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SM83 Topo

SM83 Core topology masks restored.

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DMG-CPU Research

Die-level reverse engineering of the Nintendo DMG-CPU SoC of the original Game Boy: from silicon photographs to a die-perfect Verilog netlist.

Unofficial research project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. Terminology conventions are defined in the readme.

Wiki

SoC overview
SM83 core
Reference PCB
Research methods
Datasets

Verilog

Icarus suites
SM83 suite waves
PPU suite waves
APU suite waves
GTKWave skill

Links

GitHub repository ↗
Deroute utility ↗
dmg-schematics ↗
gb-research (Gekkio) ↗
issues ↗