Welcome to chip8-python!

This project aims to create a chip-8 emulator to experience emulator development. Chip-8 is known for one of the easiest and most educational emulator to develop as the first step if you are interested in emulator.

Audience

• those who has knowledge Python programming
• those who has basic knowledge about computer
• those who wants to start developing emulator or curious how emulators work.

Rule

This project follows the rules below.

1. Read a manual / documentation like Wiki CHIP-8 or guidance / tutorial like blog - write a chip8 emulator
2. Don't look at other's implementation or code itself unless absolutely necessary or inevitable.

Test ROM

• Chip-8 test https://github.com/corax89/chip8-test-rom
• IBM Logo https://github.com/loktar00/chip8/blob/master/roms/IBM%20Logo.ch8

Reference

• Chip-8 Tutorial
  • https://tobiasvl.github.io/blog/write-a-chip-8-emulator/
  • https://multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/
• Chip-8 Documentation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8#Virtual_machine_description
  • http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/classes/2016/4840-spring/designs/Chip8.pdf
  • http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM#2.1

Terminology

• opcode - operation code
• pc - program counter
• sp - stack pointer
• I - index register