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Bits 5-0 store the number of the "SRAM page" used for the standard Layer 2 screen. The default is 8.
It is not clear what an "SRAM page" actually is. It does not correspond to a "bank" in standard memory management because Layer 2 is too big to fit into a single bank (it is $BFFF big while a regular bank is $3FFF).

Revision as of 23:05, 29 August 2017

Number TBRegisterNumber::$12
Readable TBRegisterReadable::Yes
Writable TBRegisterWritable::Yes
Short Description ShortDesc::Sets the "SRAM page"(?) used by Layer 2 for video memory.


Bits 5-0 store the number of the "SRAM page" used for the standard Layer 2 screen. The default is 8.

It is not clear what an "SRAM page" actually is. It does not correspond to a "bank" in standard memory management because Layer 2 is too big to fit into a single bank (it is $BFFF big while a regular bank is $3FFF).