PS2 Overview

This document has been modified and reorganized by El_isra into something nicer.

The original project sits here: https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/ps2tek

This document, inspired by nocash's websites for various consoles, aims to be a comprehensive reference for the PlayStation 2 hardware. While it is far from complete, it is usable as a reference for what information is documented.

• PS2 Overview

• Memory Map

• I/O Maps

• BIOS

  • BIOS IOP REBOOT - SIF Reboot Server
  • File Structure
  • BIOS Boot Process
  • BIOS EE Threading
  • BIOS EE Syscalls
  • BIOS EE Patches
  • BIOS PlayStation Compatibility
  • BIOS IOP Module Linking

• DMA Controller (DMAC)

  • DMAC I/O
  • DMAC Chain Mode
  • DMAC MFIFO
  • DMAC Interrupts

• Emotion Engine (EE)

  • The EE Architecture
  • EE Registers
  • EE Instruction Decoding
  • EE RDRAM initialization
  • EE COP0 Registers
  • EE COP0 Exception Handling
  • EE COP0 Memory Management
  • EE COP0 Caches
  • EE COP0 Timer
  • EE COP1 Registers
  • EE COP1 Floating Point Format
  • EE Timers

• Graphics Interface (GIF)

  • GIF I/O
  • GIFtags
  • GIF Data Formats
  • GIF PATH3 Masking

• Graphics Synthesizer (GS)

  • GS Register List
  • GS Primitives
  • GS Vertex Attributes
  • GS Frame and Z Buffers
  • GS Transfers
  • GS Textures
  • GS Fog
  • GS Alpha Blending
  • GS Tests and Pixel Control
  • GS Special Effects and Optimizations

• IOP Hardware and Peripherals

  • IOP Interrupts
  • IOP DMA
  • IOP Timers
  • IOP Console
  • CDVD Driver
    • CDVD I/O Ports
    • CDVD N Commands
    • CDVD Reads and Seeks
    • CDVD S Commands
  • PS2 Serial Port (SIO2)
    • SIO2 Registers
    • SIO2 PS2 Memcards
    • SIO2 PS2 Memcard Filesystem
    • SIO2 Controller Commands
    • SIO2 Command Sequence
  • Sound Processing Unit (SPU2)
    • SPU2 AutoDMA

• Image Processing Unit (IPU)

  • IPU I/O Registers
  • IPU Commands
  • EE Interrupt Controller (INTC)

• Subsystem Interface (SIF)

  • RPC_Cmds.md
  • SIF Registers
  • SIF DMA
  • SIF RPC Basics
  • SIF RPC Structs and Definitions
  • SIF RPC System Servers

• Vector Interface (VIF)

  • VIF Commands
  • VIF I/O Registers
  • VIF UNPACK

• Vector Unit (VU)

  • VU Architecture
  • VU Registers
  • VU Instruction Format and Decoding
  • VU Pipelining