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[[Category:iNES Mappers|243]][[Category:Mappers using $4020-$5FFF|243]]
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[[iNES Mapper 243]] describes Sachen's [[Sachen 74LS374N pinout|“74LS374N” mapper IC]], which in no way resembles its namesake.
'''iNES Mapper 243''' denotes the Sachen '''SA-020A''' circuit board. Using an eight-register ASIC with a fake "[[Sachen 74LS374N pinout|74LS374N]]" marking, it supports up to 128 KiB PRG-ROM, and 128 KiB of CHR-ROM. It is used for only one game, ''美女拳 - Honey Peach'' (SA-006).


The IC as described by Санчез neither supports games with more than 64 KiB PRG, nor do any exist as images in GoodNES, so it's unclear why he specifies three bits for PRG banking.
=Banks=
 
* CPU $8000-$FFFF: switchable 32 KiB PRG-ROM bank
  Example Games:
* PPU $0000-$1FFF: switchable 8 KiB CHR-ROM bank
  --------------------------
* Nametable mirroring: switchable H/V/L-shaped/One-screen
  Honey
  Poker III 5-in-1
 
  Registers:
  ---------------------------
  Mask: $C101
 
  Both variants-
    $4100:  [.... .AAA]  Address for use with $4101
 
  Variant one (Nestopia calls "374b", FCEUmm calls S74LS374N, both meaning [[iNES Mapper 150]], but what Санчез specified for m243) :
    $4101:  Write only- Data port
      R:2 -> [.... ...B]  High bit of CHR reg AND ALSO sets PRG reg to B.
      R:4 -> [.... ...C]  Middle bit of CHR reg
      R:5 -> [.... .PPP]  PRG reg  (32k @ $8000)
      R:6 -> [.... ..DE]  Low bits of CHR reg
      R:7 -> [.... .MM.]  Mirroring
          %00 = Horz
          %01 = Vert
          %10 = L-shaped; see below
          %11 = 1ScA
    $4100 reads: [.... .aaa]
              aaa = ~AAA XOR (counter & 1)  - where counter toggles on every reset
 
  Variant two (Nestopia calls "374a", FCEUmm calls S74LS374NA, Nocash's specification, all meaning m243) :
    $4101:   Data port
      R:0 -> [.... ....]  Writes reset CHR bank to 3 and PRG bank to 0
      R:2 -> [.... ...B]  High bit of CHR reg
      R:4 -> [.... ...E]  Low bit of CHR reg
      R:5 -> [.... ...P]  PRG reg  (32k @ $8000)
      R:6 -> [.... ..CD]  Middle bits of CHR reg
      R:7 -> [.... ...M]  Mirroring
            0 = Horz
            1 = Vert
 
  Mirroring:
  --------------------------- 
  Mirroring mode %10 is not quite 1ScB:
    [  NTA  ][  NTB  ]
    [  NTB  ][  NTB  ]
 
  CHR Setup:
  --------------------------- 
  8k CHR page @ $0000 is selected according to the BCDE bits.


Of all the images marked as mapper 243 in GoodNES 3.1.4, Nestopia's database leaves ONLY ''Poker III (Sachen) [!]'' and ''Poker III (Sachen) [a1].nes'' as variant 374a, and refiles the rest as variant 374b (m150).
=Registers=
==Register Index ($4100, write)==
Mask: $C101
D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRR
        +++- Select register number (Rx)


There are two different dumps of "Poker III" in GoodNES, both marked with [!]. This has caused some confusion. There is no difference in the PRG of these two images! The only difference seems to be the different interpretation of CHR order. Given that Санчез described the pinout, and so presumably actually figured out which pin connected to which pin on the ROMs, it seems likely that his interpretation is the true one.
==Register Data ($4101, write)==
Mask: $C101
D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRR
        +++- Register data
D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... ...A  R2: CHR A13
  .... ...C  R4: CHR A14
  .... ..PP  R5: PRG A16..A15
  .... ..DC  R6: CHR A16..A15
  ...  .MM.  R7: Nametable mirroring
              0: Vertical
              1: Horizontal
              2: L-shaped: S0-S1-S1-S1
              3: Single-screen: S0
Registers 0/1/3 are completely unused.
==Protection and solder Pad ($4100, read)==
Mask: $C100
D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRD
        ||+- Solder pad value
        ++-- Inverse of previous index
=Errata=
The '''SA-150''' PCB, denoted by [[INES Mapper 150]], connects the same ASIC differently, changing the meaning of the CHR-bank-related register bits.


This still doesn't address the difference in mirroring behavior. Nocash says that no game ever wrote anything other than $05 to the register anyway.
=See also=
 
Given the above, it seems that mapper 243 should possibly be deprecated, and all existing dumps either discarded or refiled to mapper 150.
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Sachen 8259]], a similar mapper from the same company
 
== References ==
 
* [http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/%5Blst%5D-sachen-mappers.txt Санчез]
* [https://github.com/rdanbrook/nestopia/blob/master/source/core/board/NstBoardSachen74x374.cpp Nestopia's source]
* [http://problemkaputt.de/everynes.htm#mapper243sachenpokerprg32kvrom8k Nocash]
* [http://sourceforge.net/p/fceumm/code/HEAD/tree/src/boards/sachen.c FCEUmm source]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/153392699@N08/sets/72157678810248784 Cart and PCB picture of ''Taiwan Mahjong II'']
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/153392699@N08/sets/72157678801553324 Box, cart, and PCB picture (chip-on-board variant) of ''Taiwan Mahjong II'']
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/153392699@N08/sets/72157678801553324 Box, cart, and PCB picture (chip-on-board variant) of ''Taiwan Mahjong II'']
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/153392699@N08/sets/72157682682439086 Box, Cart, and PCB picture of ''Honey Peach'']
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/153392699@N08/sets/72157682682439086 Box, Cart, and PCB picture of ''Honey Peach'']

Revision as of 08:57, 7 December 2019

iNES Mapper 243 denotes the Sachen SA-020A circuit board. Using an eight-register ASIC with a fake "74LS374N" marking, it supports up to 128 KiB PRG-ROM, and 128 KiB of CHR-ROM. It is used for only one game, 美女拳 - Honey Peach (SA-006).

Banks

  • CPU $8000-$FFFF: switchable 32 KiB PRG-ROM bank
  • PPU $0000-$1FFF: switchable 8 KiB CHR-ROM bank
  • Nametable mirroring: switchable H/V/L-shaped/One-screen

Registers

Register Index ($4100, write)

Mask: $C101

D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRR
        +++- Select register number (Rx)

Register Data ($4101, write)

Mask: $C101

D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRR
        +++- Register data

D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... ...A  R2: CHR A13
  .... ...C  R4: CHR A14
  .... ..PP  R5: PRG A16..A15
  .... ..DC  R6: CHR A16..A15
  ...  .MM.  R7: Nametable mirroring
              0: Vertical
              1: Horizontal
              2: L-shaped: S0-S1-S1-S1
              3: Single-screen: S0

Registers 0/1/3 are completely unused.

Protection and solder Pad ($4100, read)

Mask: $C100

D~7654 3210
  ---------
  .... .RRD
        ||+- Solder pad value
        ++-- Inverse of previous index

Errata

The SA-150 PCB, denoted by INES Mapper 150, connects the same ASIC differently, changing the meaning of the CHR-bank-related register bits.

See also

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