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<title>Commodore 16/116 specific information for cc65
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<author>Ullrich von Bassewitz, <htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="uz@cc65.org">
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<date>2003-12-15
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<abstract>
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An overview over the C16 runtime system as it is implemented for the cc65 C
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compiler.
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</abstract>
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<toc>
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<sect>Overview<p>
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This file contains an overview of the C16 runtime system as it comes with the
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cc65 C compiler. It describes the memory layout, C16/116 specific header
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files, available drivers, and any pitfalls specific to that platform.
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Please note that C16 specific functions are just mentioned here, they are
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described in detail in the separate <htmlurl url="funcref.html" name="function
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reference">. Even functions marked as "platform dependent" may be available on
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more than one platform. Please see the function reference for more
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information.
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Since the C16/C116 and the Commodore Plus/4 are almost identical (the former
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don't have the 6551 ACIA and only 16KB of memory), the <htmlurl
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url="plus4.html" name="Plus/4 documentation"> is also worth a look. The
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difference between both cc65 targets is that the Plus/4 runtime uses banking
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to support full 64K RAM, while the C16 does not use banking and supports up to
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32K RAM. Because banking is not needed, most C16 programs will be somewhat
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smaller than the same program compiled for the Plus/4. However, programs C16
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will always run on the Plus/4, while the reverse is not necessarily true.
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<sect>Binary format<p>
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The standard binary output format generated by the linker for the C16/C116
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target is a machine language program with a one line BASIC stub. This means
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that a program can be loaded as BASIC program and started with RUN. It is of
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course possible to change this behaviour by using a modified startup file and
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linker config.
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<sect>Memory layout<p>
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cc65 generated programs with the default setup run with the kernal and basic
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banked out. This gives a usable memory range of $1000 - $4000
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(or $8000 i the machine is equipped with 32K RAM or more). Having the
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kernal and basic ROMs banked out means, that no ROM entry points may be called
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directly from user code.
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Special locations:
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<descrip>
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<tag/Text screen/
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The text screen is located at $C00 (as in the standard setup).
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<tag/Color RAM/
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The color RAM is located at $800 (standard location).
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<tag/Stack/
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The C runtime stack is located at $3FFF ($7FFF in case of a
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machine with 32K of memory or more) and growing downwards.
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<tag/Heap/
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The C heap is located at the end of the program and grows towards the C
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runtime stack.
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</descrip><p>
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<sect>Platform specific header files<p>
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Programs containing C16 specific code may use the <tt/c16.h/ or <tt/cbm.h/
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header files. Using the later may be an option when writing code for more than
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one CBM platform, since it includes <tt/c16.h/ and declares several functions
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common to all CBM platforms.
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Please note that most of the header file declarations from the <tt/c16.h/
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header file are shared between the C16 and Plus/4 configurations. For this
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reason, most of it is located in a common header file named <tt/cbm264.h/.
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<sect1>C16/C116 specific functions<p>
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There are currently no special C16/C116 functions.
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<sect1>CBM specific functions<p>
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Some functions are available for all (or at least most) of the Commodore
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machines. See the <htmlurl url="funcref.html" name="function reference"> for
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declaration and usage.
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<itemize>
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<item>cbm_close
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<item>cbm_closedir
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<item>cbm_k_setlfs
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<item>cbm_k_setnam
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<item>cbm_k_load
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<item>cbm_k_save
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<item>cbm_k_open
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<item>cbm_k_close
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<item>cbm_k_readst
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<item>cbm_k_chkin
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<item>cbm_k_ckout
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<item>cbm_k_basin
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<item>cbm_k_bsout
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<item>cbm_k_clrch
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<item>cbm_load
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<item>cbm_open
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<item>cbm_opendir
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<item>cbm_read
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<item>cbm_readdir
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<item>cbm_save
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<item>cbm_write
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<item>get_tv
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</itemize>
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<sect1>Hardware access<p>
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The following pseudo variables declared in the <tt/c16.h/ header file do
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allow access to hardware located in the address space. Some variables are
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structures, accessing the struct fields will access the chip registers.
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/TED/</tag>
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The <tt/TED/ structure allows access to the TED chip. See the
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<tt/_ted.h/ header file located in the include directory for the
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declaration of the structure.
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<tag><tt/COLOR_RAM/</tag>
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A character array that mirrors the color RAM of the C16 at $0800.
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</descrip><p>
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<sect>Loadable drivers<p>
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<sect1>Graphics drivers<p>
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No graphics drivers are currently available for the C16/C116.
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<sect1>Extended memory drivers<p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/c16-ram.emd/</tag>
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A driver for the hidden RAM below the BASIC and KERNAL ROMs. Supports 125
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pages with 256 bytes each if the machine is equipped with 64K of memory
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(a Plus/4 or a memory extended C16/116).
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</descrip><p>
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<sect1>Joystick drivers<p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/c16-stdjoy.joy/</tag>
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Supports up to two joysticks connected to the standard joysticks port of
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the Commodore 16/116.
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</descrip><p>
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<sect1>Mouse drivers<p>
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Currently no drivers available (in fact, the API for loadable mouse drivers
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does not exist).
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<sect1>RS232 device drivers<p>
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The Commodore 16 does not have a builtin ACIA and no RS232 extensions are
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known. For this reason, there are no RS232 drivers available. Please note that
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the standard Plus/4 driver will <em>not</em> run together with the C16
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library, because the latter does not support interrupts needed by the driver.
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<sect>Limitations<p>
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<sect>Other hints<p>
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<sect1>Passing arguments to the program<p>
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Command line argument passing is currently not supported for the C16/C116.
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<sect>Bugs/Feedback<p>
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If you have problems using the library, if you find any bugs, or if you're
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doing something interesting with it, I would be glad to hear from you. Feel
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free to contact me by email (<htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org"
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name="uz@cc65.org">).
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<sect>License<p>
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This software is provided 'as-is', without any expressed or implied
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warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
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arising from the use of this software.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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<enum>
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<item> The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
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appreciated but is not required.
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<item> Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
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be misrepresented as being the original software.
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<item> This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
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distribution.
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</enum>
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</article>
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