For our senior capstone project, our 4-person team was tasked with designing and developing a functional emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This ongoing project blends deep technical research with practical software engineering, following Agile methodology with regular sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
In the early phases, we conducted extensive research into the NES architecture, focusing on the 6502-based CPU, memory mapping, and the system's graphical and audio subsystems — the PPU (Picture Processing Unit) and APU (Audio Processing Unit). We studied official documentation, community-written hardware wikis, and ROM test suites to form a strong technical foundation.
Progress so far:
- ✅ Full implementation of all NES CPU instructions and addressing modes
- 🔧 Debugging tools for CPU behavior verification using standard test ROMs
- 🖼️ Pattern Table visualization from CHR-ROM, enabling early graphics verification
- 🧱 All major components of the PPU implemented (pattern tables, name tables, attribute tables, sprite evaluation)
Upcoming features:
- Complete visual rendering
- Begin APU implementation for sound emulation
- Support for homebrew and public domain NES titles
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Track:
- Seedlings: date planted, soil temp, water frequency, days to germinate
- Growth: start date, sunlight hours, water/fertilizer frequency, type used, growing location
- Production: start/end dates, yield, fertilizer details, and growing location
- Fertilizer records using NPK system