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| * Sense indicate that a cartridge is inserted | * Sense indicate that a cartridge is inserted | ||
| * RAM_CSB and ROM_CSB2 allow to identify which cartridge it is | * RAM_CSB and ROM_CSB2 allow to identify which cartridge it is | ||
| - | ====== Controller port ====== | ||
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| - | 6 pin mini DIN (like PS/2 keyboards and mouse). It is a serial port at 4800 baud, 8N1. | ||
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| - | Pinout (using the standard numbering for mini-DIN connectors) : | ||
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| - | - VCC | ||
| - | - CTS (from V.Smile) | ||
| - | - Tx (from V.Smile) | ||
| - | - GND | ||
| - | - Rx (from controller) | ||
| - | - RTS (from controller) | ||
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| - | {{ : | ||
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| - | ===== Flow control ===== | ||
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| - | When the console sends a byte, first CTS goes high, then the console sends the bits on the Tx line. When done, CTS goes low again. | ||
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| - | When the controller sends a byte, RTS goes low first, then it waits for CTS to be up. Then RTS goes up and sends its byte. Finally CTS goes low again. | ||
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| - | If there are multiple bytes to send, RTS remains down until the start of the last byte. | ||
| - | ===== Messages from the controller ===== | ||
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| - | When idle (no buttons touched), the console sends a byte every 20ms, it seems to be partially random. I've seen E6, D6, or 96. | ||
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| - | Every second the controller sends 55 if nothing else is happening. | ||
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| - | ^ Common to joystick, dance mat and keyboard ||| | ||
| - | ^ Button | ||
| - | | OK | A1 | A0 | | ||
| - | | Quit | A2 | A0 | | ||
| - | | Help | A3 | A0 | | ||
| - | | ABC | A4 | A0 | | ||
| - | | Idle (nothing) | 55 || | ||
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| - | ==== Joystick ==== | ||
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| - | The joystick has 5 levels of precision in each direction. For example, C3 is " | ||
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| - | The 4 color buttons are allocated one bit each in the 9x range so it's possible to manage multiple of them being pressed at once. | ||
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| - | The other buttons are Ax with x just being the button number, so it's not possible to handle multiple of them being pressed at the same time. | ||
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| - | ^ Joystick | ||
| - | ^ Button | ||
| - | | Green | 91 | 90 | | ||
| - | | Blue | 92 | 90 | | ||
| - | | Yellow | ||
| - | | Red | 98 | 90 | | ||
| - | | Up | C0 83 to C0 87 | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | Down | C0 8B to C0 8F | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | Left | CB 80 to CF 80 | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | Right | C3 80 to C7 80 | C0 80 | | ||
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| - | ==== Dance mat ==== | ||
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| - | Every press sends at least a " | ||
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| - | ^ Dance mat ||| | ||
| - | ^ Button | ||
| - | | 1 / Red | C0 8B | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 2 / Up | 92 C0 80 | 90 C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 3 / Yellow | ||
| - | | 4 / Left | C0 8D | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 5 / Middle | ||
| - | | 6 / Right | CD 80 | C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 7 / Blue | A4 C0 80 | A0 C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 8 / Down | 94 C0 80 | 90 C0 80 | | ||
| - | | 9 / Green | 98 C0 80 | 90 C0 80 | | ||
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| - | ==== Smart Keyboard (Clavier Tip Tap) ==== | ||
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| - | (sorry, I have the French/ | ||
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| - | ^ Row 1 (top) ^^ Row 2 ^^ Row 3 ^^ Row 4 ^^ Row 5 ^^ | ||
| - | ^ Key ^ Code ^ Key ^ Code ^ Key ^ Code ^ Key ^ Code ^ Key ^ Code ^ | ||
| - | | Esc | A2 | Dactylo | 22 | Caps | 1A | Shift | A9/AA | Player 1 | 04 | | ||
| - | | 1 | 33 | A | 23 | | ||
| - | | 2 | 34 | Z | 24 | Q | 1B | X | 14 | Symbol | 2C | | ||
| - | | 3 | 35 | E | 25 | S | 1C | C | 15 | Space | 05 | | ||
| - | | 4 | 37 | R | 27 | D | 1D | V | 17 | Player 2 | 0E | | ||
| - | | 5 | 36 | T | 26 | F | 1F | B | 16 | Left | 06 | | ||
| - | | 6 | 30 | Y | 20 | G | 1E | N | 08 | Down | 0F | | ||
| - | | 7 | 31 | U | 21 | H | 18 | , | 11 | Right | 0D | | ||
| - | | 8 | 3E | I | 3A | J | 19 | ; | 0C | | | | ||
| - | | 9 | 3F | O | 3B | K | 0A | : | 2F | | | | ||
| - | | 0 | 38 | P | 3C | L | 0B | Up | 12 | | | | ||
| - | | º | 29 | ¨ | 2A | M | 01 | | | | | | ||
| - | | Backspace | 39 | Erase | 3D | Enter | A1 | | ||
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| - | * Escape is mapped to Quit and works the same | ||
| - | * Help is mapped to Help and works the same | ||
| - | * Enter is mapped to OK and works the same | ||
| - | * Shift sends A9 on press and AA on release | ||
| - | * Other keys send their code on press, and code | C0 on release (so no code will be in the 90-AF range for either press or release to not conflict with the special buttons) | ||
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| - | The joystick at the bottom of the keyboard is similar to the normal Joystick but uses different values (to avoid clashing with the keyboard release keycode range). There does not seem to be different values possible, it's all on or all off. | ||
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| - | * Left: 7F 80 | ||
| - | * Right: 77 80 | ||
| - | * Down: 70 8F | ||
| - | * Up: 70 87 | ||
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| - | Boot sequence: | ||
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| - | * Keyboard sends 52 52 52 | ||
| - | * Console sends 0x02 0x02 0xE6 0xD6 0x60 | ||
| - | * Keyboard sends language code | ||
| - | * Console: 0x70 | ||
| - | * Keyboard: 0xBA | ||
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| - | The language codes: | ||
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| - | * 0x40: US | ||
| - | * 0x41: UK | ||
| - | * 0x42: French | ||
| - | * 0x44: German | ||
| - | ===== Commands from the console ===== | ||
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| - | 61, 62, 64 and 68 are sent in reply to color buttons presses. I suspect this controls the lights in the buttons. | ||
| - | 60 is sent to turn the light off. | ||
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| - | These are repeated every 20ms. After the controller sends 55 (idle), the V.Smile also returns to its idle reply (E6 for example) every 20ms. | ||
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