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| CRTC || Read/Write || - || 0 || - || - || - || - || r1 || r0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
 
| CRTC || Read/Write || - || 0 || - || - || - || - || r1 || r0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

Revision as of 09:28, 10 January 2025

This list shows only the internal standard I/O ports, as used in the BIOS ROM of the CPC 464/664/6128 BIOS, and in the AMSDOS ROM of the CPC 664/6128 and DDI-1. For a more complete list, including all Peripherals, see the Complete I/O Port Summary.


I/O Port Allocation Rules

Hardware device Read/Write Port bits
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Gate-Array Write only 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RAM Configuration Write only 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CRTC Read/Write - 0 - - - - r1 r0 - - - - - - - -
ROM select Write only - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Printer port Write only - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
8255 PPI Read/Write - - - - 0 - r1 r0 - - - - - - - -
Expansion Peripherals Read/Write - - - - - 0 x x x x x x x x x x

Legend:

  • "-" means this bit is ignored,
  • "0" means the bit must be set to "0" for the hardware device to respond,
  • "1" means the bit must be set to "1" for the hardware device to respond.
  • "r1" and "r0" mean a bit used to define a register


Official I/O Ports

The official ports are defined to eliminate conflict between devices, as follows:

I/O Decoded as Port Read Write
#7FXX %01xxxxxx xxxxxxxx Gate Array - Write
#7FXX %0xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx PAL extension to Gate Array for 128K RAM banking - Write
#BCXX %x0xxxx00 xxxxxxxx 6845 CRTC Index - Write
#BDXX %x0xxxx01 xxxxxxxx 6845 CRTC Data Out - Write
#BEXX %x0xxxx10 xxxxxxxx 6845 CRTC Status (as far as supported) Read -
#BFXX %x0xxxx11 xxxxxxxx 6845 CRTC Data In (as far as supported) Read -
#DFXX %xx0xxxxx xxxxxxxx Upper ROM Bank Number - Write
#EFXX %xxx0xxxx xxxxxxxx Printer Port - Write
#F4XX %xxxx0x00 xxxxxxxx 8255 PPI Port A (PSG Data) Read Write
#F5XX %xxxx0x01 xxxxxxxx 8255 PPI Port B (Vsync,PrnBusy,Tape,etc.) Read -
#F6XX %xxxx0x10 xxxxxxxx 8255 PPI Port C (KeybRow,Tape,PSG Control) - Write
#F7XX %xxxx0x11 xxxxxxxx 8255 PPI Control-Register - Write
#F8FF N/A Peripheral Soft Reset (MC_BOOT_PROGRAM and MC_START_PROGRAM do OUT [F8FF],FF) - Write
#FA7E %xxxxx0x0 0xxxxxxx Floppy Motor Control (for 765 FDC) - Write
#FADC %xxxxx0x0 xx0xxx00 Amstrad Serial Interface Z80-SIO / DART port A Data Register Read Write
#FADD %xxxxx0x0 xx0xxx01 Amstrad Serial Interface Z80-SIO / DART port A Control Reg. Read Write
#FADE %xxxxx0x0 xx0xxx10 Amstrad Serial Interface Z80-SIO / DART port B Data Register Read Write
#FADF %xxxxx0x0 xx0xxx11 Amstrad Serial Interface Z80-SIO / DART port B Control Reg. Read Write
#FB7E %xxxxx0x1 0xxxxxx0 765 FDC (internal) Status Register Read -
#FB7F %xxxxx0x1 0xxxxxx1 765 FDC (internal) Data Register Read Write
#FBDC %xxxxx0x1 xx0xxx00 Amstrad Serial Interface 8253 Timer counter 0 Read Write
#FBDD %xxxxx0x1 xx0xxx01 Amstrad Serial Interface 8253 Timer counter 1 Read Write
#FBDE %xxxxx0x1 xx0xxx10 Amstrad Serial Interface 8253 Timer counter 2 Read Write
#FBDF %xxxxx0x1 xx0xxx11 Amstrad Serial Interface 8253 Timer Modus Select - Write
  • The three 765 FDC floppy ports are contained in CPC 664/6128/Plus and DDI-1 only.
  • The eight Amstrad Serial Interface ports are pre-defined as shown above in the AMSDOS ROM. However, neither the CPC 664/6128/Plus nor DDI-1 do actually contain the corresponding RS232 hardware.
  • Bit14 of the PAL selection address must be at 1 on CPCs equipped with CRTCs 0/1/2. It can be at 0 or 1 on CRTCs 3/4. For compatibility reasons, it is strongly advised to always set bit14 to 1 to select PAL.
  • As components use partial address decoding, it is therefore possible to send the same value to different components simultaneously by carefully using custom I/O ports.


Memory Mapped I/O Ports

Mem Decoded as Port Read Write
#4000-7FFF %01xxxxxx xxxxxxxx ASIC - CPC+/GX4000 registers Read Write

See the ASIC page for details.


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