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TV screen mode (read is possible) List
TVMD F 87654 210
180000H ■ □□□□□□ ■■■■■ □ ■■■
         │ │ │ │ │ │ └┴┴── HRESO 2,1,0 horizontal resolution │ │ │ │ └┴────── VRESO1,0 vertical resolution │ │ └┴──────── LSMD1 , 0 Interlaced mode │ └────────── BDCLMD border color mode └───────────────── DISP TV screen display
detail:
■ 2.4 TV screen mode register
reference:
■ 1.3 Scroll function
■ 2.1 TV screen mode
■ 2.2 Interlaced mode
■ 2.3 TV screen configuration

External signal enabled (readable) List
EXTEN F 98 10
180002H □□□□□□ ■■ □□□□□□ ■■
         │ │ │ └── EXBGEN external screen enabled 
         │ │ └─── DASEL image display area select │ └────────── EXSYEN external synchronization enabled 
         └─────────── EXLTEN External Latch Enable 
detail:
● External signal enable register
reference:
■ 2.3 TV screen configuration
■ 2.5 External signal and scanning status

Screen status (read only) List
TVSTAT F 98 3210
180004H □□□□□□ ■■ □□□□ ■■■■
           │ │ │ │ │ └── PAL TV system flag │ │ │ │ └─── ODD scanning field flag │ │  └──── HBLANK H blank flag │ │ └───── VBLANK V blank flag │ └ ────────── EXSYFG External Sync Flag └─────────── EXLTFG External Latch Flag 
detail:
● Screen status register
reference:
■ 2.3 TV screen configuration
■ 2.5 External signal and scanning status

VRAM size (version number is read only) List
VRSIZE F 3210
180006H ■ □□□□□□□□□□□ ■■■■
         │ └┴┴┴── VER3..0 version number └───────────────── VRAMSZ VRAM size
detail:
● VRAM size register
reference:
■ 1.2 Address map
■ 3.1 Address map

H counter (read only) List
HCNT F 9876543210
180008H □□□□□□ ■■■■■■■■■■
         └┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴── HCT9..0 H counter value
detail:
● H counter register
connection:
● V counter register
reference:
■ 2.5 External signal and scanning status

V counter (read only) List
VCNT F 9876543210
18000AH □□□□□□ ■■■■■■■■■■
         └┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴── VCT9..0 V counter value
detail:
● V counter register
connection:
● H counter register
reference:
■ 2.5 External signal and scanning status

● Reserve List
         F 0
18000CH □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
Access prohibited by users! !! !!

RAM control List
RAMCTL F DC 9876543210
18000EH ■ □ ■■ □□ ■■■■■■■■■■
         │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴── RDBSA0 rotation data bank specification (for VRAM-A0 or VRAM-A)
         │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴──── RDBSA1 rotation databank specification (for VRAM-A1)
         │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴────── RDBSB0 rotation databank specification (for VRAM-B0 or VRAM-B)
         │ │ │ │ │ └┴──────── RDBSB1 rotation databank specification (for VRAM-B1)
         ││ │└────────── │ VRAMD VRAM mode (for the VRAM-A)
         │ │ │ └─────────── VRBMD VRAM mode (for VRAM-A)
         │ └┴────────────── CRMD color RAM mode └────────────────── CRKTE color RAM coefficient table enabled
detail:
● RAM control register
reference:
■ 1.2 Address map
■ 3.2 VRAM bank division
■ 3.4 Color RAM mode
■ 6.2 Rotation scroll screen display control
■ 6.4 Coefficient table control

VRAM cycle pattern (bank A0) List
CYCA0L F 0
180010H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴ ┴ ┴ ── VCP3A03..0 VRAM-A3 (or VRAM-A) timing for T3 ─── VCP2A03..0 VRAM-A2 (or VRAM-A) timing for T2 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP1A03..0 VRAM-A1 (or VRAM-A) ) For timing T1 └┴┴┴────────────── VCP0A03..0 For VRAM-A0 (or VRAM-A) timing T0
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank A0) List
CYCA0U F 0
180012H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴ ┴ ┴ ── VCP7A03..0 VRAM-A3 (or VRAM-A) timing for T7 ─── VCP6A03..0 VRAM-A2 (or VRAM-A) timing for T6 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP5A03..0 VRAM-A1 (or VRAM-A) ) For timing T5 └┴┴┴────────────── VCP4A03..0 For VRAM-A0 (or VRAM-A) timing T4
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank A1) List
CYCA1L F 0
180014H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ | 0 VRAM-A1 timing for T2 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP1A13..0 VRAM-A1 timing for T1 └┴┴┴───────── ───── VCP0A13..0 For VRAM-A1 timing T0
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank A1) List
CYCA1U F 0
180016H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴ ┴ ┴ ── VCP7A13..0 VRAM-A1 timing for T7 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 0 VRAM-A1 timing for T6 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP5A13..0 VRAM-A1 timing for T5 └┴┴┴───────── ───── VCP4A13..0 VRAM-A1 for timing T4
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank B0) List
CYCB0L F 0
180018H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴ ┴ ┴ ── VCP3B03..0 VRAM-B3 (or VRAM-B) timing for T3 ─── VCP2B03..0 VRAM-B2 (or VRAM-B) timing for T2 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP1B03..0 VRAM-B1 (or VRAM-B) ) For timing T1 └┴┴┴────────────── VCP0B03..0 For VRAM-B0 (or VRAM-B) timing T0
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank B0) List
CYCB0U F 0
18001AH ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ ┴ ┴ ┴ ── VCP7B03..0 VRAM-B3 (or VRAM-B) timing for T7 ─── VCP6B03..0 VRAM-B2 (or VRAM-B) timing for T6 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP5B03..0 VRAM-B1 (or VRAM-B) ) For timing T5 └┴┴┴────────────── VCP4B03..0 For VRAM-B0 (or VRAM-B) timing T4
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank B1) List
CYCB1L F 0
18001CH ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │ | 0 VRAM-B1 timing for T2 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP1B13..0 VRAM-B1 timing for T1 └┴┴┴───────── ───── VCP0B13..0 For VRAM-B1 timing T0
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

VRAM cycle pattern (bank B1) List
CYCB1U F 0
18001EH ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
         ││││││││││││└┴┴┴── VCP7B13..0 timing T7 of-B1 ││││││││└┴┴┴────── VRAM VCP6B13 .. 0 VRAM-B1 timing for T6 │  │ │ └┴┴┴────────── VCP5B13..0 VRAM-B1 timing for T5 └┴┴┴───────── ───── VCP4B13..0 VRAM-B1 timing for T4
detail:
● VRAM cycle pattern register
reference:
■ 3.3 VRAM access method during the display period

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