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PlayStation PAD/Memory Interface Protocol (english)

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 · 21 Jun 2020


  

PlayStation PAD/Memory Interface Protocol
mail : HFB03536@nifty-serve.or.jp

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1.pin assign

* memory card
______________________________
| |
| [#][#][#] [#][#][#] [#][#] | (front view)
|______________________________|
pin No. 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

PAD
-----------------------
| o o o | o o o | o o o | (front view)
\______|_______|______/
pin No. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

pin signal
No. name direction logic function
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
1 DAT in positive Serial Output data(open drain)
2 CMD out positive Serial Command data
3 +7V - - +7.6V CD-ROM Drive Power
4 GND - - Signal Ground
5 +3V - - +3.5V System Power
6 SEL- out negative pad/memory select
7 CLK- out negative Serial Clock
8 - - - no use
9 ACK- in negative Acknowledge(open drain)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

note.1 : 3/5pin Power is 20mA Fuse
: 2pin CD-ROM power 7.2V - 7.8V


* slot 1 or 2 pad/memory connetor

slot 1 slot2
pad mem pad mem
DAT (1) -- (1) ---- (1) -- (1) ------ to PS(common)
CMD (2) -- (2) ---- (2) -- (2) ------ from PS(common)
+7V (3) -- (3) ---- (3) -- (3) ------ from PS(common)
GND (4) -- (4) ---- (4) -- (4) ------ from PS(common)
+3V (5) -- (5) ---- (5) -- (5) ------ from PS(common)
slot1 SEL- (6) -- (6) ---------------------- from PS(separate)
slot2 SEL- (6) -- (6) ------ from PS(separate)
CLK- (7) -- (7) ---- (7) -- (7) ------ from PS(common)
- (8) ----------- (8) ------------- from PS(common)
ACK- (9) -- (9) ---- (9) -- (9) ------ from PS(common)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.accesse timing

* the whole(example PAD)
____ _____
SEL- |____________________________________________________________|
______ ____ ____ ____ ____ _________
CLK |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ||||||||
_______________________________________________________________________
CMD X 01h XXXX 42h XXXX 00h XXXX 00h XXXX 00h XXXX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_____________________________________________________________
DAT -----XXXXXXXXXXXXX ID XXXX 5Ah XXXX key1 XXXX key2 XXXX-----
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ACK- ---------------|_|---------|_|---------|_|---------|_|-----------------


* details (start Condition)
____
SEL- |__________________________________________________________________
______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________ _ _ _ _
CLK |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
__________ ___
CMD |________________________________________________| |_______
____
DAT -----XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |___________

ACK- ----------------------------------------------|___|--------------------

X = H or L , - = High-Z

command : PAD = 01h , Memory Card = 81h

* data/command byte format
LSB MSB
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
bit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

* byte format(for example)
DATA = 4Ah
LSB MSB
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
bit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
__ ___ ___ ___ ____
DAT __|___| |___| |_______| |___|____
__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______
CLK |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|

* data/command bit detail
___ ___________________________ ____
data \ / \ /
/ X X
command ___/ \___________________________/ \____
___ ____________
\ / \
clock \ / \
\____________/ \____
| |
| |
| tck |
|<--------------------------->|

+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| | min | typ | max |
+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| tck | 1us | 4us | - | clock cycle time
+---------+--------+--------+--------+

* ack timing
____
SEL- |______________________________________________
______ __________ ___________
CLK |||||||| |||||||| ||||||||
| |
ACK- -----------------------|_|-------------|_|---------
| ta1 | | | ta2 |
|<------->| | |<----->|
| | ap
>|-|<-----

+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| | min | typ | max |
+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| ta1 | 0us | - | 100us | command to ack 1st
+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| ta2 | | 10us | 1ms | other
+---------+--------+--------+--------+
| ap | 2us | | | ack width
+---------+--------+--------+--------+

* timing

0ms 16ms 32ms 64ms
time ------|< 16ms >|---------------|---------------|---------------|
______ _ _ ____________ _ __ ____________
SEL |__| |________| |__| |__| |_______| |__| |
<PAD> <memory> <PAD> <PAD> <memory> <PAD>
note : <memory>

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.interface circuit

* PAD example

/| 200ohm
PAD SEL- ----o< |--------\/\/\/-- PS SEL-
\|
74HC14
/| 200ohm
PAD CMD- ----o< |--------\/\/\/-- PS CMD-
\|
74HC14
/| 200ohm
PAD CLK- ----o< |--------\/\/\/-- PS CLK-
\|
74HC14
PAD DAT _________
|
|\o
-----| > ------------- PS DAT
| |/
GND HC125
PAD ACK- _________
|
|\o
-----| > ------------- PS ACK-
| |/
GND HC125

DAT & ACK- signal = open drain

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.pad transfer format

pad start command = '01h'

pad id : 7-4 = controller type
: 3-0 = transfer byte(normal pad = 1)

* example (normal pad) time --->

10000000 01000010 01011010 01234567 01234567
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
CMD | 01h | 42h | 00h | 00h | 00h |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
xxxxxxxx 10000010 10100101 01234567 01234567
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
DAT | ---- | 41h | 5ah | SW.1 | SW.2 |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
'Z'

controller type : 4
trabsfer byte : 5 (3 + 1 * 2)
~

switch data = 0 : push
1

* SCPH-1010(normal pad)
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte |command | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | 0x01 | ----- |
+----------+--------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x42 | 0x41 | 'A'
+----------+--------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x00 | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | 0x00 | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | 0x00 | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

* SLPH-0001(nejicon)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x23 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | 1 | 1 | A | B | R | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | twist ADC data left:00h,center:80h |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | I switch ADC data (8bit unsigned) | 00h - FFh
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | II switch ADC data | 00h - FFh
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | L switch ADC data | 00h - FFh
+----------+---------------------------------------+

* SLPH-0007(nasca pachinco handle)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x23 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | 1 | 1 | 1 | TW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | twist ADC data home:00h, right:7fh |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | 0x00 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | 0x00 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | 0x00 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
5th byte : TW = twist on : 0

* SLPH-0015(volume controller)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x23 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | 1 | 1 | B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | rotation ADC datra left:00h,right:FFh |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | 00h |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | 00h |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | 00h |
+----------+---------------------------------------+

* SCPH-1030(mouse)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x12 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |L.sw|R.sw| 0 | 0 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | Y 8bitSigned up:+,down:-,fixed:00 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | X 8bitSigned up:+,down:-,fixed:00 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
X Y = orientation

* SCPH-1110(analog stick : analog mode)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x53 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | r handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | r handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | l handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | l handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+

* SCPH-1110(analog stick : digital mode)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x41 | 'A'
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+


* SCPH-1150(analog controller)

3pin = vibration motor power

digital mode (LED = off)
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte |command | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | 0x01 | ----- |
+----------+--------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x42 | 0x41 | 'A'
+----------+--------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x00 | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | motor | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | motor | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

analog mode(LED = red)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x73 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | L | DW | R | UP | ST |r.sw|l.sw|SEL |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | r handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | r handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | l handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | l handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+

analog mode II(LED = green)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| byte | b7 | b6 | b5 | b4 | b3 | b2 | b1 | b0 |
+==========+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+
| 1st byte | ----- |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 2nd byte | 0x53 |
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 3rd byte | 0x5a | 'Z'
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 4th byte | L | DW | R | UP | ST | 1 | 1 |SEL |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 5th byte | [] | X | O | <| | R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 |
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6th byte | r handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 7th byte | r handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 8th byte | l handle L<->R L:00h,C:80h,R:FFh | left,right
+----------+---------------------------------------+
| 9th byte | l handle U<->D U:00h,C:80h,D:FFh | up,down
+----------+---------------------------------------+

* SCPH-1070(multi tap)
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.memory card format

memory start command = '81h'

4.1.write command

fuction count
----------------------------
command header 4
write address 2
data block 128
XOR code 1
write end mark 2
write end flag 1
----------------------------

command header address
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|
CMD | 81h | 57h 'W'| 00h | 00h | | adrs H | adrs L |
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|
DAT | ---- |* 00h | 5Ah 'Z'| 5Dh ']'| |* 00h |*adrs H |
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|

data block XOR code
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|
CMD | dt 1 | dt 2 | .... | dt 127 | dt 128 | | xor |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|
DAT |*adrs L |* dt 1 |* .... |*dt 126 |*dt 127 | |*dt 128 |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|

end mark end flag end flag(error)
|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|
CMD | 00h | 00h | | 00h | | 00h |
|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|
DAT | 5Ch '\'| 5Dh ']'| | 47h 'G'| | 4Eh 'N'|
|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|

XOR CODE = (adrs H or L + data block) ex-or

'*' = ignor data

* write data example

from PS data
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F ASCII
+00 81 57 00 00 00 80 53 43 11 01 82 71 82 68 82 63 .W....SC..RID
+10 82 66 82 64 81 40 82 71 82 60 82 62 82 64 82 71 GE RACER
+20 81 40 83 5E 83 43 83 80 83 65 81 5B 83 75 83 8B  タイムテーブル
+30 00 CD 7B 7B 77 7B FB C7 FB D7 FB DB FB DB DD DB .ヘ{{w{........ンロ
+40 DB DB DB DB 7D C7 CB CD FD FD FF FC B7 CC FD DC ロロロロ}ヌヒヘ.....フ.ワ
+50 FF DE FF FC FF FC DB FF DD FD DD FD FD DF C7 77 .゙......ン.ン..゚ヌw
+60 C7 77 B7 77 B7 77 BC F7 7A EF 38 EB F5 E2 B3 DE ヌwキwキwシ...8..箋゙
+70 71 D6 4F D2 EC C5 8A B9 48 AD E6 A0 DD D2 5D C6 qヨOメ..柑Hュ譬ンメ]ニ
+80 FE B9 7C AD 1A A1 1A 00 00 00 .ケ|ュ.。....

to memory
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F ASCII
+00 01 00 5A 5D 00 00 80 53 43 11 01 82 71 82 68 82 ..Z]...SC..RID
+10 63 82 66 82 64 81 40 82 71 82 60 82 62 82 64 82 GE RACER
+20 71 81 40 83 5E 83 43 83 80 83 65 81 5B 83 75 83  タイムテーブル
+30 8B 00 CD 7B 7B 77 7B FB C7 FB D7 FB DB FB DB DD .ヘ{{w{........ン
+40 DB DB DB DB DB 7D C7 CB CD FD FD FF FC B7 CC FD ロロロロロ}ヌヒヘ.....フ.
+50 DC FF DE FF FC FF FC DB FF DD FD DD FD FD DF C7 ワ.゙......ン.ン..゚ヌ
+60 77 C7 77 B7 77 B7 77 BC F7 7A EF 38 EB F5 E2 B3 wヌwキwキwシ...8..箋
+70 DE 71 D6 4F D2 EC C5 8A B9 48 AD E6 A0 DD D2 5D ゙qヨOメ..柑Hュ譬ンメ]
+80 C6 FE B9 7C AD 1A A1 5C 5D 47 ニ.ケ|ュ.。\]G

4.2.read command

fuction count
----------------------------
command header 4
read address 2
command acknowledge 1
data header 1
data address 2
data block 128
XOR code 1
read end flag 1
----------------------------

command header address command ack
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------| |--------|
CMD | 81h | 52h 'R'| 00h | 00h | | adrs H | adrs L | | 00h |
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------| |--------|
DAT | ---- |* 00h | 5Ah 'Z'| 5Dh ']'| |* 00h |*adrs H | | 5Ch '\'|
|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------| |--------|

data header data address
|--------| |--------|--------|
CMD | 00h | | 00h | 00h |
|--------| |--------|--------|
DAT | 5Dh ']'| | adrs H | adrs L |
|--------| |--------|--------|

data block XOR CODE END FLAG
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|
CMD | 00h | 00h | .... | 00h | 00h | | 00h | | 00h |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|
DAT | dt 1 | dt 2 | .... | dt 127 | dt 128 | | xor | | 47h 'G'|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------| |--------|

XOR CODE = (dara adrs H or L + data block) ex-or

'*' = ignor data

* read data example

from PS
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F ASCII
+00 81 52 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .R..............
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
+80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............

to PS
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F ASCII
+00 01 00 5A 5D 00 00 5C 5D 00 80 53 43 11 01 82 71 ..Z]..\]..SC..R
+10 82 68 82 63 82 66 82 64 81 40 82 71 82 60 82 62 IDGE RAC
+20 82 64 82 71 81 40 83 5E 83 43 83 80 83 65 81 5B ER タイムテー
+30 83 75 83 8B 00 CD 7B 7B 77 7B FB C7 FB D7 FB DB ブル.ヘ{{w{......
+40 FB DB DD DB DB DB DB DB 7D C7 CB CD FD FD FF FC ..ンロロロロロ}ヌヒヘ....
+50 B7 CC FD DC FF DE FF FC FF FC DB FF DD FD DD FD .フ.ワ.゙......ン.ン.
+60 FD DF C7 77 C7 77 B7 77 B7 77 BC F7 7A EF 38 EB .゚ヌwヌwキwキwシ...8.
+70 F5 E2 B3 DE 71 D6 4F D2 EC C5 8A B9 48 AD E6 A0 .箋゙qヨOメ..柑Hュ譬
+80 DD D2 5D C6 FE B9 7C AD 1A A1 1A 47 ンメ]ニ.ケ|ュ.。.G

4.3.memory card connector

20pin card edge connector

figure
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
# # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # #
# # # A # # # # B # # # # A or B cut
# # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # #
=========================================
=========================================
=========================================
| | x | | | x | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. memory card format

1M bit(128K byte) = 16 block
1 block = 8K byte
1 block = 64 frame
1 frame = 8K byte / 64 frame = 128 byte

5.1.memory card block map
block block
No. name fuction
0 directory card ID , directory
1 data block 1 data
2 data blcok 2
| |
14 data block 14
15 data block 15

5.2.memory card frame map
* directory block map
frame No. fuction
00h memory card ID
01h-0fh directory 0-14
10h-23h reserve
24h-3eh not use
3fh write test

* data block map(top)
frame No. fuction
00h title & icon palete
01h-n icon data
n+1 save data

* data block map(link)
frame No. fuction
00h save data

5.3.block detail

5.3.1.directory block detail

* memory card ID
+00,01 'MC'
+02-7E 00h
+7F XOR CODE

note : XOR Code = 00 - 7e data EX-or

* directory frame
+00 data flag
bit 7-4 A free(not use , delete)
5 busy
F reserve
bit 3-0 0 not use
1 top block
2 link block
3 link end block
F reserve
+01-03 ????
+04-07 byte length 06,05,04 (block count * 2000h)
0,00,00 not use , link , link end
0,20,00 1 block used

+08,09 link directory number(0-14)
FFFFh = no link block
+0A,0B 'BI'
+0C - product code + game ID + 00 (ASCIIZ string)
+7F XOR code

* data flag type
A0 not use(default , format)
51 busy / link block top
52 link block
53 link end block
Ax delete block
FF reserve block

* directory frame (reserve area)
+00-03 FF * 4
+04-07 00
+08,09 FF * 2
+0A-7E 00
+7F 00 XOR CODE

5.3.2.data block detail
* title & icon palete
+00,01 data ID String 'SC'
+02 7-4 icon display flag
3-0 icon count
+03 icon block count
+04-5F title(ASCIIZ string)
+60- icon palete data 16 / 65536 color

* icon frame
+00-7F icon data(4bit=1pixel * 16 * 16 )

5.4.directory example

* example 1
directory.0 +00 51 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 Q.......
top +08 01 00 42 49 53 4C 50 53 ..BISLPS
+10 2D 30 30 31 37 35 54 50 -00175TP
+18 41 52 4B 2E 47 30 00 00 ARK.G0..

directory.1 +00 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 R.......
+08 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

directory.2 +00 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 R.......
+08 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

directory.3 +00 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 R.......
+08 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

directory.4 +00 53 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S.......
+08 FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

* example 2(wizadry)

dir.0 +00 51 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 Q.... .. character data
+08 FF FF 42 49 53 43 50 53 ..BISCPS
+10 2D 31 30 30 31 30 50 43 -10010PC
+18 46 49 4C 45 2E 00 00 00 FILE....

dir.1 +00 51 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 Q....... save data 1
+08 02 00 42 49 53 43 50 53 ..BISCPS
+10 2D 31 30 30 31 30 43 44 -10010CD
+18 53 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 S1......

dir.2 +00 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 R.......
+08 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

dir.3 +00 53 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S.......
+08 FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
+18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

* icon palete

bit 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
?? B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 R4 R3 R2 R1 R0
------------------ ------------------ ------------------
Blue data Green data Red data


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