Tool Reference

GTE Tool Set Routines

To introduce you to the capabilities of the GTE Tool Set the routines are grouped by function and briefly described in Table 1. These routines are described in detail later where they are separated into housekeeping routines (discussed in routine number order) and the rest of the GTE Tool Set routines (discussed in alphabetical order).

Table 1
GTE Tool Set routines and their functions
Routine	Description
Housekeeping Routines
GTEBootInit	Initializes the GTE Tool Set; called only by the Tool Locator — must not be called by an application
GTEStartUp	Starts up the GTE Tool Set for use by an application
GTEShutDown	Shuts down the GTE Tool Set when an application quits
GTEVersion	Returns the version number of the GTE Tool Set
GTEReset	Resets the GTE Tool Set; called only when the system is reset — must not be called by an application
GTEStatus	Indicates whether the GTE Tool Set is active
Sprite Routines
GTECreateSpriteStamp	Creates a sprite stamp from the tile set
GTEAddSprite	Add a active sprite to the scene
GTEMoveSprite	Changes a sprite's location
GTEUpdateSprite	Changes a sprite's tile set
GTERemoveSprite	Removes a sprite from the scene
Tile Routines
GTELoadTileSet	Copies a tileset into the GTE tileset memory
GTESetTile	Assigns a tile to a tile map index
Primary Background Routines
GTESetBG0Origin	Sets the upper-left origin point in the primary background
GTERender	Draws the current scene to the graphics screen
Functions affecting the global state
GTESetScreenMode	Sets the playing field's port rectangle to a pre-defined size, or a specified width and height
Misc. Functions
GTEReadControl	Reads the keyboard and returns key events in a gamepad structure
GTEGetSeconds	Returns the number of seconds elapsed since the toolset was started