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Book I

• Table of Contents - page i
• List of Figures - page v
• List of Tables - page ix
• Preface - page 1
• Confidentiality Agreement - page 2

Section 1 - Approval Process

• Chapter 1. NOA Licensed Software Approval Process - page 1-1-1
• Chapter 2. Super NES Software Submission Requirements - page 1-2-1

Section 2 - Super NES Software

• Chapter 1. Introduction - page 2-1-1
• Chapter 2. Object (OBJ) - page 2-2-1
• Chapter 3. Background (BG) - page 2-3-1
• Chapter 4. Mosaic - page 2-4-1
• Chapter 5. Rotation/Enlargement/Reduction - page 2-5-1
• Chapter 6. Window (Window Mask) - page 2-6-1
• Chapter 7. Main/Sub Screen - page 2-7-1
• Chapter 8. CG Direct Select - page 2-8-1
• Chapter 9. H-Pseudo 512 - page 2-9-1
• Chapter 10. Complementary Multiplication (Signed Multiplication) - page 2-10-1
• Chapter 11. H/V Counter Latch - page 2-11-1
• Chapter 12. Offset Change - page 2-12-1
• Chapter 13. Standard Controller - page 2-13-1
• Chapter 14. Programmable I/O Port - page 2-14-1
• Chapter 15. Absolute Multiplication/Division - page 2-15-1
• Chapter 16. H/V Count Timer - page 2-16-1
• Chapter 17. Direct Memory Access (DMA) - page 2-17-1
• Chapter 18. Interlace - page 2-18-1
• Chapter 19. H-512 Mode (BG Mode 5 & 6) - page 2-19-1
• Chapter 20. OBJ 33's Lines Over & Priority Order - page 2-20-1
• Chapter 21. CPU Clock and Memory Mapping - page 2-21-1
• Chapter 22. Super NES Functional Operation - page 2-22-1
• Chapter 23. System Flowchart - page 2-23-1
• Chapter 24. Programming Cautions - page 2-24-1
• Chapter 25. Documented Problems - page 2-25-1
• Chapter 26. Register Clear (Initial Settings) - page 2-26-1
• Chapter 27. PPU Registers - page 2-27-1
  • INIDISP - Initial Settings for Screen - page 2-27-1
  • OBJSEL - Object Size & Object Data Area Designation - page 2-27-1
  • OAMADDL / OAMADDH - Address for Accessing OAM - page 2-27-2
  • OAM DATA - Data for OAM write - page 2-27-2
  • BG MODE aka BGMODE - Background Mode & Character Size Settings - page 2-27-3
  • MOSAIC - Size & Screen Designation for Mosaic Display - page 2-27-3
  • BG1SC / BG2SC / BG3SC / BG4SC - Address for Storing SC-Data of each BG & SC Size Designation - page 2-27-4
  • BG1NBA / BG34NBA - BG Character Area Designation - page 2-27-5
  • BG1H0FS / BG1V0FS - H/V Scroll Value Designation for BG-1 - page 2-27-5
  • BG2H0FS / BG2V0FS / BG3H0FS / BG3V0FS / BG40FS / BG4V0FS - H/V Scroll Value Designation for BG-2,3,4 page 2-27-6
  • VMAINC - VRAM Address Increment Value Designation - page 2-27-6
  • VMADDL / VMADDH - Address for VRAM Read & Write - page 2-27-7
  • VMDATAL / VMDATAH - Data for VRAM Write - page 2-27-7
  • M7SEL - Initial Setting in Screen Mode-7 - page 2-27-8
  • M7A / M7B / M7C / M7D / M7X / M7Y - page 2-27-9
  • CGADD / CGDATA - page 2-27-11
  • W12SEL / W34SEL / WOBJSEL - page 2-27-12
  • WH0 / WH1 / WH2 / WH3 - page 2-27-12
  • WBGLOG / WOBJLOG - page 2-27-13
  • TM - page 2-27-14
  • TS - page 2-27-14
  • TMW - page 2-27-15
  • TSW - page 2-27-15
  • CGSWEL - page 2-27-16
  • CGADSUB - page 2-27-17
  • COLDATA - page 2-27-18
  • SETINI - page 2-27-19
  • MPYL / MPYM / MPYH - page 2-27-20
  • SLHV - page 2-27-20
  • OAMDATA - page 2-27-21
  • VMDATAL / VMDATAH - page 2-27-21
  • CGDATA - page 2-27-22
  • OPHCT / OPVCT - page 2-27-22
  • STAT77 / STAT78 - page 2-27-23
  • APUIO0 / APUIO1 / APUIO2 / APUIO3 - page 2-27-24
  • WMDATA - page 2-27-25
  • WMADDL / WMADDM / WMADDH - page 2-27-25

• Chapter 28. CPU Registers - page 2-28-1
  • NMITIMEN - page 2-28-1
  • WRIO - page 2-28-1
  • WRMPYA / WRMPYB - page 2-28-2
  • WRDIVL / WRDIVH / WRDIVB - page 2-28-2
  • HTIMEL / HTIMEH - page 2-28-3
  • VTIMEL / VTIMEH - page 2-28-3
  • MDMAEN - page 2-28-4
  • HDMAEN - page 2-28-5
  • MEMSEL - page 2-28-5
  • RDNMI - page 2-28-6
  • TIMEUP - page 2-28-6
  • HVBJOY - page 2-28-7
  • RDIO - page 2-28-7
  • RDDIVL / RDDIVH - page 2-28-8
  • RDMPYL / RDMPYH - page 2-28-8
  • STD CNTRRL1L / 1H / 2L/2H/3L/3H/4L/4H - page 2-28-9

Section 3 - Super NES Sound

• Chapter 1. SNES Sound Source Outline - page 3-1-1
• Chapter 2. BRR (Bit Rate Reduction) - page 3-2-1
• Chapter 3. I/O Ports - page 3-3-1
• Chapter 4. Control Register - page 3-4-1
• Chapter 5. Timers - page 3-5-1
• Chapter 6. DSP Interface Register - page 3-6-1
• Chapter 7. Register Used - page 3-7-1
• Chapter 8. CPU Organization - page 3-8-1
• Chapter 9. Sound Programming Cautions - page 3-9-1

Tables of Appendix

• Appendix A. PPU Registers - page A-1
• Appendix B. CPU Registers - page B-1
• Appendix C SPC700 Commands - page C-1
• Appendix D. Data Transfer Procedure - page D-1

Book II

• Cover Page

• Table of Contents - page i

• List of Figures - page iii

• List of Tables - page vi

Section 1 - Super Accelerator (SA-1)

• Chapter 1. Super Accelerator System Functions - page 1-1-1
• Chapter 2. Configuration of SA-1 - page 1-2-1
• Chapter 3. Super Accelerator Memory Map - page 1-3-1
• Chapter 4. SA-1 Internal Register Configuration - page 1-4-1
• Chapter 5. Multi-Processor Processing - page 1-5-1
• Chapter 6. Character Conversion - page 1-6-1
• Chapter 7. Arithmetic Function - page 1-7-1
• Chapter 8. Variable-Length Bit Processing - page 1-8-1
• Chapter 9. DMA - page 1-9-1

Section 2 - Super FX

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Super FX - page 2-1-1
• Chapter 2 GSU Functional Operation - page 2-2-1
• Chapter 3 Memory Mapping - page 2-3-1
• Chapter 4 GSU Internal Register Configuration - page 2-4-1
• Chapter 5 GSU Program Execution - page 2-5-1
• Chapter 6 Instruction Execution - page 2-6-1
• Chapter 7 Data Access - page 2-7-1
• Chapter 8 GSU Special Functions - page 2-8-1
• Chapter 9 Description of Instructions - page 2-9-1
  • ADC
  • ADD
  • ALT1
  • ALT2
  • ALT3
  • AND
  • ASR
  • BCC - page 2-9-14
  • BCS - page 2-9-16
  • BEQ - page 2-9-18
  • BGE - page 2-9-20
  • BIC - page 2-9-22
  • BLT - page 2-9-24
  • BMI - page 2-9-26
  • BNE - page 2-9-28
  • BPL - page 2-9-30
  • BRA - page 2-9-32
  • BVC - page 2-9-34
  • BVS - page 2-9-36
  • CACHE - page 2-9-38
  • CMODE - page 2-9-39
  • CMP - page 2-9-41
  • COLOR - page 2-9-42
  • DEC - page 2-9-43
  • DIV2 - page 2-9-44
  • FMULT - page 2-9-46
  • FROM - page 2-9-48
  • GETB - page 2-9-49
  • GETBH - page 2-9-51
  • GETBL - page 2-9-53
  • GETBS - page 2-9-55
  • GETC - page 2-9-57
  • HIB - page 2-9-58
  • IBT - page 2-9-60
  • INC - page 2-9-61
  • IWT - page 2-9-62
  • JMP - page 2-9-63
  • LDB - page 2-9-64
  • LDW - page 2-9-66
  • LEA - page 2-9-67
  • LINK - page 2-9-68
  • LJMP - page 2-9-69
  • LM - page 2-9-70
  • LMS - page 2-9-71
  • LMULT - page 2-9-73
  • LOB - page 2-9-75
  • LOOP - page 2-9-77
  • LSR - page 2-9-78
  • MERGE - page 2-9-79
  • MOVE - page 2-9-81
  • MOVEB - page 2-9-87
  • MOVES - page 2-9-89
  • MOVEW - page 2-9-90
  • MULT - page 2-9-93
  • NOP - page 2-9-95
  • NOT - page 2-9-96
  • OR - page 2-9-97
  • PLOT - page 2-9-100
  • RAMB - page 2-9-101
  • ROL - page 2-9-102
  • ROMB - page 2-9-104
  • ROR - page 2-9-105
  • RPIX - page 2-9-107
  • SBC - page 2-9-108
  • SBK - page 2-9-109
  • SEX - page 2-9-110
  • SM - page 2-9-112
  • SMS - page 2-9-113
  • STB - page 2-9-115
  • STOP - page 2-9-116
  • STW - page 2-9-117
  • SUB - page 2-9-118
  • SWAP - page 2-9-120
  • TO - page 2-9-121
  • UMULT - page 2-9-122

Section 3 - DSP/DSP-1

• Chapter 1 Introduction to DSP1 - page 3-1-1
• Chapter 2 Command Summary - page 3-2-1
• Chapter 3 Parameter Data Type - page 3-3-1
• Chapter 4 Use of DSP1 - page 3-4-1
• Chapter 5 Description of DSP1 Commands - page 3-5-1
• Chapter 6 Math Functions and Equations - page 3-6-1

Section 4 - Accessories

• Chapter 1. The Super NES Super Scope System - page 4-1-1
• Chapter 2. Principles of the Super NES Super Scope - page 4-2-1
• Chapter 3. Super NES Super Scope Functional Operation - page 4-3-1
• Chapter 4. Super NES Super Scope Receiver Functions - page 4-4-1
• Chapter 5. Graphics - page 4-5-1
• Chapter 6. Super NES Mouse Specifications - page 4-6-1
• Chapter 7. Using the Standard BIOS - page 4-7-1
• Chapter 8 Programming Cautions - page 4-8-1
• Chapter 9 MultiPlayer 5 Specifications - page 4-9-1
• Chapter 10 MultiPlayer 5 Supplied BIOS - page 4-10-1
• Chapter 1. Super NES Parts List - page 1
• Index for Book I
• Index for Book II