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<article>
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<title>VTech Creativision (aka Funvision) specific information for cc65
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<author><url url="mailto:polluks+cc65@sdf.lonestar.org" name="Stefan A. Haubenthal">
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<abstract>
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An overview over the Creativision runtime system as it is implemented for the
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cc65 C 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 Creativision runtime system as it comes
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with the cc65 C compiler. It describes the memory layout, Creativision specific header
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files, available drivers, and any pitfalls specific to that platform.
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Please note that Creativision specific functions are just mentioned here, they are
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described in detail in the separate <url 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 information.
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<sect>Binary format<p>
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The standard binary output format generated by the linker for the Creativision target
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is a 4 KB ROM image. To create an 8 KB ROM a custom linker script has
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to be used.
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<sect>Memory layout<p>
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cc65 generated programs with the default setup are 4 KB in size,
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occupying $B000 - $BFFF. Usable memory space for the
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user program is $B000 - $BEFF. $BF00 -
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$BFFF is reserved for the runtime and cartridge configuration
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area.
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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 VRAM $1000.
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<tag/Stack/
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The C runtime stack is located at $03FF and growing downwards.
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<tag/RAM/
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The available RAM for cc65 programs of an unexpanded Creativision
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starts at $01FA and ends at $03FF.
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<tag/Heap/
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The C heap is located at the end of the program's data area and
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grows towards the C runtime stack.
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</descrip><p>
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<sect>Platform specific header files<p>
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Programs containing Creativision specific code may use the <tt/creativision.h/ header file.
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<sect1>Creativision specific functions<p>
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<itemize>
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<item>bios_playsound
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<item>psg_delay
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<item>psg_outb
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<item>psg_silence
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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/creativision.inc/ include file do
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allow access to hardware located in the address space.
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/VDP/</tag>
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The <tt/VDP/ defines allow access to the video chip.
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</descrip><p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/PIA/</tag>
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The <tt/PIA/ defines allow access to the I/O chip.
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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 Creativision.
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<sect1>Extended memory drivers<p>
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No extended memory drivers are currently available for the Creativision.
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<sect1>Joystick drivers<p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/creativision-stdjoy.joy (creativisionstd_joy)/</tag>
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A joystick driver for the standard joystick is available.
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</descrip><p>
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<sect1>Mouse drivers<p>
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No mouse drivers are currently available for the Creativision.
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<sect1>RS232 device drivers<p>
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No communication port drivers are currently available for the Creativision.
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<sect>Limitations<p>
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<sect1>Disk I/O<p>
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The existing library for the Creativision doesn't implement C file
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I/O. There are even no hacks for the <tt/read()/ and <tt/write()/ routines.
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To be more concrete, this limitation means that you cannot use any of the
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following functions (and a few others):
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<itemize>
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<item>fclose
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<item>fopen
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<item>fread
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<item>fprintf
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<item>fputc
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<item>fscanf
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<item>fwrite
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<item>...
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</itemize>
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<sect>Other hints<p>
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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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