ZX Spectrum Next Programming Documentation

This is programming documentation for the ZX Spectrum Next.

Contents:

• ZX Spectrum Next Layer 2 Graphics
• ZX Spectrum Memory Banking
  • Layer 2 Bank Switching
• ZX Spectrum Next Sprites
  • Overview
  • Sprite Patterns
  • Sprite Attributes
  • Sprite API
    • Loading Sprites
      • Editing sprites to make a sprite sheet
      • Convert the sprite sheet to raw data
      • Load the sprite sheet into the Next
      • Setting up the Sprite System
    • Drawing Sprites
      • Setting up the Next registers
      • Sprite Attributes
      • Sample Code
      • Summary of how to set up sprites
    • Rotating Sprites
    • Scaling Sprites
    • Bigger sprites
      • Terminology
      • Composite Sprites
      • Unified Sprites
    • Managing Multiple Sprites
• ZX Spectrum Next Input
  • Standard joysticks
    • Warning
    • Reading the Joystick
    • Peripheral 1 Register
  • The Keyboard
  • Input Debounce
    • Key Pressed Once
    • Key Held Down
    • Key Released
• ZX Spectrum Next Copper
  • Overview
  • Drawing in the screen border
  • Parallax Scrolling
    • Initialising the Copper
    • Updating the Copper while it is running
      • Uploading each frame
    • Change specific lines of the copper list every frame
    • Drawing bars in the border
    • Parallax Scrolling