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General Category => Amstrad CPC hardware => Topic started by: TFM on 01:22, 08 March 15

Title: CURSOR signal on CPC expansion port
Post by: TFM on 01:22, 08 March 15
Well, the PlayCity uses the CURSOR signal on the CPC Expansion port...

But how does it work?

When does the CURSOR signal get's switched ON/OFF?
How can it be influenced by the CRTC registers?

@TotO (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=290), anybody?


Title: Re: CURSOR signal on CPC expansion port
Post by: TotO on 10:14, 08 March 15
There is a CURSOR example on the PlayCity page. Its work is close to the L.PEN signal.
You enable it by defining a scanline size greater than 0, then you move it where you want.
Each time the CRTC display the screen and have to "render" it, the CURSOR signal goes LOW.
On the PlayCity, this signal trigger an INT so you can use it to manage a real pointer or use your routine to make accurate raster effects.
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