Re: Microcontroller "PEEKing" into C64 memory?

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:46:22 +0100
Message-Id: <8BB26543-11EB-4D91-B883-6D790DD0750E@wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2016-01-21, at 21:37, groepaz@gmx.net wrote:
>>>> How do CPU carts access the RAM? I mean how the external CPUs do it from
>>>> the EXPANSION port.
>>> 
>>> using the DMA line (which halts the internal CPU and removes it from the
>>> bus)
>> Well, that's what I mean - if all what's needed is to peek a few bytes off
>> some location from time to time? Or is it supposed to be completely
>> invisible to the system?
> 
> thats why i asked what exactly the goal is... :)

True, would be good to know in order to think what's the best approach. But it might be a classified information. Until the product is ready, at least. But since OP thought even of having serial access with extra software, then I reckon taking a few cycles away from the CPU every now and then is less "invasive" than that.

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