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Fix for VRC2B Famicom Carts
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Instead of bank switching on a single bank and reading 512 bytes
at a time, this update switches 8 banks at a time and reads 8 KiB
per iteration. The hypothesis is that the timing between
bank switching and reading 512 bytes at a time is insufficient for
the mapper while reading in batches of 8 KiB allows for enough
time for the data to be switched and accessible.

This change fixes the ability to dump the following
VRC2B Famicom cartridges:

B27B8CF4 -> Contra (Japan).nes
49123146 -> Getsu Fuuma Den (Japan).nes
AC9895CC -> Dragon Scroll - Yomigaerishi Maryuu (Japan).nes

Also verified a VRC4E Famicom Cartridge:

C1FBF659 -> Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun (Japan).nes
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andy-miles committed Jul 26, 2024
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41 changes: 30 additions & 11 deletions Cart_Reader/NES.ino
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Expand Up @@ -2855,23 +2855,42 @@ void readCHR(bool readrom) {
break;

case 23: { // 128K
banks = int_pow(2, chrsize) * 4;

// Detect VRC4e Carts - read PRG 0x1FFF6 (DATE)
// Boku Dracula-kun = 890810, Tiny Toon = 910809
// Crisis Force = 910701, Parodius Da! = 900916
write_prg_byte(0x8000, 15);
bool vrc4e;
uint8_t prgchk0 = read_prg_byte(0x9FF6);
if (prgchk0 == 0x30) { // Check for "0" in middle of date
vrc4e = true; // VRC4e Cart
}
banks = int_pow(2, chrsize) * 4;
for (size_t i = 0; i < banks; i++) {
write_prg_byte(0xB000, i & 0xF); // CHR Bank Lower 4 bits
if (vrc4e == true)
if (prgchk0 == 0x30) { // Check for "0" in middle of date. If true, assume VRC4e Cart
for (size_t i = 0; i < banks; i++) {
write_prg_byte(0xB000, i & 0xF); // CHR Bank Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xB004, (i >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank Upper 4 bits VRC4e
else
write_prg_byte(0xB001, (i >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank Upper 4 bits VRC2b/VRC4f
dumpBankCHR(0x0, 0x400);
dumpBankCHR(0x0, 0x400);
}

break;
}

// VRC2b/VRC4f - See https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/VRC2_and_VRC4
for (size_t i = 0; i < banks; i += 8) {
write_prg_byte(0xB000, i & 0xF); // CHR Bank 0: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xB001, (i >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 0: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xB002, (i + 1) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 1: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xB003, ((i + 1) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 1: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xC000, (i + 2) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 2: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xC001, ((i + 2) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 2: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xC002, (i + 3) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 3: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xC003, ((i + 3) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 3: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xD000, (i + 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 4: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xD001, ((i + 4) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 4: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xD002, (i + 5) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 5: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xD003, ((i + 5) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 5: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xE000, (i + 6) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 6: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xE001, ((i + 6) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 6: Upper 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xE002, (i + 7) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 7: Lower 4 bits
write_prg_byte(0xE003, ((i + 7) >> 4) & 0xF); // CHR Bank 7: Upper 4 bits
dumpBankCHR(0x0, 0x2000); // 8 Banks for a total of 8 KiB
}
break;
}
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