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23  bit  16 15  bit  8  7  bit  0
23  bit  16 15  bit  8  7  bit  0
  ---- ----  ---- ----  ---- ----
  ---- ----  ---- ----  ---- ----
  .... hhhh  llll llll  llll llll
  .... hhhh  llll llll  llll lll.
       ||||  |||| ||||  |||| ||||
       ||||  |||| ||||  |||| |||
       ++++---++++-++++---++++-++++- Linear source address
       ++++---++++-++++---++++-++++- Linear source address
                                     ($00000 - $FFFFF)
                                     ($00000 - $FFFFE)
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DMA allows source addresses in IRAM and ROM; any attempt to access SRAM causes DMA to immediately return, even if in the middle of a transfer.
DMA allows source addresses which can be accessed with a 16-bit width and without waitstates; any attempt to access SRAM (8-bit width) or "slow" ROM ($A0 bit 3 set) will cause DMA to immediately return, even if in the middle of a transfer.
 
TODO: What about source addresses in ROM configured as 8-bit?


{{Anchor|GDMA Destination Address}}
{{Anchor|GDMA Destination Address}}
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15  bit  8  7  bit  0
15  bit  8  7  bit  0
  ---- ----  ---- ----
  ---- ----  ---- ----
  aaaa aaaa  aaaa aaaa
  aaaa aaaa  aaaa aaa.
  |||| ||||  |||| ||||
  |||| ||||  |||| |||
  ++++-++++--++++-++++- Destination address in IRAM
  ++++-++++--++++-+++-- Destination address in IRAM
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15  bit  8  7  bit  0
15  bit  8  7  bit  0
  ---- ----  ---- ----
  ---- ----  ---- ----
  bbbb bbbb  bbbb bbbb
  bbbb bbbb  bbbb bbb.
  |||| ||||  |||| ||||
  |||| ||||  |||| |||
  ++++-++++--++++-++++- Transfer length, in bytes
  ++++-++++--++++-+++-- Transfer length, in words
                      (if including bit 0: in bytes)
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The CPU is stalled immediately after General DMA is enabled. General DMA takes <code>(5 + 2 * length)</code> cycles to complete.
The CPU is stalled immediately after General DMA is enabled. General DMA takes <code>(5 + 2 * words)</code> cycles to complete, where <code>words</code> is the number of words (2-bytes) transferred.


== Sound DMA ==
== Sound DMA ==
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+--------- Enable DMA: 0 = off, 1 = on
+--------- Enable DMA: 0 = off, 1 = on
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The CPU is stalled immediately after General DMA is enabled. General DMA takes <code>(5 + 2 * length)</code> cycles to complete.

Revision as of 20:38, 30 August 2023

The WonderSwan Color introduced two DMA blocks:

  • General DMA (GDMA) - allowing for fast IRAM/ROM -> IRAM transfers,
  • Sound DMA (SDMA) - allowing for IRAM/ROM -> sound transfers in a much less CPU-intensive way than an interrupt.

General DMA

GDMA Source Address ($40, $41, $42)

23  bit  16 15  bit  8   7  bit  0
 ---- ----   ---- ----   ---- ----
 .... hhhh   llll llll   llll lll.
      ||||   |||| ||||   |||| |||
      ++++---++++-++++---++++-++++- Linear source address
                                    ($00000 - $FFFFE)

DMA allows source addresses which can be accessed with a 16-bit width and without waitstates; any attempt to access SRAM (8-bit width) or "slow" ROM ($A0 bit 3 set) will cause DMA to immediately return, even if in the middle of a transfer.

GDMA Destination Address ($44, $45)

15  bit  8  7  bit  0
 ---- ----  ---- ----
 aaaa aaaa  aaaa aaa.
 |||| ||||  |||| |||
 ++++-++++--++++-+++-- Destination address in IRAM

GDMA allows destination addresses in IRAM.

GDMA Length ($46, $47)

15  bit  8  7  bit  0
 ---- ----  ---- ----
 bbbb bbbb  bbbb bbb.
 |||| ||||  |||| |||
 ++++-++++--++++-+++-- Transfer length, in words
                       (if including bit 0: in bytes)

GDMA Control ($48)

7  bit  0
---- ----
ed.. ....
||
|+-------- Direction: 0 = increment, 1 = decrement
+--------- Enable DMA: 0 = off, 1 = on

The CPU is stalled immediately after General DMA is enabled. General DMA takes (5 + 2 * words) cycles to complete, where words is the number of words (2-bytes) transferred.

Sound DMA

Sound DMA is a specialized form of General DMA with a hard-coded destination and built-in timer logic. As such, all of the rules for GDMA apply to SDMA as well.

Due to its need to access the external cartridge bus, Sound DMA steals 7 cycles - the same amount of time GDMA would take for transferring one byte - every 128 cycles. These are always cycles {117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123} mod 128.

TODO: How does Sound DMA interact with the cartridge waitstate configuration?

SDMA Source Address ($4A, $4B, $4C)

23  bit  16 15  bit  8   7  bit  0
 ---- ----   ---- ----   ---- ----
 .... hhhh   llll llll   llll llll
      ||||   |||| ||||   |||| ||||
      ++++---++++-++++---++++-++++- Linear source address
                                  ($00000 - $FFFFF)

SDMA Length ($4E, $4F, $50)

23  bit  16 15  bit  8   7  bit  0
 ---- ----   ---- ----   ---- ----
 .... hhhh   llll llll   llll llll
      ||||   |||| ||||   |||| ||||
      ++++---++++-++++---++++-++++- Transfer length, in bytes

SDMA Control ($52)

7  bit  0
---- ----
ed.t r?ff
|| | | ||
|| | | ++- Frequency/Rate:
|| | |       0 = 24000/1 = 24000 Hz
|| | |       1 = 24000/2 = 12000 Hz
|| | |       2 = 24000/4 =  6000 Hz
|| | |       3 = 24000/6 =  4000 Hz
|| | +---- Repeat: 0 = one-shot, 1 = auto-repeat
|| +------ Target:
||           0 = Channel 2 (port $89)
||           1 = Hyper Voice
|+-------- Direction: 0 = increment, 1 = decrement
+--------- Enable DMA: 0 = off, 1 = on