EZ Flash (GBA) programming

EZ Flash (GBA) programming

It appears many EZ Flash GBA cartridges use a compatible interface across the product line.

Unlocking

To unlock the cartridge's interface, the following writes must be issued:

0x9FE0000 = 0xD200
0x8000000 = 0x1500
0x8020000 = 0xD200
0x8040000 = 0x1500

To lock the interface:

0x9FC0000 = 0x1500

Specifications

EZ-Flash III

1 Gbit NAND (Samsung K9F1G08U0M).
256 Mbit NOR
32 Mbit NOR (firmware),
128 Mbit RAM
2Mbit SRAM

Memory Map (OS mode):

Start	End	Role
0x8000000	0x83FFFFF	32 Mbit NOR (firmware)
0x8400000	0x93FFFFF	128 Mbit RAM
0x9400000	0x9BFFFFF	64 Mbit window of 256 Mbit NOR

Memory Map (Game mode):

ROM page (Mbits)	Role
0	256 Mbit NOR
256	128 Mbit SRAM
384	32 Mbit NOR (firmware)

EZ-Flash IV

EZ402TF 2014.08.14

S71WS512ND0 (512Mbit NOR + 128Mbit PSRAM)
M6MGT321S4TP (32Mbit NOR + 4Mbit SRAM)

EZ-Flash Reform

S71WS512ND0 (512Mbit NOR + 128Mbit PSRAM)

EZ-Flash Omega/Omega DE

S98WS512PE0 (512Mbit NOR + 256Mbit PSRAM)
S71GL064A08 (64Mbit NOR + 8Mbit SRAM)
FM28V100 (1Mbit FRAM)
XC6SLX9 (FPGA)
W25Q16 (SPI flash)

Memory Map (S71GL064A08 NOR):

Start	End	Role
0x000000	0x00FFFF	Boot loader
0x040000	0x7FFFFF?	Kernel

Memory Map (Game mode):

ROM page (Mbits)	Role
0	512 Mbit NOR
512	Special value - map 256 Mbit PSRAM

Memory Map (OS mode):

Start	End	Role
0x8000000	0x87FFFFF	64 Mbit NOR (bootloader/kernel)
0x8800000	0x8FFFFFF	64 Mbit window of 256 Mbit PSRAM
0x9000000	0x97FFFFF	64 Mbit window of 512 Mbit NOR
0xE000000	0xE01FFFF	1 Mbit FRAM

TODO: 0xE020000?

Memory-mapped I/O

NAND Flash (III)

EZ_NAND_CONTROL (0x9400000; III)

EZ_NAND_DATA (0x9FFC000; III)

EZ_NAND_ADDR (0x9FFFFE0; III)

EZ_NAND_CMD (0x9FFFFE2; III)

SD Card (IV)

? (0x9FEA000; IV)

? (0x9FFFF40; IV)

SD Card (Omega)

EZ_SDCARD_CONTROL (0x9400000; Omega, Omega DE)

EZ_SDCARD_BUFFER_ADDR_LO (0x9600000; Omega, Omega DE)

EZ_SDCARD_BUFFER_ADDR_HI (0x9620000; Omega, Omega DE)

EZ_SDCARD_BUFFER_CONTROL (0x9640000; Omega, Omega DE)

15       bit       0
 m... .... .... .ccc
 |               |||
 |               +++- Sector count (0-4)
 +------------------- Mode: 0 - Read, 1 - Write

EZ_SDCARD_BUFFER_DATA (0x9E00000; Omega, Omega DE)

2KB buffer for read and/or written sectors.

SPI (IV)

EZ_SPI_DATA (0x80000C4; IV)

EZ_SPI_CONTROL (0x80000C6; IV)

15       bit       0
 .... .... .... .csk
                 |||
                 ||+- SCK
                 |+-- SIO
                 +--- CS

EZ_SPI_ENABLE (0x80000C8; IV)

15       bit       0
 .... .... .... ...e
                   |
                   +- Enable

Cartridge

EZ_RTC_CONTROL (0x96A0000; Omega, Omega DE)

EZ_AUTO_SAVE_CONTROL (0x96C0000; Omega, Omega DE)

EZ_LED_CONTROL (0x96E0000; Omega DE)

EZ_64MROM_CONTROL (0x9700000; Omega DE)

15       bit       0
 .... .... .... ...v
                   |
                   +- Emulate GBA Video 64M mapper

EZ_PSRAM_OFFSET (0x9860000; Omega, Omega DE)

PSRAM offset, in megabits.

EZ_ROM_OFFSET (0x9880000; III, IV, Omega, Omega DE)

ROM offset, in megabits.

EZ_RAM_OFFSET (0x9C00000; III, IV, Omega, Omega DE)

RAM offset, in megabits.

EZ_NOR_WRITE_ENABLE (0x9C40000; III, IV)

EZ_RUMBLE_STRENGTH (0x9E20000; Omega DE)

Minimum: 0xF0
Maximum: 0xF1
Regular: 0xF2

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