
It also includes the following undocumented peripherals:
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RDRAM controller [(R)DRAMC]
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Serial I/O port (SIO; UART)
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JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) Boundary-Scan interface
NEED TO
KNOW… DIVINING D
OCUMENTATION
A detailed examination of all the EE’s integrated peripherals would fill several chapters. The
hardware manuals shipped on Disc 1 on the PlayStation 2 Linux Kit (www.playstation2-
linux.com) provide an invaluable resource to the inner workings of the PS2’s Emotion Engine
and Graphics Synthesizer. If you do not own the kit, you can find basic information on the
Emotion Engine’s CPU core in the hardware manuals for the EE’s descendant, the TX79 pro-
cessor, which ...