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File : drivers/vic20timer.s

 timer routines

 the timer should be a 16-bit counter that's incremented by about
 1000 units per second. it doesn't have to be particularly accurate.
 this VIC20 implementation requires the routine timer_vbl_handler be called 60 times per second

functions

functiondescription
timer_init
reset timer to 0
inputs: none
outputs: none
timer_read
read the current timer value 
 inputs: none
 outputs: AX = current timer value (roughly equal to number of milliseconds since the last call to 'timer_init')
timer_seconds

implementation

; timer routines
;
; the timer should be a 16-bit counter that's incremented by about
; 1000 units per second. it doesn't have to be particularly accurate.
; this VIC20 implementation requires the routine timer_vbl_handler be called 60 times per second

  .include "../inc/common.i"


  .export timer_init
  .export timer_read
  .export timer_seconds
  
  IRQ_VECTOR=$314

  .bss
  current_time_value: .res 2
  current_seconds: .res 1
  current_jiffies: .res 1
  .data 
  jmp_old_handler:
    .byte $4c ;JMP    
old_handler:    
    .word $00
  
  .code

;reset timer to 0
;inputs: none
;outputs: none
timer_init:
  lda old_handler
  bne @handler_installed
  ldax  IRQ_VECTOR
  stax old_handler  
  ldax #timer_vbl_handler
  stax  IRQ_VECTOR
@handler_installed:  
  lda  #0
  sta current_time_value
  sta current_time_value+1
  sta current_seconds
  sta current_jiffies
  rts

;read the current timer value 
; inputs: none
; outputs: AX = current timer value (roughly equal to number of milliseconds since the last call to 'timer_init')
timer_read:
  ldax  current_time_value
  rts

; tick over the current timer value - should be called 60 times per second
; inputs: none
; outputs: none (all registers preserved, by carry flag can be modified)
timer_vbl_handler:
  pha
  lda #$11  ; 60 HZ =~ 17 ms per 'tick' 
  adc current_time_value
  sta current_time_value
  bcc :+
  inc current_time_value+1
:

  inc current_jiffies
  lda current_jiffies
  cmp #60
  bne @done
  lda #0
  sta current_jiffies
  inc current_seconds 
  ;we don't want to mess around with decimal mode in an IRQ handler
  lda current_seconds 
  cmp #$0a
  bne :+
  lda #$10
:  
  cmp #$1a
  bne :+
  lda #$20
:
  cmp #$2a
  bne :+
  lda #$30
:
  cmp #$3a
  bne :+
  lda #$40
:
  cmp #$4a
  bne :+
  lda #$50
:
  cmp #$5a
  bne :+
  lda #$00
:
sta current_seconds
@done:  
  pla
  jmp jmp_old_handler

timer_seconds:
  lda current_seconds
  rts

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