* Moved expansion card emulation out of the system into card devices.
* Removed machine configuration settings for expansion settings.
* Started to modernise the HuCard slot interface.
New working software list items (pce.xml)
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Arcade Card Pro
* bus/segaai: Rename device_segaai_card_interface to segaai_card_interface
* bus/segaai: Rename device_segaai_exp_interface to segaai_exp_interface
* hash/segaai.xml: Add barcode for several titles.
* hash/segaai.xml: Merge eigooha1 and eigooha2 into eigoohan, and eigogam1 and eigogam2 into eigogame.
* hash/segaai.xml: Update description for Eigo de Ohanashi and Eigo de Game.
* hash/segaai.xml: Add notes to Pinpon Music Rhythm and Melody.
* hash/segaai.xml: Merge Okeiko Aiueo and Hanamaru Aiueo into a single software item.
* hash/segaai.xml: Swapped checksums for Okeiko Aiueo and Hanamaru Aiueo and updated some notes.
* hash/segaai.xml: Added and replaced some overlays. Added placeholders for some older revisions released on cassette.
* hash/segaai.xml: Add cassette dumps of Alice World, Robinson Land, and Cosmis Train.
* hash/segaai.xml: Add dumps of several older cassette versions.
* hash/segaai.xml: Add/update serial, alt_title, and barcodes for cassette releases.
* hash/segaai.xml: Use improved overlay scans.
* layout/segaai.lay: Display clickable area when no overlay is present.
* layout/segaai.lay: Make cursor square.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Update old driver.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Let cards and expansions install themselves.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Adjust upd7759 sound level.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Mark cassette as stereo.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Only output the left channel from the cassette player.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Set the cassette channel to use for data input.
* sega/segaai.cpp: Add upd7759 busy signal to input port 4.
skeleton/aquaplus_piece.cpp: Added skeleton Aquaplus P/ECE driver with
Flash and RAM mapped in the right places.
cpu/c33: Added skeleton devices for C33 STD Core (S1C33000) and
S1C33209/221/222.
New systems marked not working
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Aquaplus P/ECE (512 kB Flash)
New clones marked not working
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Aquaplus P/ECE (2 MB Flash)
-cinematronics/thayers.cpp: Added CHD and promoted to working. [Ryan Holtz]
* Fixed periodic IRQ hookup.
* Fixed COP421 clock divisor.
* Switched to LD-V1000 by default and removed LD-PR7820 support for now.
* Switched to using logmacro and shorthand data types.
* Adjusted IRQ triggering and acknowledgement according to schematics.
-sound/ssi263hle.cpp: Added a temporary SSI-263 device which remaps SC-02 phonemes onto the SC-01's phoneme set. [Ryan Holtz]
* SSI-263 skeleton extracted from cinematronics/thayers.cpp.
-machine/ldv1000hle.cpp: Added an HLE version of the Pioneer LD-V1000 laserdisc player. [Ryan Holtz]
-machine/laserdsc.h: Added a general-purpose parallel LaserDisc player interface, to have a common class parent for LD-PR7820. [Ryan Holtz]
-sega/timetrv.cpp: Replaced timetrv2 LaserDisc image with a good capture. [Ryan Holtz, Matt Ownby, ld-decode Team]
Systems promoted to working
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Thayer's Quest (set 1) [Ryan Holtz, Matt Ownby, ld-decode Team]
Clones promoted to working
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Thayer's Quest (set 2) [Ryan Holtz, Matt Ownby, ld-decode Team]
* Xtensa work, alongside Poems hardware improvements to show the core is functional [David Haywood]
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Co-authored-by: David Haywood <hazemamewip@hotmail.com>
* Implemented free-running timer.
* Eliminated internal header in favor of scoped enums.
* Eliminated double-dispatch switch/case in handlers, in favor of individual register handlers.
* Reworked GPIO handling for correctness.
-misc/39in1.cpp: Fixed GPIO hookup, now boots on its own. [Ryan Holtz]
* casio/ra3.cpp: Added support for software list ROM cartridges.
* sound/upd933.cpp: Clear pending interrupt flag when read.
* sound/upd933.cpp: Implemented presumed pitch modulator register.
New working systems
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Casio CZ-1 [Mastropiero, Devin Acker]
New working clones
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Casio MZ-1 (prototype) [Mastropiero, Devin Acker]
New working software items (cz1_cart.xml)
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Orchestra (RC-10) [Edward d-tech]
Organ / Synth. Sound / Sound Effect (RC-30) [Edward d-tech]
Piano / Guitar / Percussion (RC-20) [unknown]