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Amiga Denise
1985
Amiga custom chip that generates the video display, handling bitplanes, sprites and colour output.
Machines
Operating systems
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| AmiKit | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| Amiberry | downloadable | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| Amiga Forever | downloadable | Commercial | Website ↗ |
| Denise | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| E-UAE | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| PUAE | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| UAE | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| WinFellow | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| vAmiga | downloadable | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| vAmigaWeb | online | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
Reference & documentation
External technical references for programming Amiga Denise and for writing emulators.
| Resource | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Chip Specifications (datasheet PDF) ↗ | Datasheet | Commodore Denise datasheet: block diagram, registers, signals |
| Denise Chip Specifications (pinout PDF) ↗ | Pinout | Pin assignments and signal functions in datasheet |
| Aminet: Amiga custom chip pinouts archive ↗ | Pinout | Includes 8362 Denise DIP pinout image |
| Programming the AGA Chipset (Lisa/Denise successor) ↗ | Programming | BPLCON, FMODE, HAM-8, sprite programming details |
| Amiga Hardware Manual: Register Summary (Alphabetical) ↗ | Reference | Bit-level defs for all Denise registers |
| Amiga Hardware Manual: Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) ↗ | Reference | ECS Denise 8373 new registers and revisions |
| Deniser: FPGA Denise replacement (schematics) ↗ | Schematic | 48-pin DIP board schematics and PCB files |
| WinUAE custom.cpp chipset emulation source ↗ | Source | Cycle-accurate Denise/bitplane/sprite emulation reference |
| Deniser: VHDL Denise logic implementation ↗ | Source | VHDL reimplementation with simulation test cases |