Memory mapped registers

Note: Most of the register names come from neogeo_spex.pdf

I/O registers

Always read/written as bytes (?)

Address	Name	Read	Write	Handled by
$300000	REG_P1CNT	Player 1 controls (active low) Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def D C B A Right Left Down Up	?	NEO-C1
$300001	REG_DIPSW	Hardware DIPs (active low) Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def Freeze Freeplay Enable multiplayer communication Communication identification code 0:Normal controllers 1:Mahjong) 0:One coin chute 1:Two coin chutes Settings mode	Kick watchdog	NEO-F0 (read)
$300081	REG_TESTSW	Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def Test switch (enter menu) Jumper: Board has 2 slots, 0 on 1FZ ?	?	NEO-F0
$320000	REG_SOUND	Read Z80 reply code	Send command to Z80	NEO-D0 ?
$320001	REG_STATUS_A	Switch inputs are active low Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def D4990 data bit D4990 time pulse Jumper "Type", 1 on 1FZ 1 on 1FZ Service Coin 2 Coin 1	?	NEO-F0
$340000	REG_P2CNT	Player 2 controls (active low) Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def D C B A Right Left Down Up	?	NEO-C1
$380000	REG_STATUS_B	Aux inputs (active low) Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def 0:MVS 1:AES Memory card write enabled Memory card inserted Select P2 Start P2 Select P1 Start P1	?	NEO-C1
$380001	REG_POUTPUT	?	Joypad ports outputs Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def ? P2 outputs P1 outputs	NEO-D0
$380011	REG_CRDBANK	?	Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def Memory card bank selection	NEO-D0
$380021	REG_SLOT	?	Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def ? Slot #	NEO-F0?
$380031	REG_LEDLATCHES	?	MAME set_output_latch Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def ? Latch LED2 data Latch LED1 data Latch EL panel data ? Data is latched on falling edge (1 to 0 transition)	NEO-F0?
$380041	REG_LEDDATA	?	MAME set_output_data (for LEDs and EL panel)	NEO-F0?
$380051	REG_RTCCTRL	?	MAME upd4990a_control_16_w (Calendar) Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def ? D4990 Strobe ? D4990 Clock ? D4990 DIN ?	NEO-F0?
$380061	?	?	Base address for writes (used by the MVS BIOS, only bit 4) Coin counters reset ?	NEO-I0
$380063	?	?	Write only (used by the MVS BIOS) Coin counters reset ?	NEO-I0
$380065	?	?	Write only (used by the MVS BIOS) Coin lockout ?	NEO-I0
$380067	?	?	Write only (used by the MVS BIOS) Coin lockout ?	NEO-I0
$3800E1	?	?	Write only (used by the MVS BIOS), similar to $380061	NEO-I0 ?

System registers

Handled by a 74HC259 adressable latch on cart systems. Byte writes only.

Address	Name	Write
$3A0001	REG_NOSHADOW	Normal video output
$3A0011	REG_SHADOW	Darken video output
$3A0003	REG_SWPBIOS	Use the BIOS vector table
$3A0013	REG_SWPROM	Use the cart's vector table
$3A0005	REG_CRDUNLOCK1	Enable writes to memory card (use REG_CRDUNLOCK2 too)
$3A0015	REG_CRDLOCK1	Disable writes to memory card
$3A0007	REG_CRDLOCK2	Disable writes to memory card
$3A0017	REG_CRDUNLOCK2	Enable writes to memory card (use REG_CRDUNLOCK1 too)
$3A0009	REG_CRDREGSEL	Enable "Register select" for memory card
$3A0019	REG_CRDNORMAL	DIsable "Register select" for memory card
$3A000B	REG_BRDFIX	Use the embedded SFIX and SM1 ROM
$3A001B	REG_CRTFIX	Use the cart's S ROM and M1 ROM
$3A000D	REG_SRAMLOCK	Write-protects backup RAM (MVS)
$3A001D	REG_SRAMUNLOCK	Unprotects backup RAM (MVS)
$3A000F	REG_PALBANK1	Use palette bank 1
$3A001F	REG_PALBANK0	Use palette bank 0

Video registers

Handled by the GPUs. Only word access.

Address	Name	Read	Write
$3C0000	REG_VRAMADDR	Read VRAM (address isn't changed)	Sets VRAM address
$3C0002	REG_VRAMRW	Read VRAM (address isn't changed)	Write VRAM
$3C0004	REG_VRAMMOD	Reads VRAM address modulo	Sets VRAM address modulo (signed)
$3C0006	REG_LSPCMODE	Bit 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def Raster line counter. See Display timing - 1:50Hz 0:60Hz (LSPC2 only) Auto animation counter	Bit 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def Auto animation speed (in frames) Timer interrupt mode Timer interrupt enable Disable auto animation ?
$3C0008	REG_TIMERHIGH	Invalid	MSBs of timer reload value.
$3C000A	REG_TIMERLOW	Invalid	LSBs of timer reload value.
$3C000C	REG_IRQACK	Invalid	Interrupt Acknowledge. Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def - Ack VBlank Ack HBlank Ack IRQ3
$3C000E	REG_TIMERSTOP	Invalid	Bit 0=1: Stop timer counter for 32 raster lines when in PAL mode

NeoGeo CD registers

NEO-MGA / LC8953 / LC98000 ?

Address	Name	Size	Read	Write	Handled by
$FF0002	?	Word	?	NeoRaine load_files	?
$FF0004	?	Word	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes 0,1,3,7	?
$FF000E	?	Byte	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes $3F,$3C	?
$FF000F	?	Byte	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes $20,$10,$08,$04	?
$FF0011	?	Byte	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes $FE	?
$FF0017	?	Byte	CDM3-2 BIOS read/writes bit 0		?
$FF0061	?	Byte	?	Bit4: Run microcode ?	LC8953
$FF0064~$FF0070	?	(Long)words	?	Registers used by microcode (NeoRaine upload_param)
$FF007E~$FF008F	?	Words	?	Microcode (16x9bit instructions ?)
$FF0101	?	Byte	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes low nibble	?
$FF0103	?	Byte	CDM3-2 BIOS: sequential read/writes		?
$FF0105	?	Byte	?	upload_type_w	?
$FF0108	?	Word	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes $5555	?
$FF010C	?	Word	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes $5555 and reads	?
$FF0111	REG_DISBLSPR	Byte	?	Disable/enable sprites ?	NEO-GRC/NEO-OFC
$FF0115	REG_DISBLFIX	Byte	?	Disable/enable fix layer ?
$FF0119	REG_ENVIDEO	Byte	?	Enable/disable video output ? (disable works)
$FF011C	REG_CDCONFIG	Word	Bit 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Def 1 0 CD lid switch Configuration jumpers ?	No effect	NEO-CDD board
$FF0121	REG_UPMAPSPR	Byte	?	Set upload zone to SPR DRAM	?
$FF0123	REG_UPMAPPCM			Set upload zone to PCM DRAM
$FF0127	REG_UPMAPZ80			Set upload zone to Z80 DRAM
$FF0129	REG_UPMAPFIX			Set upload zone to FIX DRAM
$FF0141	REG_UPUNMAPSPR			Unset SPR DRAM to upload zone
$FF0143	REG_UPUNMAPPCM			Unset PCM DRAM to upload zone
$FF0147	REG_UPUNMAPZ80			Unset Z80 DRAM to upload zone
$FF0149	REG_UPUNMAPFIX			Unset FIX DRAM to upload zone
$FF016F	REG_DISBLIRQ	Byte	?	Disable/enable interrupts	?
$FF0183	REG_ENZ80	Byte	?	Enable/disable(reset) Z80	?
$FF0188	REG_CDDALEFTL	Word	See Reading CDDA sound levels	No effect	NEO-MGA
$FF018A	REG_CDDARIGHTL
$FF01A1	?	Byte	?	Upload zone 1MiB SPR DRAM bank selection	?
$FF01A3	?	Byte	?	Upload zone 1MiB PCM DRAM bank selection	?
$FF01A7	?	Byte	?	CDM3-2 BIOS writes	?
$FF01FC	?	Word	?	CDDA control ?	?
$FF01FE	?	Word	?	CD DA/data switch ?	?