
        lda #4
        sta LoopCount
        lda #$80
        sta COLUBK
        lda #$18
        sta COLUP0
        lda #$28
        sta COLUP1
        lda #THREE_COPIES
        sta NUSIZ0
        sta NUSIZ1
        sta WSYNC
        SLEEP 20
        sta RESP0
        sta RESP1
        lda #$10
        sta HMP1
        sta WSYNC
        sta HMOVE
        sta HMCLR
        lda #1
        sta VDELP0
        sta VDELP1
        TIMER_WAIT

	TIMER_SETUP 192

; Build the 48x5 bitmap in memory
	lda #<String0
        sta StrPtr
        lda #>String0
        sta StrPtr+1
        jsr BuildLine
; Display the resulting 48x5 bitmap
	sta WSYNC
	SLEEP 40	; start near end of scanline
BigLoop
	ldy LoopCount	; counts backwards
        lda FontBuf+0,y	; load B0 (1st sprite byte)
        sta GRP0	; B0 -> [GRP0]
        lda FontBuf+5,y	; load B1 -> A
        sta GRP1	; B1 -> [GRP1], B0 -> GRP0
        sta WSYNC	; sync to next scanline
        lda FontBuf+10,y	; load B2 -> A
        sta GRP0	; B2 -> [GRP0], B1 -> GRP1
        lda FontBuf+25,y	; load B5 -> A
        sta Temp	; B5 -> temp
        ldx FontBuf+20,y	; load B4 -> X
        lda FontBuf+15,y	; load B3 -> A
        ldy Temp	; load B5 -> Y
        sta GRP1	; B3 -> [GRP1]; B2 -> GRP0
        stx GRP0	; B4 -> [GRP0]; B3 -> GRP1
        sty GRP1	; B5 -> [GRP1]; B4 -> GRP0
        sta GRP0	; ?? -> [GRP0]; B5 -> GRP1
        dec LoopCount	; go to next line
	bpl BigLoop	; repeat until < 0
        
        lda #0
        sta GRP0
        sta GRP1
        sta GRP0
        sta GRP1

        TIMER_WAIT

	TIMER_SETUP 30
        TIMER_WAIT
        jmp NextFrame

; Create the 48x5 bitmap of a line of text, using
; 8 characters pointed to by StrPtr.
; The bitmap is stored in a 30-byte array starting at FontBuf.
BuildLine subroutine
	lda #0
        sta WriteOfs	; offset into dest. array FontBuf
        sta WriteShift	; which nibble to write to (0=hi, $FF=lo)
	lda #11
        sta StrLen	; start at 11th character, go in reverse
.CharLoop
        ldy StrLen
        lda (StrPtr),y	; load next character
        sec
        sbc #32		; subtract 32 (1st char is Space)
; Get offset into FontTable.
; We use the Carry flag to track which nibble we
; read from. It alternates with every line.
	sta Temp
        asl
        asl
        adc Temp	; multiply by 5
        ror	; divide by 2 and set carry flag
        tay	; font table byte offset -> Y
        	; and bit offset -> Carry flag
; Write the character to FontBuf
	lda #5
        sta Temp	; write 5 lines
	ldx WriteOfs	; starting offset into FontBuf
; We use the earlier carry bit from the division by 2
; to track which nibble (4-bit half) we're in.
.Loop
        lda FontTable,y
        bcc .CClear	; carry clear, so low nibble 
        lsr
        lsr
        lsr
        lsr	; shift high nibble into low nibble
        iny	; go to next font table byte
        clc	; clear carry bit
        hex 04	; NOP aa (skips next instruction)
.CClear
	sec	; set carry bit
.CSet
	and #$0f	; isolate low nibble
; Now we have to write the nibble we just loaded.
; Depending on the value of WriteShift, we may store this
; directly in memory or we may combine it with a previously
; stored value.
        bit WriteShift
        bpl .Shift	; WriteShift clear, so shift output
        ora FontBuf,x	; combine with previously stored nibble
        jmp .NoShift
.Shift
        php		; save flags (we only care about Carry flag)
        asl
        asl
        asl
        asl		; shift low nibble to high nibble
        plp		; restore flags
.NoShift
        sta FontBuf,x	; store result
        inx		; go to next output line
        dec Temp
        bne .Loop	; repeat until all lines done
.SkipChar
; Our next write target will be the next nibble (4 bits).
; If we've already done the high nibble, skip ahead 5 bytes.
	lda WriteShift
        eor #$FF
        sta WriteShift
        bne .NoIncOfs
        lda WriteOfs
        clc
        adc #5
        sta WriteOfs
.NoIncOfs
; Repeat until we run out of characters.
	dec StrLen
        bpl .CharLoop
	rts

        align $100 ; make sure data doesn't cross page boundary

; Packed font table. Each character consists of 5 nibbles
; (4 bits each) packed into bytes. So each character is
; actually 2.5 bytes long.
FontTable:
	hex 00004040445500505757626313244153
        hex 67460400424442224225052027002400
        hex 70000004004024115655232226471266
        hex 21611157656174574743247157576771
        hex 75040440020221247170002421242071
        hex 43575275255656364434565576747444
        hex 47377534555775227252115165554744
        hex 54755775772555254456365725655766
        hex 21342222375555225555775555522522
        hex 55471277447421047011712500700000

String0:
	dc "UOY EREHT IH"

; Epilogue
	org $fffc
        .word Start
        .word Start