C64-dev/examples/kernal-io.asm

; =============================================================
; kernal-io.asm — Using Kernal Routines for I/O
; Demonstrates: screen output, keyboard input, file I/O
; Assemble to $C000. Run with SYS 49152.
; =============================================================

        * = $C000

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; MAIN — Demo entry point
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
MAIN    JSR $FF81           ; CINT — init screen

        ; Print a string
        LDA #<MSG_WELCOME
        LDX #>MSG_WELCOME
        JSR PRINT_STR

        ; Read a line of input
        JSR READ_LINE       ; result in INBUF, length in INLEN

        ; Echo it back
        LDA #<MSG_YOU_TYPED
        LDX #>MSG_YOU_TYPED
        JSR PRINT_STR

        LDX #0
ECHO    LDA INBUF,X
        BEQ ECHO_DONE
        JSR $FFD2           ; BSOUT
        INX
        BNE ECHO

ECHO_DONE:
        LDA #$0D
        JSR $FFD2           ; print CR

        ; Write a file to disk
        JSR WRITE_FILE

        RTS

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; PRINT_STR — Print null-terminated string
; Input: A = low byte, X = high byte of string address
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
PRINT_STR:
        STA $FB             ; store address in zero page
        STX $FC
        LDY #0
PS_LOOP LDA ($FB),Y         ; load character
        BEQ PS_DONE         ; zero = end
        JSR $FFD2           ; BSOUT — output to screen
        INY
        BNE PS_LOOP
PS_DONE RTS

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; READ_LINE — Read keyboard input until RETURN
; Output: INBUF filled, INLEN = number of chars read
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
READ_LINE:
        LDX #0              ; buffer index
RL_LOOP JSR $FFE4           ; GETIN — get character (non-blocking)
        BEQ RL_LOOP         ; no key, keep waiting
        CMP #$0D            ; RETURN key?
        BEQ RL_DONE
        CMP #$14            ; DELETE key?
        BEQ RL_DEL
        CPX #79             ; buffer full?
        BEQ RL_LOOP
        STA INBUF,X         ; store character
        JSR $FFD2           ; echo to screen
        INX
        BNE RL_LOOP
RL_DEL  CPX #0
        BEQ RL_LOOP         ; nothing to delete
        DEX
        LDA #$14
        JSR $FFD2           ; output DELETE
        BNE RL_LOOP
RL_DONE LDA #0
        STA INBUF,X         ; null terminate
        STX INLEN
        LDA #$0D
        JSR $FFD2           ; echo CR
        RTS

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; WRITE_FILE — Write data to a sequential disk file
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
WRITE_FILE:
        ; SETLFS: logical=2, device=8, secondary=2
        LDA #2
        LDX #8
        LDY #2
        JSR $FFBA           ; SETLFS

        ; SETNAM: filename "OUTPUT,S,W"
        LDA #OUTNAME_LEN
        LDX #<OUTNAME
        LDY #>OUTNAME
        JSR $FFBD           ; SETNAM

        ; OPEN
        JSR $FFC0           ; OPEN
        BCS WF_OERR         ; error if carry set

        ; CHKOUT: redirect output to file
        LDX #2
        JSR $FFC9           ; CHKOUT
        BCS WF_CERR

        ; Write data
        LDX #0
WF_LOOP LDA FILEDATA,X
        BEQ WF_DONE
        JSR $FFD2           ; BSOUT to file
        INX
        BNE WF_LOOP

WF_DONE JSR $FFCC           ; CLRCH — restore default channels
        LDA #2
        JSR $FFC3           ; CLOSE

        ; Check disk error channel
        JSR $FFBA           ; reuse: SETLFS 15,8,15
        ; Actually let's just print success
        LDA #<MSG_SAVED
        LDX #>MSG_SAVED
        JMP PRINT_STR

WF_OERR LDA #<MSG_OERR
        LDX #>MSG_OERR
        JMP PRINT_STR

WF_CERR LDA #<MSG_CERR
        LDX #>MSG_CERR
        JMP PRINT_STR

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; Data
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
MSG_WELCOME:
        .BYTE 147           ; clear screen
        .TEXT "KERNAL I/O DEMO"
        .BYTE $0D
        .TEXT "TYPE SOMETHING AND PRESS RETURN:"
        .BYTE $0D,0

MSG_YOU_TYPED:
        .TEXT "YOU TYPED: "
        .BYTE 0

MSG_SAVED:
        .BYTE $0D
        .TEXT "FILE WRITTEN TO DISK."
        .BYTE $0D,0

MSG_OERR:
        .TEXT "ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE"
        .BYTE $0D,0

MSG_CERR:
        .TEXT "ERROR: COULD NOT REDIRECT OUTPUT"
        .BYTE $0D,0

OUTNAME:
        .TEXT "OUTPUT,S,W"
OUTNAME_LEN = * - OUTNAME

FILEDATA:
        .TEXT "DATA LINE 1"
        .BYTE $0D
        .TEXT "DATA LINE 2"
        .BYTE $0D,0

; ---------------------------------------------------------------
; Variables
; ---------------------------------------------------------------
INBUF   .FILL 80,0          ; 80-byte input buffer
INLEN   .BYTE 0             ; length of input