VDP timing analysis tool for MSX

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RESULTS.txt	d858288e35 Notes added; minor adjustments	4 yıl önce
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im2setup.equ.asm	f998f3f454 Change IM2 table back to low memory	4 yıl önce
loadertpl.py	a99609ba5e Load and use the symbol table in the BASIC generator	4 yıl önce
main.bss.asm	74b9a1f963 Delete unused variable	4 yıl önce
main.code.asm	89209ba489 Add ack timing code and results	4 yıl önce
raw2bin.py	274c18382c First commit, based on first public version	4 yıl önce
raw2cas.py	274c18382c First commit, based on first public version	4 yıl önce
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test-ack-timing.bss.asm	b22ff8d4b0 Reserve only the memory needed for the ACK test	4 yıl önce
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VDP Tester

This program is designed to test the intricacies and fine details of how the VDP interacts with the CPU, especially in areas of possible interest to emulator authors, and also to MSX/MSX2/MSX2+/TR coders that want to make the most out of the VDP to e.g. squeeze as many transfers as possible in the shortest time.

An important detail is that it's designed to run on MSX machines with synced CPU/VDP clocks, not separate. This makes things hard for a particular VDP, the Toshiba T6950, a chip designed for PAL which needs a 22.168 MHz crystal that is not compatible with the regular CPU timings, and therefore always includes a separate crystal for it. That leaves several Sony machines basically untestable with any degree of reliability.

Currently, the code consists solely of a cycles per frame measurer, as the exact cycle count is the basis for syncing with the CPU, which will be needed by the rest of tests. As it is now, it can't run on a machine with less than 16K RAM. If run on a machine with floppies, the second floppy needs to be disabled by pressing CTRL during boot.

See the Releases page for pre-built binaries. Read USAGE.txt for more information.

The license for this code is the Expat license. See the file LICENSE.md for details.

README.md

VDP Tester