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nuPiRomRead

Format
void nuPiRomRead(u32 rom_addr, void* buf_ptr, u32 size)

Arguments
  • rom_addr is the transfer source ROM address
  • buf_ptr is the pointer to transfer destination buffer
  • size is the transfer size
Returned Value
none

What This Function Does
It reads data from ROM. The DMA engine transfers data to RDRAM from a game Pak that uses the PI. The transfer source ROM address (rom_addr) must have 2-byte alignment. The pointer (buf_ptr) to the transfer destination buffer must have 8-byte alignment.

See Also
nuPiInit



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