# hello2 Okay so let's have a look again: `hello1` ```rust #![feature(start)] #![no_std] #[cfg(not(test))] #[panic_handler] fn panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! { loop {} } #[start] fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize { unsafe { (0x04000000 as *mut u16).write_volatile(0x0403); (0x06000000 as *mut u16).offset(120 + 80 * 240).write_volatile(0x001F); (0x06000000 as *mut u16).offset(136 + 80 * 240).write_volatile(0x03E0); (0x06000000 as *mut u16).offset(120 + 96 * 240).write_volatile(0x7C00); loop {} } } ``` Now let's clean this up so that it's clearer what's going on. First we'll label that display control stuff: ```rust pub const DISPCNT: *mut u16 = 0x04000000 as *mut u16; pub const MODE3: u16 = 3; pub const BG2: u16 = 0b100_0000_0000; ``` Next we make some const values for the actual pixel drawing ```rust pub const VRAM: usize = 0x06000000; pub const SCREEN_WIDTH: isize = 240; ``` And then we want a small helper function for putting together a color value. Happily, this one can even be declared as a const function. At the time of writing, we've got the "minimal const fn" support in nightly. It really is quite limited, but I'm happy to let rustc and LLVM pre-compute as much as they can when it comes to the GBA's tiny CPU. ```rust pub const fn rgb16(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> u16 { blue << 10 | green << 5 | red } ``` Finally, we'll make a function for drawing a pixel in Mode 3. Even though it's just a one-liner, having the "important parts" be labeled as function arguments usually helps you think about it a lot better. ```rust pub unsafe fn mode3_pixel(col: isize, row: isize, color: u16) { (VRAM as *mut u16).offset(col + row * SCREEN_WIDTH).write_volatile(color); } ``` So now we've got this: `hello2` ```rust #![feature(start)] #![no_std] #[cfg(not(test))] #[panic_handler] fn panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! { loop {} } #[start] fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize { unsafe { DISPCNT.write_volatile(MODE3 | BG2); mode3_pixel(120, 80, rgb16(31, 0, 0)); mode3_pixel(136, 80, rgb16(0, 31, 0)); mode3_pixel(120, 96, rgb16(0, 0, 31)); loop {} } } pub const DISPCNT: *mut u16 = 0x04000000 as *mut u16; pub const MODE3: u16 = 3; pub const BG2: u16 = 0b100_0000_0000; pub const VRAM: usize = 0x06000000; pub const SCREEN_WIDTH: isize = 240; pub const fn rgb16(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> u16 { blue << 10 | green << 5 | red } pub unsafe fn mode3_pixel(col: isize, row: isize, color: u16) { (VRAM as *mut u16).offset(col + row * SCREEN_WIDTH).write_volatile(color); } ``` Exact same program that we started with, but much easier to read. Of course, in the full `gba` crate that this book is a part of we have these and other elements all labeled and sorted out for you. Still, for educational purposes it's often best to do it yourself at least once.