Software:PSEmu Pro
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| Developer(s) | Duddie, Kazzuya and Tratax |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 19, 1997 |
| Stable release | 1.0.21
/ March 02, 1999 |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Video game console emulator |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www.psemu.com (archive) |
PSEmu Pro was a PlayStation emulator. It has been discontinued since 1999. However, its plugin interface is still used on most recent emulators[1][2] such as ePSXe[3] and PCSX.[4]
Plugin interface
The interface defined in the PSEmu Plugin Development Kit is used to create plugins. The following functions are present on all types of plugins.
| PSEgetLibName | Returns a pointer to a string containing the library name. |
| PSEgetLibType | Returns the library type. It can be GPU, SPU, CDR or PAD. |
| PSEgetLibVersion | Returns the library version. |
GPU
| GPUinit | Initializes the GPU plugin. |
| GPUshutdown | Shuts down the library. |
| GPUmakeSnapshot | Takes a snapshot of the screen. |
| GPUopen | Called when the game starts. It receives the window handle as parameter. |
| GPUclose | Called when the game stops. |
| GPUupdateLace | Called on V-sync (vertical synchronization). It can be used to avoid tearing. |
| GPUreadStatus | Read requests. |
| GPUwriteStatus | Write requests. |
| GPUreadData | Reads from VRAM. |
| GPUreadDataMem | Reads chunks of data from VRAM. |
| GPUwriteData | Writes to VRAM. |
| GPUwriteDataMem | Write chunks of data to VRAM. |
| GPUsetMode | Sets the transfer mode. (obsolete) |
| GPUgetMode | Gets the transfer mode. (obsolete) |
| GPUdmaChain | DMA. |
| GPUconfigure | Shows the configure dialog. |
| GPUabout | Shows the about dialog. |
| GPUtest | Tests if the plugin is working correctly and shows a dialog. |
| GPUdisplayText | Debug. |
| GPUdisplayFlags | Flags. |
| GPUfreeze | Pauses the emulation. |
References
- ↑ "Pete's older Fairy Tales". Pete Bernert. 6 Sep 2012. http://www.pbernert.com/html/old_tales.htm.
- ↑ "PSEmu/PSEmu Pro". Zorphar's Domain. 25 Aug 2012. http://www.zophar.net/psx/psemu-psemu-pro.html.
- ↑ "ePSXe FAQ". ePSXe. 6 Sep 2012. http://www.epsxe.com/files/ePSXe_FAQ.txt.
- ↑ "PCSX Status". PCSX. 6 Sep 2012. http://www.pcsx.net/status.shtml.
External links
- PSEmu original website on web archive.
- Pete Bernert's plugin development page.
- SNES Emulators PSP
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