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[[File:brd_pvc.jpg|thumb|NEO-PVC chip. Picture courtesy of [[http://www.mvs-scans.com MVS-Scans]].]]
[[File:brd_pvc.jpg|thumb|NEO-PVC chip. Picture courtesy of [[http://www.mvs-scans.com MVS-Scans]].]]


QFP144 chip connected to the [[P ROM]]s in [[ROM-Only boards|ROM-only]] arcade boards and late cartridges [[SVC Chaos]], [[Metal Slug 5]] and [[The_King_of_Fighters_2003]]. Used for bankswitching and security.
QFP144 chip connected to the [[P ROM]]s in [[ROM-Only boards|ROM-only]] arcade boards and late cartridges [[SNK vs. Capcom - SVC Chaos]], [[Metal Slug 5]] and [[The King of Fighters 2003]]. Used for bankswitching and security.


Has 8KiB of integrated RAM organized as 4096 16bit words.
Has 8KiB of integrated RAM organized as 4096 16bit words.

Revision as of 15:30, 3 February 2013

NEO-PVC chip. Picture courtesy of [MVS-Scans].

QFP144 chip connected to the P ROMs in ROM-only arcade boards and late cartridges SNK vs. Capcom - SVC Chaos, Metal Slug 5 and The King of Fighters 2003. Used for bankswitching and security.

Has 8KiB of integrated RAM organized as 4096 16bit words.

From [MAME's source]:

Accesses are made in the $2FE000~$2FFFFF range:

	COMBINE_DATA(&state->m_pvc_cartridge_ram[offset] );
	if (offset == 0xff0)
		pvc_prot1(space->machine());
	else if(offset >= 0xff4 && offset <= 0xff5)
		pvc_prot2(space->machine());
	else if(offset >= 0xff8)
		pvc_write_bankswitch(space);