# H8/536 ROM Decompiler

The ROM used is from a SONY RCP-TX7 Camera Panel. Some of the code in this repo may be bias to the functions of that particular use case with the H8/536.

This repo now includes a standalone Python helper for the H8/536 ROM image:

```powershell
python h8536_decompiler.py ROM\M27C512@DIP28_1.BIN --out build\rom_decompiled.asm --json build\rom_decompiled.json
```

If you are using the repo-local venv:

```powershell
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe h8536_decompiler.py --out build\rom_decompiled.asm --json build\rom_decompiled.json --cycles --callgraph-dot build\callgraph.dot
```

To turn the structured decompile output into conservative C-like pseudocode:

```powershell
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe h8536_pseudocode.py build\rom_decompiled.json --out build\rom_pseudocode.c --cycles
```

To generate a focused RX/TX serial-path pseudocode view from the reconstruction metadata:

```powershell
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe h8536_serial_pseudocode.py build\rom_decompiled.json --out build\rom_serial_pseudocode.c
```

## What It Does

- Decodes the H8/500 instruction set used by the H8/536.
- Reads the H8/536 minimum-mode vector table from the ROM.
- Recursively traces reachable code from reset, interrupt, and trap vectors.
- Emits labels for branch and call targets.
- Tracks `LDC.B #xx, BR` along traced control flow so later short absolute `@aa:8` operands can resolve automatically.
- Annotates H8/536 register accesses such as `P1DDR`, `SYSCR1`, `WCR`, watchdog, timer/SCI/A-D, and RAM-control registers.
- Decodes register bitfields and selected hardware semantics for setup writes.
- Annotates interrupt priority registers and DTC enable routing registers.
- Emits memory-region metadata for vector, DTC, RAM, register-field, and mode-dependent program/external space.
- Parses the DTC vector table described by the manual and decodes DTC register-information blocks.
- Tracks SCI setup writes and can infer baud rates from SMR/BRR when `--clock-hz` is supplied.
- Annotates SCI protocol actions such as TDRE waits, TDR writes, RDR reads, RX/TX interrupt enables, and receive-error clears.
- Reconstructs evidence-supported SCI1 serial frame candidates, including the apparent six-byte TX/RX units and XOR checksum seeded by `0x5A`.
- Infers candidate serial protocol semantics from validated frames, including `RX[0] & 0x07` command dispatch, likely index/value byte roles, and response staging through `F850-F854`.
- Generates a focused RX/TX serial-path pseudocode view from those serial reconstruction and protocol-semantic candidates.
- Adds a Sony RCP-TX7 board profile that ties H8/536 pin 66 `P95/TXD` and pin 67 `P96/RXD` to the MAX202 RS232 transceiver.
- Flags/manual-annotates TEMP-register access ordering for FRT and A/D 16-bit peripheral registers.
- Scans unreached ROM ranges for ASCII strings and pointer-table candidates.
- Scans likely LCD/menu text records, groups display-text regions, and reports literal/near matches for terms such as `CONNECT`.
- Emits function summaries and a direct-call graph in JSON, with optional Graphviz DOT output.
- Tracks conservative per-basic-block register/control-register dataflow in JSON and comments known value changes.
- Discovers RAM/external/global symbols from memory references and pointer tables, including read/write counts and xrefs.
- Adds indirect `JSR/JMP @Rn` flow hints when a nearby indexed word load looks like a pointer table dispatch.
- Adds Appendix A cycle estimates to JSON and can append them to ASM comments.
- Summarizes straight-line block timing and backward-branch loop timing when requested.
- Handles the E-clock transfer instructions `MOVFPE` and `MOVTPE`.
- Recognizes likely LCD E-clock access routines at `H'F200`/`H'F201`, including busy-flag polling and data/control writes.
- Generates a separate C-like pseudocode view from the JSON, preserving labels, calls, branches, register names, inferred symbols, metadata comments, optional cycle notes, and simple structured `if`/`do while` patterns.

The generated listing is written to:

```text
build/rom_decompiled.asm
```

The optional JSON output is useful for scripts or later analysis:

```text
build/rom_decompiled.json
```

## Useful Options

```powershell
python h8536_decompiler.py --help
```

- `--mode min|max`: vector format. This ROM appears to be minimum mode; `min` is the default.
- `--entry H'1234`: add an extra entry point to recursive tracing.
- `--linear`: linear-sweep the selected range instead of tracing from vectors.
- `--start H'1000 --end H'D100`: constrain the decode range.
- `--br H'FE`: resolve short absolute `@aa:8` operands through a known base-register value.
- `--clock-hz 16000000`: infer SCI baud rates from manual BRR formulas.
- `--board-profile sony_rcp_tx7|none`: include or suppress known board-trace annotations.
- `--cycles`: append Appendix A cycle estimates to assembly comments.
- `--timing`: include straight-line block and backward-branch loop timing summaries.
- `--callgraph-dot build\callgraph.dot`: write a Graphviz DOT call graph.

For pseudocode:

```powershell
python h8536_pseudocode.py --help
```

- `--no-asm`: omit original assembly text from pseudocode line comments.
- `--no-addresses`: omit instruction addresses from pseudocode line comments.
- `--cycles`: include cycle estimates from the JSON.
- `--no-structure`: preserve label/goto output instead of simple structured `if`/loop output.
- `--max-functions N`: emit only the first `N` functions for focused review.

For focused serial pseudocode:

```powershell
python h8536_serial_pseudocode.py --help
```

- `--tx-only`: emit only the candidate transmit path.
- `--rx-only`: emit only the candidate receive path.
- `--no-evidence`: omit evidence-address comments.
- `--no-manual`: omit manual-reference comments.
- `--no-board`: omit board/MAX202 comments.
- `--no-semantics`: omit candidate command/field semantics.

## Code Layout

- `h8536_decompiler.py`: compatibility wrapper for the CLI.
- `h8536/cli.py`: argument parsing and end-to-end orchestration.
- `h8536/decoder.py`: instruction and effective-address decoding.
- `h8536/tables.py`: manual-derived opcode/vector/register tables.
- `h8536/vectors.py`: exception and DTC vector parsing.
- `h8536/dtc.py`: DTC register-information block decoding.
- `h8536/analysis.py`: recursive tracing, linear sweep, labels, function grouping, and call graph analysis.
- `h8536/data_analysis.py`: unreached string and pointer-table candidate scans.
- `h8536/memory.py`: manual-derived memory-region tagging.
- `h8536/cycles.py`: Appendix A cycle estimate tables.
- `h8536/dataflow.py`: conservative register/control-register value tracking.
- `h8536/symbols.py`: RAM/external/global symbol discovery from references and data tables.
- `h8536/indirect.py`: indirect call/jump and pointer-table dispatch hints.
- `h8536/lcd_text.py`: LCD/menu text record scanning, fuzzy search, and text xrefs.
- `h8536/lcd_driver.py`: LCD E-clock access and busy-poll recognizer.
- `h8536/timing.py`: block and loop cycle summaries.
- `h8536/sci.py`: SCI setup tracking and baud inference.
- `h8536/sci_protocol.py`: SCI transmit/receive/status semantic annotations.
- `h8536/serial_reconstruction.py`: cautious higher-level SCI frame reconstruction from decompiled evidence.
- `h8536/serial_semantics.py`: candidate command/field semantics inferred from serial frame use.
- `h8536/serial_pseudocode.py`: focused RX/TX protocol pseudocode generation from reconstruction metadata.
- `h8536/board_profile.py`: Sony RCP-TX7 board-trace annotations, including the MAX202 RS232 path.
- `h8536/peripheral_access.py`: FRT/A-D TEMP-register access analysis.
- `h8536/pseudocode.py`: JSON-to-C-like pseudocode generation.
- `h8536/render.py`: assembly and JSON output.
- `h8536/model.py`, `h8536/rom.py`, `h8536/formatting.py`: shared data structures and helpers.
- `h8536_pseudocode.py`: pseudocode CLI wrapper.
- `h8536_serial_pseudocode.py`: focused serial pseudocode CLI wrapper.