NES Programming/Memory Map
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CPU Memory Map
Address | Size | Description |
---|---|---|
$0000 | $800 | 2KB of work RAM |
$0800 | $800 | Mirror of $000-$7FF |
$1000 | $800 | Mirror of $000-$7FF |
$1800 | $800 | Mirror of $000-$7FF |
$2000 | 8 | PPU Ctrl Registers |
$2008 | $1FF8 | *Mirror of $2000-$2007 |
$4000 | $20 | Registers (Mostly APU) |
$4020 | $1FDF | Cartridge Expansion ROM |
$6000 | $2000 | SRAM |
$8000 | $4000 | PRG-ROM |
$C000 | $4000 | PRG-ROM |
* Mirrored 1023 times, not including $2000 - $2007.
PPU Memory Map
Address | Size | Description |
---|---|---|
$0000 | $1000 | Pattern Table 0 |
$1000 | $1000 | Pattern Table 1 |
$2000 | $3C0 | Name Table 0 |
$23C0 | $40 | Attribute Table 0 |
$2400 | $3C0 | Name Table 1 |
$27C0 | $40 | Attribute Table 1 |
$2800 | $3C0 | Name Table 2 |
$2BC0 | $40 | Attribute Table 2 |
$2C00 | $3C0 | Name Table 3 |
$2FC0 | $40 | Attribute Table 3 |
$3000 | $F00 | Mirror of 2000h-2EFFh |
$3F00 | $10 | BG Palette |
$3F10 | $10 | Sprite Palette |
$3F20 | $E0 | Mirror of 3F00h-3F1Fh |
Links
- Nes specifications - Detailed information on every aspect of the NES
- Nintendo Entertainment System Documentation - More information on the NES
- Brad Taylor's NES documentation - NES documentation written by Brad Taylor
- Visual 2A03 and 2C02 - Simulators of chips at hardware level
- NES memory map - Additional reference with references