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readVicState

Read and interpret the VIC-II video chip state to understand Commodore 64 display configuration, including graphics modes, colors, memory locations, and raster position for debugging purposes.

Instructions

Read the full VIC-II state with interpreted values.

Returns all VIC-II registers with semantic meaning:

  • Border and background colors (with names)

  • Graphics mode (text, bitmap, multicolor, etc.)

  • Screen and character memory locations

  • Scroll values

  • Raster position

  • Sprite enable bits

This is the high-level view of the video chip. Use for understanding display configuration.

Related tools: readScreen, readSprites, readMemory (for $D000-$D02E)

Input Schema

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No arguments

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