gambatte/test/hwtests/jpadirq.txt
sinamas 4fb609ee01 test: add a textual description of jpad irq observations.
this would seem worthwile with the relevant tests lacking a
specification of expected output (for now at least).
2014-07-26 17:40:15 +02:00

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joypad irq observations.
joypad irq appears to trigger on P1/JOYP (mmio FF00h) transitions
from all bits in the least significant nibble high to at least one
bit low. no irq triggers on additional high->low transitions when a
bit is already low.
P1/JOYP high<->low transitions tend to happen multiple times per
button press/release on the DMG and CGB, but seems much more stable
on a GBA SP.
mostly predictable consequences:
if a dpad direction is in the pressed state and a button is also in
the pressed state, no new irq will trigger when switching P1/JOYP
from dpad to button input or vv.
similarly, if a dpad/button is already in the pressed state and
dpad/button input, respectively, gets enabled, that will cause an irq
to trigger given that no other enabled input was in the pressed state
(thereby causing a low bit in P1/JOYP) prior to this.