now blows up with the hard test. the easy one runs but the rendering is still not done

emma/src/bin/support/emmagui_support.rs

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ impl EmmaGui {
                     let mut buffer = Vec::new();
 
                     println!("PREPARING TO LOAD 1-chip8-logo.ch8");
-                    let mut input_file = File::open(Path::new("./1-chip8-logo.ch8")).expect("put 1-chip8-logo.ch8 in this directory");
+                    // let mut input_file = File::open(Path::new("./1-chip8-logo.ch8")).expect("put 1-chip8-logo.ch8 in this directory");
+                    let mut input_file = File::open(Path::new("./coraxhard.ch8")).expect("put 1-chip8-logo.ch8 in this directory");
                     input_file.read_to_end(&mut buffer).expect("unable to read file");
                     system_to_control.load_bytes_to_memory(0x200, buffer.into());
                 }

emma/src/chip8/instructions.rs

@@ -545,6 +545,13 @@ impl Chip8CpuInstructions {
                 //
                 // read nibble bytes from memory starting at I
 
+                let start_position = input.registers.peek_i();
+                let num_bytes_to_read = *n;
+                for i in start_position..start_position + num_bytes_to_read {
+                //    let current_byte = input.memory[i as usize];
+                //    println!("READ BYTE [{current_byte:8b}");
+                }
+
                 let mut did_change: bool = false;
 
                 for draw_x in 0..*n {
@@ -582,7 +589,8 @@ impl Chip8CpuInstructions {
                 // Set Vx = delay timer value.
                 //
                 // The value of DT is placed into Vx.
-                input.registers.poke(*x as u8, input.delay_timer.current() as u8);
+                let value_to_set = input.registers.peek(*x as u8);
+                input.delay_timer.set_timer(value_to_set as i32);
             }
             Chip8CpuInstructions::LdVxK(x) => {
                 // Fx0A - LD Vx, K
@@ -595,6 +603,7 @@ impl Chip8CpuInstructions {
                 // Set delay timer = Vx.
                 //
                 // DT is set equal to the value of Vx.
+                println!("SETTING DELAY TIMER TO [{}]", *new_time);
                 input.delay_timer.set_timer(*new_time as i32);
             }
             Chip8CpuInstructions::LdStVx(new_time) => {
@@ -987,17 +996,65 @@ mod test {
     fn RndVxByte_test() {}
     fn DrawVxVyNibble_test() {}
     fn SkpVx_test() {
+        // skip if key pressed
+
 
     }
     fn SnKpVx_test() {
+        // skip key not pressed
 
     }
-    fn LdVxDt() {
+    #[test]
+    fn LdVxDt_test() {
+        // delay timer reading
+        let mut x = Chip8Computer::new();
 
+        // set the value we want in the timer to V0...
+        Chip8CpuInstructions::LdVxByte(0x0, 0x10).execute(&mut x);
+        // ...then tell the CPU to use that value for the timer.
+        Chip8CpuInstructions::LdVxDt(0x0).execute(&mut x);
+        x.delay_timer.tick();
+        x.delay_timer.tick();
+        x.delay_timer.tick();
+        assert_eq!(x.delay_timer.current(), 0xd);
+        for i in 0..0x10 {
+            x.delay_timer.tick();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(x.delay_timer.current(), 0x00);
+        x.delay_timer.tick();
+        assert_eq!(x.delay_timer.current(), 0x00);
     }
 
-    fn LdVxK_test() {}
+    fn LdVxK_test() {
-    fn LdStVx_test() {}
+        // Wait for a key press, store the value of the key in Vx.
+        // All execution stops until a key is pressed, then the value of that key is stored in Vx.
+
+    }
+    fn LdStVx_test() {
+        // sound timer setting
+    }
     fn LdIVx_test() {}
     fn LdVxI_test() {}
-}
+/*
+    #[test]
+    fn LdDtVx_test() {
+
+        // delay timer setting
+        let mut x = Chip8Computer::new();
+
+        // lets set our delay timer...
+        Chip8CpuInstructions::LdVxByte(0x0, 0x80).execute(&mut x);
+        Chip8CpuInstructions::LdDtVx(0x0).execute(&mut x);
+
+        // now that we have our timer set to 0x80 we should tick it 0x10 times
+        // so we are then down to 0x70
+        for i in 0..0x10 {
+            x.delay_timer.tick();
+        }
+        // Then tell the CPU to copy that timer over into our V0
+        Chip8CpuInstructions::LdVxK(0x0).execute(&mut x);
+        let register_value = x.registers.peek(0);
+   //     assert_eq!(register_value, 0x70);
+    }
+ */
+}