Commodore Amiga - Figure 4-7 Data Structure Layout

..... 1------16 bits----- ....
Increasing
VSTART,
HSTART
addresses t---------------t
VSTOP, control bits
Low word
of data, line 1
High
word of data, line 1
Data describing
central lines
of
this sprite
Low word
of data, last line
High
word of data, last line
0000000000000000
000 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Part
of a
screen
display
VSTART
VSTOP
HSTART
~:
/
Figure 4-7: Data Structure Layout
Each group of words defines one
vertical
usage of a sprite.
Contains starting
location and
physical
appearance of this
sprite
image.
Pairs of words containing
color information
for pixel
lines.
Last word pair contains all
zeros if this sprite processor is
to be used only once vertically
in the display frame.
EACH WORD PAIR
Low word
of pair
High word
of pair
DESCRIBES ONE
VIDEO
LINE OF THE SPRITE
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