Merge branch 'master' of github.com:sehugg/8bitworkshop

LICENSE.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ GPLv2
 
 ---
 
+https://github.com/gasman/jsspeccy2
+
+GPLv3
+
+---
+
 https://github.com/sehugg/javatari.js
 
 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

doc/notes.txt

@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ TODO:
 - C/asm formatter
 - fix WebAudio (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18066474)
 - Safari: verilog scope doesn't work
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 - share playable link w/ verilog?
 - pixedit Sprite Rotation bitmap wrong (bpw?)
+=======
+- no errors for verilog inline asm
+>>>>>>> 951088dd3b2f4cea5bb8ef5dfc8ea728fee3bbd7
 
 
 WEB WORKER FORMAT

presets/vcs/examples/adventure.a

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; Now, we'll finally put everything together and
 ; make a little person with a hat that can move
 ; back and forth and throw rocks. We'll use one player
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@
 ;
 ; Note: the Y coordinate goes bottom-top, not top-bottom
 ; as in the next section.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 counter	equ $81 ; increments each frame
 yplyr	equ $82	; player y pos

presets/vcs/examples/bankswitching.a

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
-
+
 	processor 6502
         include "vcs.h"
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; The VCS only supports 4096 bytes of address space for
+; cartridge ROMs, but you can use 8192 or more bytes by
+; using a bank-switching scheme. This lets you map segments
+; of address space to multiple ROM segments.
+;
+; This example demonstrates standard Atari bank-switching, 
+; which just lets you switch multiple segments into the main
+; $1000 bytes of cartridge ROM. Because all bytes must be
+; switched at once, this forces you to build a trampoline --
+; a segment of code that remains valid during the bank-switch
+; process.
+;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
         seg.u Variables

presets/vcs/examples/bigsprite.a

@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example demonstrates 48-pixel sprites.
+; We'll use a technique similar to the Asynchronous Playfields
+; trick -- reprogramming the TIA registers on-the-fly, writing
+; to each register multiple times during the scanline. If we
+; time our writes carefully, we'll be able to draw six unique
+; sprites per scanline, for example to draw a six-digit
+; scoreboard, or one large 48-pixel sprite.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 	seg.u Variables
         org $80
 
@@ -12,8 +24,6 @@ LoopCount	byte
 
 THREE_COPIES    equ %011
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
 	seg Code
 	org $f000
 

presets/vcs/examples/bitmap.a

@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example demonstrates an asymmetric playfield, which
+; allows different patterns for the left and right sides of
+; the playfield, giving you 40 unique playfied pixels per line.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
 	seg Code
         org $f000
 

presets/vcs/examples/brickgame.a

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-j
+
 	processor 6502
         include "vcs.h"
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; We've got collisions working, but now we'd like some more
 ; interaction. We can make a little "breakout" style game
 ; where the ball knocks out rows of bricks. We'll need to
 ; draw several rows of bricks, any or all of which might be
 ; missing.
-
+;
 ; We'll use a technique called "asychronous playfields".
 ; Remember that the playfield is either symmetric (20 pixels
 ; followed by the same 20 pixels reversed) or repeated (20 pixels
 ; repeated twice). But if we change the playfield registers
 ; *during* the scanline, we can make the second half a
 ; different bitmap than the first half.
-
+;
 ; We're going to move away from the HMPx/HMOVE method of
 ; setting object position and use the SetHorizPos method, since
 ; we really need to know the X position of both player and ball
@@ -24,13 +26,15 @@ j
 ; two scanlines per object. But we do it during the overscan
 ; period at the end of the frame, and we've got the cycles
 ; to spare.
-
+;
 ; Also, we're going to keep score and have a rudimentary
 ; scoreboard, which makes this sort of an actual game!
-
+;
 ; Fun fact: Messing with the HMOVE register causes a "comb"
 ; effect on the left 8 pixels of the screen, which can be seen
 ; at the bottom of the screen in the overscan region.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
         seg.u Variables
         org $80

presets/vcs/examples/collisions.a

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	seg.u Variables
 	org  $80
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; In this example, we're going to tackle collision detection,
 ; which is one thing in the VCS that's easier than expected.
 ; The TIA has 15 different collision flags that can detect a
@@ -14,19 +16,21 @@
 ; and playfield. You can check these flags at any time (at the
 ; end of the frame is pretty common). When you're done checking
 ; you clear them all at once by writing to CXCLR.
-
+;
 ; For this example we'll use the ball object, and detect collisions
 ; between it and the playfield and the player. We only know
 ; the Y position of the ball and player (the X position is in
 ; the TIA chip) so we'll base our bounce decisions on the Y position
 ; of the ball (for playfield bounces) or the relative Y position of
 ; ball and player (for player bounces).
-
+;
 ; Note: You can press the button to capture the ball.
-
+;
 ; We're going to also include sound, which is generated by writing
 ; a volume register, a frequency register, and a mode register for
 ; one of two channels.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 counter		byte	; increments each frame
 yplyr		byte	; player y pos

presets/vcs/examples/complexscene.a

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example demonstrates a scene with a full-screen
+; playfield, and a single sprite overlapping it.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/complexscene2.a

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example demonstrates a scene with a full-screen
+; playfield, and two sprites overlapping it. This takes more
+; CPU time, so our kernel operates in 4-line chunks.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/lines.a

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example draws a moving line using 16-bit fixed-point
+; math and a missile object.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/missiles.a

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	include "vcs.h"
 	include "macro.h"
 
-	org  $f000
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
+;
 ; Besides the two 8x1 sprites ("players") the TIA has
 ; two "missiles" and one "ball", which are just variable-length
 ; dots or dashes. They have similar positioning and display
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 ; set the horizontal position of any of them.
 ; But we can also use the HMPx/HMOVE registers directly to move the
 ; objects by small offsets without using this routine every time.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+	org  $f000
 
 counter	equ $81
 

presets/vcs/examples/multisprite2.a

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 	include "macro.h"
 	include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; For lots of games, we'd like to display more than two sprites.
 ; There are lots of different ways to tackle this on the VCS,
 ; but we're going to try for a generalized approach that lets
 ; use have N different sprites at any X-Y coordinate, each with
 ; its own bitmap and color table. This is tricky because we can
 ; only do so much on each scanline.
-
+;
 ; Our approach is to separate the problem into three phases.
 ; In the sort phase, we sort all sprites by Y coordinate.
 ; We do one sort pass per frame, so it may take several frames
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
 ; coming up. We then allocate it to one of the two player
 ; objects in hardware and set its position using the SetHorizPos
 ; method. We can set one or both of the player objects this way.
-
+;
 ; In the display phase, we display the objects which we previously
 ; assigned and positioned. First we figure out how many scanlines are
 ; required. If only one object is scheduled, we just use its height.
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
 ; registers at the appropriate time. We don't have time to do much
 ; else, so we don't look for any new objects to schedule until
 ; we're done with this loop.
-
+;
 ; This scheme can only display up to two objects on a given
 ; scanline, so if the system tries to schedule a third, it will 
 ; be ignored. Also, the positioning routine takes a few scanlines
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@
 ; There are still some timing issues to fix as you'll see when you
 ; move the adventure person around with the joystick. These might
 ; add additional lines to the display.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 	seg.u Variables
         org $80

presets/vcs/examples/multisprite3.a

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 	include "macro.h"
 	include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; For lots of games, we'd like to display more than two sprites.
 ; There are lots of different ways to tackle this on the VCS,
 ; but we're going to try for a generalized approach that lets
 ; use have N different sprites at any X-Y coordinate, each with
 ; its own bitmap and color table. This is tricky because we can
 ; only do so much on each scanline.
-
+;
 ; Our approach is to separate the problem into three phases.
 ; In the sort phase, we sort all sprites by Y coordinate.
 ; We do one sort pass per frame, so it may take several frames
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
 ; coming up. We then allocate it to one of the two player
 ; objects in hardware and set its position using the SetHorizPos
 ; method. We can set one or both of the player objects this way.
-
+;
 ; In the display phase, we display the objects which we previously
 ; assigned and positioned. First we figure out how many scanlines are
 ; required. If only one object is scheduled, we just use its height.
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
 ; registers at the appropriate time. We don't have time to do much
 ; else, so we don't look for any new objects to schedule until
 ; we're done with this loop.
-
+;
 ; This scheme can only display up to two objects on a given
 ; scanline, so if the system tries to schedule a third, it will 
 ; be ignored. Also, the positioning routine takes a few scanlines
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@
 ; sprite entry is missed. In the sort phase, we move those sprites
 ; ahead of lower priority sprites in the sort order. This makes
 ; overlapping sprites flicker instead of randomly disappear.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 	seg.u Variables
         org $80

presets/vcs/examples/musicplayer.a

@@ -6,26 +6,30 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; This program demonstrates a VCS music player based on tracks
 ; and patterns. A pattern is a list of variable-length notes,
 ; each of which is defined by a pitch and duration.
 ; There are two tracks, one for each audio channel.
 ; Each track consists of a list of patterns, each entry being
 ; a byte offset into the Patterns array.
-
+;
 ; The patterns in the tracks are played in-order until one ends,
 ; and then both tracks are restarted. It's up to the composer
 ; to make sure the durations in each track line up properly.
-
+;
 ; Patterns consist of NOTE or TONE commands. TONE sets the
 ; tone of the channel (the AUDCx register) and NOTE plays a note
 ; with a duration taken from a lookup table.
 ; TONE 0 ends a pattern.
-
+;
 ; Both channels share the same logical array for tracks and patterns,
 ; so both tracks can take up to 255 bytes total, and all patterns
 ; can use up to 255 bytes total.
 ; The music player uses 8 bytes of RAM (not counting stack).
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 Trk0idx		equ	$e0	; offset into tracks for channel 0
 Trk1idx		equ	$e1	; offset into tracks for channel 1

presets/vcs/examples/pal.a

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; To output a PAL signal, you need the following:
 ;
 ; - 3 scanlines of VSYNC
@@ -14,23 +16,25 @@
 ; - 36 blank lines
 ;
 ; Total = 312 lines (vs 262 for NTSC)
-
+;
 ; PAL runs at 50 Hz (vs 60 Hz for NTSC)
 ; so your game will run more slowly.
 ; Since you have extra cycles to play with, you could just
 ; call your position update routine twice every five frames.
-
+;
 ; Note also that PAL has different colors than NTSC.
 ; (See http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-tia-color-charts.html)
-
+;
 ; The TIMER_SETUP macro only goes up to 215 lines,
 ; so for the PAL visible frame you would need to use
 ; multiple sections (say 215 + 13 = 228) or count manually
 ; like we do in this example.
-
+;
 ; Many VCS games use conditional defines
 ; (IFCONST and IFNCONST in DASM)
 ; to switch between NTSC and PAL constants.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 ; background color
 BGColor	equ $81

presets/vcs/examples/playfield.a

@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 	include "macro.h"
 
 	org  $f000
-	
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;	
 ; We're going to mess with the playfield registers, PF0, PF1 and PF2.
 ; Between them, they represent 20 bits of bitmap information
 ; which are replicated over 40 wide pixels for each scanline.
 ; By changing the registers before each scanline, we can draw bitmaps.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 Counter	equ $81
 

presets/vcs/examples/procgen1.a

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example uses a linear-feedback shift register to
+; procedurally generate random rooms for the player to walk
+; through.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 	seg.u   Variables
 	org	$80
 

presets/vcs/examples/retrigger.a

@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; The sprite retrigger trick relies on a behavior when the
+; NUSIZ register is set to display multiple copies of objects
+; (usually two). Basically, if the RESPx register is strobed
+; multiple times on a given scanline, the first (leftmost) copy
+; of the object will be hidden, and the TIA will draw the other
+; copy. You can keep strobing the register to output multiple
+; copies on the same scanline.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 	org  $f000
 
 CurRow		equ $8f

presets/vcs/examples/road.a

@@ -3,6 +3,30 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example draws a pseudo-3D road using the two missiles
+; and ball objects. With these, we'll draw the two shoulders
+; of the road, and also the dashed center line.
+;
+; Our plan is this: The two missiles and ball all start at the
+; same position on the horizon. As we go down the screen, we'll
+; move the three objects slightly based on the curve of the road.
+; The left shoulder of the road will be biased a little more to
+; the left, and the right shoulder will bias a little more right.
+; We can use the HMOVE registers for movement, since each object
+; will not need to move more than seven pixels on any given 
+; scanline.
+; 
+; It'd be easier if the scanlines went from bottom to top,
+; because we could just start at the horizontal center of the
+; screen and follow the road curve to the horizon, ending up
+; wherever the road takes us. But scanlines go top to bottom,
+; so we have to also do some preprocessing before the frame begins
+; to figure out where the road ends up.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/score6.a

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example uses the 48-pixel retriggering method to display
+; a six-digit scoreboard.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/scoreboard.a

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example draws a scoreboard using the playfield
+; and a 4x5 font. We encode the left and right digits in a
+; single byte, so we just mask one side or the other, and
+; combine them into a 8-bit byte to draw a digit.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 	seg.u Variables
         org $80
 

presets/vcs/examples/sprite.a

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 	
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; Sprites are a tricky beast on the 2600.
 ; You only have two of them.
 ; They are 8 bits wide and 1 bit high.
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@
 ; To position Y, you simply wait until the desired scanline and
 ; set the bits of your sprite to a non-zero value.
 ; Having fun yet? :)
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 Counter	equ $81
 

presets/vcs/examples/tigervision[3E].a

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; 64K Tigervision bank-switching example

presets/vcs/examples/timing1.a

@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; We're going to try to animate sprites horizontally.
 ; Remember, we have to pause the CPU until the exact moment the
 ; scanline hits the desired horizontal position of the sprite.
 ; Since we can't hard-code the SLEEP macro we'll have to do it
 ; dynamically somehow. But since the TIA beam is racing so much
 ; faster than the CPU clock, we'll have to be clever.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 counter	equ $81
 

presets/vcs/examples/timing2.a

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 	org  $f000
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
 ; We're going to use a more clever way to position sprites
 ; ("players") which relies on additional TIA features.
 ; Because the CPU timing is 3 times as coarse as the TIA's,
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@
 ; CPU delays alone.
 ; Additional TIA registers let us nudge the final position
 ; by discrete TIA clocks and thus target all 160 positions.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 counter	equ $81
 

presets/vcs/examples/tinyfonts2.a

@@ -4,10 +4,30 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; Now that we know how to draw extra-wide sprites, we can
+; apply this technique to another type of object: text.
+;
+; We can draw scoreboards and other kinds of text using the
+; playfield registers. However, these are pretty blocky, and
+; limited to 40 pixels in width. But we can draw lines of text
+; that are 48 pixels width by five pixels high using the
+; sprite retriggering trick.
+;
+; Instead of fetching our bitmap data from ROM, we build a 
+; bitmap in RAM using lookup tables. Building the bitmap array
+; efficiently is a challenge, because we've got to look up 60
+; bytes in memory and combine those into 30 bytes. If we did
+; this without regard to performance, it might consume a few
+; thousand CPU cycles, which would require 30 or 40 scanlines
+; just to set up the sprite.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
         seg.u Variables
 	org $80
 
-
 Temp		.byte
 WriteOfs	.byte ; offset into dest. array FontBuf	
 LoopCount	.byte ; counts scanline when drawing

presets/vcs/examples/wavetable.a

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
         include "macro.h"
         include "xmacro.h"
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;
+; This example drives the VCS audio DAC directly to generate
+; 4-voice music. Unfortunately, the CPU is 100% utilized so
+; we can't display anything.
+;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 	seg.u   Variables
 	org	$80
 

presets/verilog/7segment.v

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
 /*
+seven_segment_decoder - Decodes a digit into 7 segments.
+
+segments_to_bitmap - Encodes a 7-segment bitmask into
+  a 5x5 bitmap.
+
 Segment bit indices:
 
        6666

presets/verilog/ball_absolute.v

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+A bouncing ball using absolute coordinates.
+*/
+
 module ball_absolute_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk;

presets/verilog/ball_paddle.v

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 `include "digits10.v"
 `include "scoreboard.v"
 
+/*
+A brick-smashing ball-and-paddle game.
+*/
+
 module ball_paddle_top(clk, reset, hpaddle, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk;

presets/verilog/ball_slip_counter.v

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+A bouncing ball using the "slipping counter" method, as
+used in Pong, Computer Space, and other early arcade games.
+*/
+
 module ball_slip_counter_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk;

presets/verilog/clock_divider.v

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+/*
+A clock divider in Verilog, using both the cascading
+flip-flop method and the counter method.
+*/
+
 module clock_divider(
   input clk,
   input reset,

presets/verilog/cpu_platform.v

@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 `include "sound_generator.v"
 `include "cpu16.v"
 
+/*
+A full video game console, with the following components:
+
+  64 kilobytes (32,678 16-bit words) of RAM
+  16-bit CPU running at 4.857 MHz
+  32x30 tile graphics with 256 x 8 tile ROM
+  32 16x16 sprites per frame with sprite ROM
+  16 colors (two per tile, one per sprite)
+  Two game controllers (four direction switches, two buttons)
+  One paddle/analog stick controller
+*/
+
 module cpu_platform(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, 
                     hpaddle, vpaddle, 
                     switches_p1, switches_p2,

presets/verilog/digits10.v

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+ROM module with 5x5 bitmaps for the digits 0-9.
+
+digits10_case - Uses the case statement.
+digits10_array - Uses an array and initial block.
+
+These two modules are functionally equivalent.
+*/
+
 // module for 10-digit bitmap ROM
 module digits10_case(digit, yofs, bits);
   

presets/verilog/hvsync_generator.v

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 `ifndef HVSYNC_GENERATOR_H
 `define HVSYNC_GENERATOR_H
 
+/*
+Video sync generator, used to drive a simulated CRT.
+To use:
+- Wire the hsync and vsync signals to top level outputs
+- Add a 3-bit (or more) "rgb" output to the top level
+*/
+
 module hvsync_generator(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, display_on, hpos, vpos);
 
   input clk;

presets/verilog/lfsr.v

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 `ifndef LFSR_V
 `define LFSR_V
 
+/*
+Configurable Linear Feedback Shift Register.
+*/
+
 module LFSR(clk, reset, enable, lfsr);
   
   parameter TAPS   = 8'b11101;	// bitmask for taps

presets/verilog/paddles.v

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+Paddle demonstration.
+*/
+
 module paddles_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, hpaddle, vpaddle, rgb);
 
   input clk, reset;

presets/verilog/racing_game.v

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 `include "sprite_bitmap.v"
 `include "sprite_renderer.v"
 
+/*
+A simple racing game with two sprites and a scrolling playfield.
+This version does not use a CPU; all logic is straight Verilog.
+*/
+
 module racing_game_top(clk, hsync, vsync, rgb, hpaddle, vpaddle);
 
   input clk;

presets/verilog/racing_game_cpu.v

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 `include "sprite_renderer.v"
 `include "cpu8.v"
 
+/*
+A simple racing game with two sprites and a scrolling playfield.
+This version uses the 8-bit CPU.
+*/
+
 // uncomment to see scope view
 //`define DEBUG
 

presets/verilog/ram.v

@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 `ifndef RAM_H
 `define RAM_H
 
+/*
+RAM_sync - Synchronous RAM module.
+RAM_async - Asynchronous RAM module.
+RAM_async_tristate - Async RAM module with bidirectional data bus.
+
+Module parameters:
+
+A - number of address bits (default = 10)
+D - number of data bits (default = 8)
+*/
+
 module RAM_sync(clk, addr, din, dout, we);
   
   parameter A = 10; // # of address bits

presets/verilog/ram1.v

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 `include "digits10.v"
 `include "ram.v"
 
+/*
+Displays a grid of digits on the CRT using a RAM module.
+*/
+
 module test_ram1_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk, reset;

presets/verilog/scoreboard.v

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 `include "digits10.v"
 
+/*
+player_stats - Holds two-digit score and one-digit lives counter.
+scoreboard_generator - Outputs video signal with score/lives digits.
+*/
+
 module player_stats(reset, score0, score1, lives, incscore, declives);
   
   input reset;

presets/verilog/sound_generator.v

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 `include "lfsr.v"
 
+/*
+Sound generator module.
+This module has a square-wave oscillator (VCO) which can
+be modulated by a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) and also
+mixed with a LFSR noise source.
+*/
+
 module sound_generator(clk, reset, spkr,
                lfo_freq,noise_freq, vco_freq,
                vco_select, noise_select, lfo_shift, mixer);

presets/verilog/sprite_bitmap.v

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+Simple sprite renderer example.
+
+car_bitmap - ROM for a car sprite.
+sprite_bitmap_top - Example sprite rendering module.
+*/
+
 module car_bitmap(yofs, bits);
   
   input [3:0] yofs;

presets/verilog/sprite_renderer.v

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-
+
 `ifndef SPRITE_RENDERER_H
 `define SPRITE_RENDERER_H
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 `include "sprite_bitmap.v"
 
+/*
+Displays a 16x16 sprite (8 bits mirrored left/right).
+*/
+
 module sprite_renderer(clk, vstart, load, hstart, rom_addr, rom_bits, 
                        gfx, in_progress);
   

presets/verilog/sprite_rotation.v

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-
+
 `ifndef SPRITE_ROTATION_H
 `define SPRITE_ROTATION_H
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
-// tank bitmap ROM module
+/*
+tank_bitmap - ROM for tank bitmaps (5 different rotations)
+sprite_renderer2 - Displays a 16x16 sprite.
+tank_controller - Handles display and movement for one tank.
+*/
+
 module tank_bitmap(addr, bits);
   
   input [7:0] addr;

presets/verilog/sprite_scanline_renderer.v

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 `include "ram.v"
 
+/*
+sprite_scanline_renderer - Module that renders multiple
+  sprites whose attributes are fetched from shared RAM,
+  and whose bitmaps are stored in ROM. Made to be paired
+  with the FEMTO-16 CPU.
+*/
+
 module example_bitmap_rom(addr, data);
   
   input [15:0] addr;

presets/verilog/starfield.v

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 `include "lfsr.v"
 
+/*
+Scrolling starfield generator using a period (2^16-1) LFSR.
+*/
+
 module starfield_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk, reset;

presets/verilog/switches.v

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-
+
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
 /*
+Switch test program.
+
 Player 1 Keys: arrow keys + space + shift
 Player 2 Keys: A/D/W/S + Z + X
 */

presets/verilog/tank.v

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 `include "digits10.v"
 `include "sprite_rotation.v"
 
+/*
+Tank game.
+
+minefield - Displays the minefield.
+playfield - Displays the playfield maze.
+tank_game_top - Runs the tank game, using two tank_controller
+  modules.
+*/
+
 module minefield(hpos, vpos, mine_gfx);
 
   input [8:0] hpos;

presets/verilog/test_hvsync.v

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 `include "hvsync_generator.v"
 
+/*
+A simple test pattern using the hvsync_generator module.
+*/
+
 module test_hvsync_top(clk, reset, hsync, vsync, rgb);
 
   input clk, reset;

presets/verilog/tile_renderer.v

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 `include "font_cp437_8x8.v"
 `include "ram.v"
 
+/*
+Displays a 32x30 grid of 8x8 tiles, whose attributes are
+  fetched from RAM, and whose bitmap patterns are in ROM.
+*/
+
 module tile_renderer(clk, reset, hpos, vpos,
                      rgb,
                      ram_addr, ram_read, ram_busy,