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+/* CPU sketch */
+
+class CPU {
+  constructor () {
+    this.reset();
+  }
+
+  IP = 0;
+  A = 0;
+  flags = 0b00000000;
+  instruction = 0x00;
+  operand = 0x00;
+
+  //What do I want for interrupts…?
+  // interruptRequest = 0;
+
+  // TODO: can it be a simple setup with fixed instruction cycle length pls?
+  _instructionCycleStep = 0;
+  _decodedOp = {};
+  _calculatedIP = 0;
+
+  tickClock () {
+    console.log('cpu tick');
+    if (connections.cpuWait) return false;
+
+    switch (this._instructionCycleStep) {
+      // Fetch - instruction
+      case 0:
+        // initiate read
+        connections.addressBus = this.IP;
+        connections.memoryReadSignal = 1;
+        this._calculatedIP += 2;
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        // complete read
+        connections.memoryReadSignal = 0;
+        this.instruction = connections.dataBus;
+        break;
+
+      // Fetch - operand
+      case 2:
+        // initiate read
+        connections.addressBus = this.IP;
+        connections.memoryReadSignal = 1;
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        // complete read
+        connections.memoryReadSignal = 0;
+        this.operand = connections.dataBus;
+        break;
+
+      // Decode
+      case 4:
+        // decode
+        this._decode();
+        break;
+
+      // Execute
+      case 5:
+        this._ops[this._decodedOp]();
+        break;
+      case 4:
+        // execute more
+        break;
+    }
+    this._instructionCycleStep = (this._instructionCycleStep + 1) % 4;
+  }
+  
+  reset () {
+    this.IP = 0xFE;
+    this.A = 0;
+    this.flags = 0b00000000;
+    connections.dataBus = 0b00000000;
+    this._instructionCycleStep = 0;
+    this.debug.running = true;
+  }
+
+  _decode (instruction) {
+    /*
+    // gg aa iiii
+    let group = 0b11000000 & instruction;
+    let mode = 0b00110000 & instruction;
+    let instr = 0b00001111 & instruction;
+    console.log(group, mode, instr);
+    */
+
+    let mode = (0b00110000 & instruction) === 16 ? 'indirect' : 'direct';
+
+    const instrs = {
+      0x00 : 'END',
+      0x01 : 'NOP',
+      0x50 : 'STO_indirect',
+      0x51 : 'LDA_indirect',
+      0x52 : 'ADD_indirect',
+      0x53 : 'SUB_indirect',
+      0x54 : 'HOP_indirect',
+      0x55 : 'JMP_indirect',
+      0x56 : 'FTG_indirect',
+      0x57 : 'FHP_indirect',
+      0x60 : 'STO_direct',
+      0x61 : 'LDA_direct',
+      0x62 : 'ADD_direct',
+      0x63 : 'SUB_direct',
+      0x64 : 'HOP_direct',
+      0x65 : 'JMP_direct',
+      0x66 : 'FTG_direct',
+      0x67 : 'FHP_direct',
+    };
+    // return { instruction: instrs[instruction], mode: mode };
+    this._decodedOp = instruction;
+  }
+
+  _ops = {
+    JMP_direct: (lit) => {
+      this.debug.currentMnemonic = 'JMP lit';
+      this._calculatedIP = lit;
+    },
+
+    JMP_indirect: (addr) => {
+      this.debug.currentMnemonic = 'JMP addr';
+      this._calculatedIP = addr;
+    },
+  }
+
+  debug = {
+    // TODO include the rest of the stuff that I have here in the current version
+    running: false,
+  }
+}
+
+
+class Memory {
+  // ROM format: { addr: nn, data: nn }
+  constructor (sizeInBytes, ROM) {
+    // memory format: [ { data: nn, type: ‘str’ } ]
+    this.memory = new Array(sizeInBytes);
+    ROM.forEach((byte) => {
+      this.memory[byte.address] = { data: byte.data, type: 'ROM' };
+    })
+  }
+
+  tickClock () {
+    if (connections.memoryReadSignal) this._read();
+    if (connections.memoryWriteSignal) this._write();
+  }
+
+  _read () {
+    connections.dataBus = this.memory[connections.addressBus].data;
+  }
+
+  _write () {
+    if (this.memory[connections.addressBus].type === 'ROM') throw new Error('Attempted write to ROM');
+    this.memory[connections.addressBus].data = connections.dataBus;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/** DMA controller for screen, keypad... **/
+class IO {
+  // TODO…
+  constructor (connections) {
+    // ...
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+class Connections {
+  dataBus = 0;
+  addressBus = 0;
+  memoryReadSignal = 0;
+  memoryWriteSignal = 0;
+  cpuWait = 0;
+}
+
+
+// let rom = // TODO read in…
+
+const rom = [
+  { address: 0xFE, data: 0x55, },
+  { address: 0xFF, data: 0x00, },
+  { address: 0x00, data: 0x51, },
+  { address: 0x01, data: 0x0F, },
+  { address: 0x02, data: 0x62, },
+  { address: 0x03, data: 0x01, },
+  { address: 0x04, data: 0x00, },
+];
+
+let connections = new Connections();
+let memory = new Memory(256, rom);
+let cpu = new CPU();
+
+let intervalTimer = setInterval( () => {
+  cpu.tickClock();
+  memory.tickClock();
+}, 500);
+
+console.log(intervalTimer);
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