INES Mapper 067

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iNES Mapper 067 represents the Sunsoft-3 mapper, used in Fantasy Zone II (J), and Mito Koumon II - Sekai Manyuu Ki.

Overview

  • PRG ROM size: Up to 4 MiB
  • PRG ROM bank size: 16 KiB
  • PRG RAM: None
  • CHR bank size: 2 KiB
  • CHR ROM size: Up to 512 KiB
  • Nametable mirroring: Controlled by mapper (Horizontal, Vertical, 1-screen)
  • Subject to bus conflicts: No

Banks

  • CPU $8000-$BFFF: 16 KiB switchable PRG ROM bank
  • CPU $C000-$FFFF: 16 KiB PRG ROM bank, fixed to the last bank
  • PPU $0000-$07FF: 2 KiB switchable CHR bank
  • PPU $0800-$0FFF: 2 KiB switchable CHR bank
  • PPU $1000-$17FF: 2 KiB switchable CHR bank
  • PPU $1800-$1FFF: 2 KiB switchable CHR bank

Registers

CHR bank 0 ($8800)

The value written here selects a 2 KiB CHR ROM bank at PPU $0000-$07FF.

CHR bank 1 ($9800)

The value written here selects a 2 KiB CHR ROM bank at PPU $0800-$0FFF.

CHR bank 2 ($A800)

The value written here selects a 2 KiB CHR ROM bank at PPU $1000-$17FF.

CHR bank 3 ($B800)

The value written here selects a 2 KiB CHR ROM bank at PPU $1800-$1FFF.

IRQ load ($C800, write twice)

Write the high then low byte of a 16-bit CPU cycle count, much like PPUADDR. This directly affects the current count, not a reload value. The write state is reset by writing to the register at $D800.

IRQ enable ($D800)

7  bit  0
...P ....
   |
   +------ 0: Pause counter; 1: Count

While bit 4 is true, the 16-bit count decreases by 1 every CPU cycle. Whenever the count wraps from $0000 to $FFFF, the mapper asserts an IRQ and pauses itself. Writes also acknowledge IRQ and reset a latch such that the next $C800 write goes to the high byte of the count.

Mirroring ($E800)

7  bit  0
.... ..MM
       ||
       ++- Nametable mirroring (0=vertical, 1=horizontal, 2=1scA, 3=1scB)
            aka connect VRAM A10 to (0=PPU A10, 1=PPU A11, 2=Gnd, 3=Vcc)

PRG bank ($F800)

The value written here selects a 16 KiB CHR ROM bank at CPU $8000-$BFFF. As in mapper 2, $C000-$FFFF is fixed to the last bank of PRG ROM.


IRQ Operation

$C800 is a write-twice register (similar to $2005 and $2006). The first write sets the *high* 8 bits of the IRQ counter, and the second write sets the *low* 8 bits. This directly changes the actual IRQ counter -- not a reload value.

Any write to $D800 will acknowledge the IRQ, and will also reset the toggle so that the next write to $C800 will be the first write. $D800, of course, also enables/disables IRQs (bit 4).

The IRQ counter, when enabled, counts down every CPU cycle. When it wraps ($0000->FFFF), it disables itself and triggers an IRQ.

References