16 bit writes to 8 bit hardware registers

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Aphex
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16 bit writes to 8 bit hardware registers

Post by Aphex »

Hi,

Could anyone answer this trivial question for me?

Let's say the snes's cpu is in native mode and all registers and memory accesses are set to 16 bits. How does an 8 bit hardware register respond to a 16 bit write? For example.

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LDA #$AABB
STA $2100
Would $2100 now simply contain $AA?

P.S I apologise if this forum is strictly for Snes9x development discussion
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BearOso
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Re: 16 bit writes to 8 bit hardware registers

Post by BearOso »

Aphex wrote:Hi,

Could anyone answer this trivial question for me?

Let's say the snes's cpu is in native mode and all registers and memory accesses are set to 16 bits. How does an 8 bit hardware register respond to a 16 bit write? For example.

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LDA #$AABB
STA $2100
Would $2100 now simply contain $AA?

P.S I apologise if this forum is strictly for Snes9x development discussion
I'm not a SNES programmer, but I'm fairly sure it writes across both $2100 and $2101. A better forum for this kind of topic would be byuu's ROM hacking board: http://board.byuu.org/viewforum.php?f=9
Aphex
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Re: 16 bit writes to 8 bit hardware registers

Post by Aphex »

Thanks, that makes sense actually. Also, byuu's forum does seem more relevent, thanks for the link.
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