pine_read16
Read an unsigned 16-bit little-endian value from the emulator's EE main address space. Use for 16-bit fields such as HP, score, or coordinates.
Instructions
PURPOSE: Read an unsigned 16-bit little-endian value from the emulator's EE main address space at the given absolute address. USAGE: Use for 16-bit fields (HP, score, coordinates on many PlayStation 2 titles). For single bytes use pine_read8; for 32/64-bit use pine_read32/read64; for unaligned reads or big-endian fields, use pine_read_range and decode the bytes yourself (this tool always interprets bytes as little-endian, which matches MIPS byte order on PS1/PS2). BEHAVIOR: No side effects — pure read. Reads two consecutive bytes (low byte at address, high byte at address+1) and combines them as little-endian. Address MUST be 2-byte aligned. PINE on PCSX2 does NOT enforce alignment — unaligned access typically returns whatever bytes are at the aligned address below, silently corrupting the value. If you need an unaligned multi-byte read, use pine_read_range and assemble the bytes yourself. Returns a PINE FAIL response on unmapped addresses; times out after ~10s if the reply is dropped.
PlayStation 2 main address space landmarks (PCSX2): 0x00100000-0x01FFFFFF EE main RAM (32 MiB) — game code & data; the most common target 0x10000000 Hardware registers (DMA, GIF, VIF, etc.) 0x11000000 VU0 / VU1 memory 0x12000000 GS privileged registers 0x1C000000-0x1C1FFFFF IOP RAM (2 MiB) 0x1F800000 IOP scratchpad 0x70000000 EE scratchpad (16 KiB) PINE memory operations target the EE address space.
RETURNS: Single line 'ADDR_HEX: VAL_DEC (0xVAL_HEX)'.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| address | Yes | Absolute byte address in the EE main address space (NOT a per-domain offset). Pass as a number; hex literals like 0x00200000 are fine. Reads 2 consecutive bytes starting here. MUST be 2-byte aligned (address % 2 === 0). PINE on PCSX2 does NOT enforce alignment — unaligned access typically returns whatever bytes are at the aligned address below, silently corrupting the value. If you need an unaligned multi-byte read, use pine_read_range and assemble the bytes yourself. Useful range: 0x00100000-0x01FFFFFF for EE main RAM (where 99% of game state lives). An unmapped or invalid address returns a PINE FAIL response. |