Layer 2 Active RAM Bank Register: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:42, 30 August 2017

Next Register Number	$12
Readable	Yes
Writable	Yes
Short Description	Sets the bank number where Layer 2 video memory begins.

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

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 |Readable=Yes
 |Writable=Yes
-|ShortDesc=Sets the "SRAM page"(?) used by Layer 2 for video memory.
+|ShortDesc=Sets the [[Memory map|bank]] number where Layer 2 video memory begins.
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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.
+Bits 5-0 store the number of the "SRAM page" (ie, [[Memory map|bank]]) 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).