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Lecture 2 Chapter 4 –Requirements for coding in Assembly Language

Lecture 2 Chapter 4 –Requirements for coding in Assembly Language. Chapter Outline Assembly Language Features Simplified segment Directive Defining Types of data Equate Directive. Defining Types of data. Name: a program that references a data item does so by means of name

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Lecture 2 Chapter 4 –Requirements for coding in Assembly Language

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  1. Lecture 2 Chapter 4 –Requirements for coding in Assembly Language

  2. Chapter Outline • Assembly Language Features • Simplified segment Directive • Defining Types of data • Equate Directive

  3. Defining Types of data Name: a program that references a data item does so by means of name Dn (Directive): define the data item – see next slide— Expression: is an operand may specify an uninitialized value or constant value an uninitialized value defined by item ? EXAMPLE : DATAX DB ?

  4. Defining Types of data (Directive): Pseudo-op Stands for DB Define Byte DW Define Word DD Define Doubleword DQ Define Quadword DT Define Tenbytes

  5. Defining Types of data -Examples • Syntax: • name DB initial_value • Example: • ALPHA DB 4 a memory byte is associated with the name • ALPHA, and initialized to 4. • BYT DB ? a memory byte is associated with the name • BYT, and uninitialized. • WRD DW -2 a memory word is associated with the • name WRD, and initialized to -2. • The decimal range is: • Unsigned representation: 0 to 255 • Signed representation: -128 to 127

  6. Defining Types of data – Array byte • an array is a sequence of memory bytes or words. • Example: • B_ARRAY DB 10H,20H,30H Symbol Address Contents B_ARRAY 200H 10H B_ARRAY+1 201H 20H B_ARRAY+2 202H 30H

  7. Defining Types of data – Array word • Example: • W_ARRAY DW 1000,40,29887,329 Symbol Address Contents W_ARRAY 0300H 1000D W_ARRAY+2 0302H 40D W_ARRAY+4 0304H 29887D W_ARRAY+6 0306H 329D

  8. Defining Types of data :The DUP Operator • It is possible to define arrays whose elements share a common initial • value by using the DUP (duplicate) operator. • Syntax: • Example: • DELTA DB 212 DUP (?) creates an array of 212 • uninitialized bytes. • GAMMA DW 100 DUP (0) set up an array of 100 words, • with each entry initialized to 0.

  9. High and Low Bytes of a Word • WORD1 DW 1234H high byte WORD1+1 low byte WORD1

  10. Character String • ASCII codes can be initialized with a string of • characters using single quotes like ‘PC’ or double quotes like “PC”. • Example: • LETTERS DB 'ABC' • = • LETTERS DB 41H,42H,43H • Inside a string, the assembler differentiates between upper and lower • case. • It is possible to combine characters and numbers in one definition: • Example: MSG DB 'HELLO',0AH,0DH, '$'

  11. Numeric Constant • In an assembly language program we may express data as: • Binary: bit string followed by ‘B’ or ‘b’ • Decimal: string of decimal digits followed by an optional ‘D’ or • ‘d’ • Hex: begins with a decimal digit and ends with ‘H’ or ‘h’ • Real : end with ‘R’ and the assembler converts a given a decimal or hex constant to floating point number • Any number may have an optional sign.

  12. Numeric Constant Number Type 11011 1101B 64223 -21843D 1,234 1B4DH 1B4D FFFFH 0FFFFH decimal binary decimal decimal illegal hex illegal illegal hex

  13. Named Constants - EQU (Equates) • To assign a name to a constant, we can use the EQU pseudo-op. • Syntax: • name EQU constant • Examples: • LF EQU 0AH • MOV DL,0AH = MOV DL,LF • PROMPT EQU 'Any Thing' • MSG DB 'Any Thing' = MSG DB PROMPT • Note: no memory is allocated for EQU names.

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