File : drivers/c64timer.s

 timer routines

 the timer should be a 16-bit counter that's incremented by about
 1000 units per second. it doesn't have to be particularly accurate.

functions

 initialize timers

 return the current value

 this should return a single BCD byte (00..59) which is a count of seconds

implementation

; timer routines
;
; the timer should be a 16-bit counter that's incremented by about
; 1000 units per second. it doesn't have to be particularly accurate.

  .include "../inc/common.i"

  .export timer_init
  .export timer_read
  .export timer_seconds  ; this should return a single BCD byte (00..59) which is a count of seconds
  .code
  
; initialize timers
timer_init:
  lda #$80    ; stop timers
  sta $dd0e
  sta $dd0f

  ldax #999    ; timer A to 1000 cycles
  stax $dd04

  ldax #$ffff    ; timer B to max cycles
  stax $dd06

  lda #$81    ; timer A in continuous mode
  sta $dd0e

  lda #$c1    ; timer B to count timer A underflows
  sta $dd0f

  lda #0
  sta $dc08
  sta $dc09
  rts

timer_seconds:
  lda $dc09
  rts

; return the current value
timer_read:
  lda $dd07    ; cia counts backwards, return inverted value
  eor #$ff
  tax
  lda $dd06
  eor #$ff
  rts





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