NES Memory Domains

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  • RAM (Rewindable) : Contains the console's main RAM

  • WRAM (Rewindable) : Work RAM

  • CHR (Rewindable) : Sprite memory

  • CIRAM (nametables) (Rewindable) : Area of the PPU where the backgrounds are stored

  • PRG ROM : Main Program ROM (From .nes file)

  • CHR VROM: Main Character data (From .nes file)

  • PALRAM: Palette RAM. Changes colors

  • OAM (Rewindable) : Object attribute memory (sprite flags and locations)

  • System Bus: Main memory bus where everything is mapped on

NesHawk

  • RAM (Rewindable) : Contains the console's main RAM

  • System Bus : Main memory bus where everything is mapped on

  • PPU Bus (Rewindable) : Sprite memory

  • CIRAM (nametables) : Area of the PPU where the backgrounds are stored

  • OAM (Rewindable) : Object attribute memory (sprite flags and locations)

  • Battery RAM : Memory space for saving on cartridge

  • PRG ROM : Main Program ROM (From .nes file)

  • CHR VROM : Main Character data (From .nes file)

  • WRAM : Work RAM

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