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docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering: - Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives - Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence - Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info - Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions - Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores - AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting - Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes - Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI - Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard - Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx - Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison - Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging - Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies - CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management - Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
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[← Home](../../README.md) · [Hardware](../README.md) · [AGA](README.md)
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# AGA Register Deltas vs ECS
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## New Registers
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### FMODE — $DFF1FC (AGA only)
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DMA fetch mode — see `chipset_aga.md` for full description.
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### BPLCON4 — $DFF10C (AGA only)
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Bitplane and sprite colour bank selection:
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```
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bits 15-8: BPLAM7-0 — Bitplane XOR pattern (AGA colour bank XOR)
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bits 7-4: ESPRM7-4 — Even sprite colour bank (bits 7:4 of colour reg index)
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bits 3-0: OSPRM7-4 — Odd sprite colour bank
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```
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**Bitplane bank select via BPLAM:**
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- BPLAM provides an XOR mask applied to the 8-bit colour index before palette lookup
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- BPLAM = $00 → use COLOR00–COLOR63 (bank 0)
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- BPLAM = $40 → use COLOR64–COLOR127 (bank 1)
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- BPLAM = $80 → use COLOR128–COLOR191 (bank 2)
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- BPLAM = $C0 → use COLOR192–COLOR255 (bank 3)
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### COLOR00–COLOR255 — $DFF180–$DFF3BE (AGA)
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AGA extends the colour table from 32 registers (OCS/ECS) to **256 registers**.
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Each AGA colour register is 32 bits (accessed as two word writes via BPLCON3 latch):
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```asm
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; Write 24-bit colour to COLOR00:
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; First write sets high nibble, second sets low nibble
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move.w #$0000, BPLCON3+custom ; set LACE=0, select low colour word
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move.w #$0FFF, COLOR00+custom ; write $RGB (high 12 bits)
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bset #9, BPLCON3_shadow ; set LOCT (low nibble enable)
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move.w #$0FFF, COLOR00+custom ; write low nibble of each channel
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```
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The standard `LoadRGB32()` and `LoadRGB4()` graphics library calls manage this transparently.
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## Changed Registers
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### BPLCON2 — $DFF104 (AGA extended)
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```
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bits 14-9: KILLEHB — kill EHB mode (AGA replaces EHB with 256 colour)
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bit 6: RDRAM — read bitplane data from RAM (not registered in Lisa)
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bits 5-3: PF2PRI — playfield 2 priority
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bits 2-0: PF1PRI — playfield 1 priority + sprite priority
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```
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### BPLCON3 — $DFF106 (AGA extended from ECS)
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Additional AGA bits:
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```
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bit 9: LOCT — low colour write enable (for 24-bit colour access)
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bit 3: BRDSPRT — sprites visible in border
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```
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## AGA-Specific BPLCON0 Bits
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See `chipset_aga.md` — bit 4 is the MSB of the bitplane count for 7/8-plane modes.
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## Colour Register Access — Low Nibble Protocol
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Writing 24-bit colour to AGA registers requires two steps per colour:
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1. **Write high nibble** (standard): `COLOR00 = $0RGB` (bits [11:0] = R[3:0], G[3:0], B[3:0])
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2. **Set LOCT** in BPLCON3 (bit 9)
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3. **Write low nibble**: `COLOR00 = $0rgb` (bits [11:0] = R[3:0], G[3:0], B[3:0], these are the low 4 bits)
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This two-write sequence gives 8 bits per channel (R[7:0], G[7:0], B[7:0]) = 24-bit colour.
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`LoadRGB32()` does this automatically:
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```c
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/* AGA 32-bit colour table format:
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Count, then pairs: [colour_index, 0x00RRGGBB] */
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ULONG colour_table[] = {
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32, 0, /* 32 colours starting at index 0 */
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0x00FF0000, /* COLOR00 = red */
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0x0000FF00, /* COLOR01 = green */
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/* ... */
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~0UL /* terminator */
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};
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LoadRGB32(vp, colour_table);
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```
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## References
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- ADCD 2.1 Hardware Manual — AGA register appendix
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- NDK39: `hardware/custom.h`, `graphics/view.h`
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- Commodore A1200/A4000 Technical Reference Manuals
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- AmigaMail Vol. 2 — AGA colour programming
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