Print Data - Nintendo GAME BOY Programming Manual

8. PRINT DATA

The print data transferred in data packets is in character data format.
Printing Example
Transfer Order
Y0.X00 --> Y0.X01 --> Y0.X02 --> ··· Y0.X13: 2 x 8 x 20 = 0x140 bytes
Y1.X00 (2 x 8)
1 CHAR =
2 bytes (higher grayscale, then lower grayscale) x
8 dots vertically
Line1
Line2
Line3
Line4
Line5
Line6
Line7
Line8
Line9
X00 X01 X02 X03
Y0
Y1
--> Y1.X01 --> ··· Y1.X13: 2 x 8 x 20 = 0x140 bytes
X09 X0A X0B X0C
Total 0x280 bytes
249
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