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Introduction to Assembly language

Introduction to Assembly language. Using the AVR microprocessor. Outline. Introduction to Assembly Code The AVR Microprocessor Binary/Hex Numbers Breaking down an example microprocessor program AVR instructions overview Compiling and downloading assembly code

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Introduction to Assembly language

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  1. Introduction to Assembly language Using the AVR microprocessor M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  2. Outline Introduction to Assembly Code The AVR Microprocessor Binary/Hex Numbers Breaking down an example microprocessor program AVR instructions overview Compiling and downloading assembly code Running and debugging assembly code M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  3. A really simple program int main(void) { char i; char j; i=0; j=0; while (i<10) { j = j + i; PORTB = j; PORTB = i; i++; } return 0; } • Some variables (i,j) • Set variables to initial values • A loop • Check a condition to see if we are finished • Do some arithmetic • Output some information • Increment the loop counter M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  4. Running a program on a microprocessor • When you want to turn your program into something which runs on a microprocessor you typically compile the program • This creates a program in the “machine language” of the microprocessor • A limited set of low level instructions which can be executed directly by the microprocessor • We can also program in this language using an assembler • We can have a look at the assembly language the c compiler generates for our simple program to understand how this works M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  5. Translating our program into assembly language Location in program memory (Address) Opcodes – the program code The Assembly language equivalent of the opcodes 000000be <main>: be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 c0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 c2: 98 0f add r25, r24 c4: 92 bb out 0x18, r25 ; 18 c6: 82 bb out 0x18, r24 ; 18 c8: 8f 5f subi r24, 0xFF ; 255 ca: 8a 30 cpi r24, 0x0A ; 10 cc: d1 f7 brne .-12 ; 0xc2 <main+0x4> ce: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 d0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 d2: 08 95 ret int main(void) { char i; char j; i=0; j=0; while (i<10) { j = j + i; PORTB = j; PORTB = i; i++; } return 0; } M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  6. AVR Microprocessor architecture Program Memory Your code goes here Registers Storage for numbers the processer will perform arithmetic on • Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) • The heart of the processor which handles logic/math Input/Output Interface to the outside world M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  7. Numbers on a microprocessor • We’ve seen that our program is converted into a series of numbers for execution on the microprocessor • Numbers are stored in a microprocessor in memory • They can be moved in an out of registers and memory • Calculations can be done • Numbers can be sent to Output devices and read from Input devices • The numbers are stored internally in binary representations. • We will study precisely how this is done shortly, and even build some simple memory devices. M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  8. Binary/Hexadecimal Numbers • A “Bit” can be a 0 or 1 • The value is set using transistors in the hardware • Bits are organized into groups to represent numbers • 4 Bits is a “Nybble” • Can store numbers 0-15 • 8 Bits is a “Byte” • Can store numbers 0-255 • 16 Bits is a word • Can store numbers 0-65535 • Hexadecimal is a very handy representation for binary numbers • Each 4 bits maps onto a HEX number • Can quickly convert from HEX to binary M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  9. Binary Representation • This representation is based on powers of 2. Any number can be expressed as a string of 0s and 1s Example: 5 = 1012= 1* 22 + 0*21 + 1*20 Example: 9 = 10012= 1* 23 + 0* 22 + 0*21 + 1*20 Exercise: Convert the numbers 19, 38, 58 from decimal to binary. (use an envelope, a calculator or C program) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  10. Hexadecimal Representation • This representation is based on powers of 16. Any number can be expressed in terms of: 0,1,2,…,9,A,B,C,D,E,F (0,1,2,…,9,10,11,12,13,14,15) Example: 256 = 10016= 1* 162 + 0*161 + 0*160 Example: 1002 = 3EA16= 3* 162 + 14*161 + 10*160 Exercise: Convert the numbers 1492, 3481, 558 from decimal to hex. (use calculator or C program) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  11. HEX/Binary Conversion • Converting HEX/Binary to Decimal is a bit painful, but converting HEX/Binary is trivial • We often use the notations 0x or $ to represent a HEX number • Example 0x15AB for the HEX number 15AB • In assember language we see the notation $A9 for the HEX number A9 Exercise: Convert the numbers 0xDEAD 0xBEEF from Hex to binary. Now convert them to Decimal M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  12. 8 Bit Microprocessors • The AVR microprocessor we will be using is an “8 bit” processor • The operations the processor performs work on 8 bit numbers • Data is copied from memory into the processors internal “registers” 8 bits at a time • Operations (addition/subtraction/etc..) can be performed on the 8 bit registers • We can of course do calculation with bigger numbers, but we will have to do this as a sequence of operations on 8 bit numbers • We will see how to do this later – using a “carry” bit M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  13. Operations • The processor can perform several operations • Including “Boolean” algebra Exercise: (1) Find NOT(AAA) (2) Find OR(AAA; 555) (3) Find AND (AEB123; FFF000) Why is shift important ? Try SHIFT R(011) SHIFT L(011) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  14. What About Subtraction: Negative Numbers • With 4 bits, you can represent • 0 to +15 • -8 to + 7 • There are three ways to represent these negative numbers • Sign/Magnitude: Set the top bit to 1 • 1’s complement : Take the complement of the number • 2’s complement : Take the complement of the number and then add 1 M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  15. What About Subtraction: Negative Numbers • There is a good reason to use a 2’s complement representation • Binary addition of a two’s complement numbers “just works” whether the numbers are positive or negative Exercise: Fill out the same table using sign magnitude numbers. Do you understand now why 2’s complement is a useful representation! M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  16. 8 Bit representations • 8 bits can be used for • The numbers 0-255 • The numbers -128 to + 127 • Part of a longer number • A “Character” • Hence “char” in c • This is a bit out of date • Unicode uses 16 bits M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  17. Back to our program • The program is stored in program memory • There are 64Kilobytes of program memory (2^16 bytes) • Each location stores an 8 bit number • The location is specified with a 16 bit Address • (0x0000-0xFFFF) 000000be <main>: be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 c0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 c2: 98 0f add r25, r24 c4: 92 bb out 0x18, r25 ; 18 c6: 82 bb out 0x18, r24 ; 18 c8: 8f 5f subi r24, 0xFF ; 255 ca: 8a 30 cpi r24, 0x0A ; 10 cc: d1 f7 brne .-12 ; 0xc2 <main+0x4> ce: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 d0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 d2: 08 95 ret M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  18. AVR Registers – where the numerical work is done in a program Registers on the AVR There are 32 General purpose registers on the AVR microprocessor (R0-R31) Each of these can hold an 8 bit number R26:R27 is also a 16 bit register called X R28:R29 is Y R30:R31 is Z You can perform calculations on these registers very quickly M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  19. Back to our program: Loading a register • The first instruction is loading a value of 0x00 into register r24 • This instruction is encoded in the 16 bit opcode stored at address 00BE • The Assember code is • ldi r24,0x00 • LoaD Immediate r24 with 0x00 000000be <main>: be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 c0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 c2: 98 0f add r25, r24 c4: 92 bb out 0x18, r25 ; 18 c6: 82 bb out 0x18, r24 ; 18 c8: 8f 5f subi r24, 0xFF ; 255 ca: 8a 30 cpi r24, 0x0A ; 10 cc: d1 f7 brne .-12 ; 0xc2 <main+0x4> ce: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 d0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 d2: 08 95 ret M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  20. Decoding an Opcode Words are stored “little endian” Read into the processor as E080 E080=1110 0000 1000 0000 dddd: 1000=8 -> 16+8 = r24 KKKKKKKK=0x00 be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 Exercise: what is the opcode for ldi r19, 0x3F M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  21. Back to our program: Loading a register The second instruction is loading a value of 0x00 into register r25 000000be <main>: be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 c0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 c2: 98 0f add r25, r24 c4: 92 bb out 0x18, r25 ; 18 c6: 82 bb out 0x18, r24 ; 18 c8: 8f 5f subi r24, 0xFF ; 255 ca: 8a 30 cpi r24, 0x0A ; 10 cc: d1 f7 brne .-12 ; 0xc2 <main+0x4> ce: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 d0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 d2: 08 95 ret This adds r24 to r25 and stores the result into register r24 The next instructions output r24 and r25 (we’ll learn where later) This is subtracting a value of 0xFF from register r24 This is the compiler cleverly adding 1 This instruction is comparing the value 0x0A to register r24 If they are not equal, the next instruction will branch back to location 0xC2 that is loop back if they are equal it continues on (and returns from main) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  22. Compare assembly language to c • Here the variables are stored in registers r24, r25 • Pretty easy to see how this program is translated • More complex programs quickly become very complicated to understand in assembly language 000000be <main>: be: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 c0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 c2: 98 0f add r25, r24 c4: 92 bb out 0x18, r25 ; 18 c6: 82 bb out 0x18, r24 ; 18 c8: 8f 5f subi r24, 0xFF ; 255 ca: 8a 30 cpi r24, 0x0A ; 10 cc: d1 f7 brne .-12 ; 0xc2 <main+0x4> ce: 80 e0 ldi r24, 0x00 ; 0 d0: 90 e0 ldi r25, 0x00 ; 0 d2: 08 95 ret int main(void) { char i; char j; i=0; j=0; while (i<10) { j = j + i; PORTB = j; PORTB = i; i++; } return 0; } M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  23. Programming in this course • We will be programming exclusively in assembler • Allows us to understand precisely what the microprocessor is going to do and how long it will take to do so • important for time critical applications • Full access to all functions of the microprocessor • With care can make very efficient use of resources • Sometimes very important for small microprocessors • Programming in assembler requires some discipline • Code can be very difficult to understand • The code is very low level • Line by line comments very important M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  24. The AVR instruction set • We’ve seen a few sample instructions which cover most of the basic type of operations • Arithmetic and Logic instructions • (ADD, SUB, AND, OR, EOR, COM, INC, DEC, …) • Branch Instructions • Jump to a different location depending on a test • Data transfer instructions • Move data to/from Registers and memory • Bit setting and testing operations • Manipulate and test bits in registers M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  25. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions • Addition add r20,r21 R20  r20+r21 • Increment inc r20 R20  r20+1 • Subtraction subi r20,$22 R20  r20-$22 sub r20,r21 R20  r20-r21 • Logic and r20,r24 R20  AND(r20,r24) Many instructions work either with two registers, or with “immediate” data values (stored in the opcode) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  26. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions – The full set M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  27. The Status Register • Every time the processor performs an operation it sets bits in the Status Register (SREG) • Example cpi r01,$77 • This register is in the I/O region • SREG can be examined/set with the in and out instructions • in r17,SREG • out SREG,r22 • The status bits are also tested by branch instructions to decide whether or not to jump to a different location M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  28. Branch Instructions • Branch breq label1 Branch if equal to location label1 brlo label2 Branch if lower to location label2 If the Branch test fails – the next line of code is executed If the Branch test is successful, the program jumps to the location specified • Jump jmp label3 Jump to label3 – no information about where we jumped from is saved. This is a one way trip • Call, Return rcallmysub ret Call subroutine mysub. The program saves information about where it currently is executing and then jumps to the code at mysub. When the subroutine is finished it calls ret, which then returns to where the rcall was made. M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  29. All Branch Instructions M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  30. Data Transfer Instructions • Load ldi r20,$73 R20  $73 ld r20,X R20  (X) • Copy Register mov r20,r21 R20  r21 • Input in r20,PIND R20  PIND • Output out PORTD,r24 PORTD  r24 There are a few quirks about loading and storing to memory. We will cover this in detail soon. M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  31. Data transfer reference M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  32. The Atmega128 The microprocessor you will be using has several input and output ports Some of these are already connected to switches or LEDs on the boards we are using Others will be available to you to connect to various devices. It is time to make some lights blink! M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  33. Setting up the Input/Output ports: • For the ports we are using we set the Data Direction Register (DDR) which has a bit for each bit of I/O (1 for input, 0 for output) • We can then set the initial value of the data bits at the I/O port • PortB is connected to LEDs on our board • PortD is connected to the blue switches ; ******* Port B Setup Code **** ldi r16, $FF ; all bits out out DDRB , r16 ; Port B Direction Register ldi r16, $FF ; Init value out PORTB, r16 ; Port B value ; ******* Port D Setup Code **** ldi r16, $00 ; all bits in out DDRD, r16 ; Port D Direction Register ldi r16, $FF ; Init value out PORTD, r16 ; Port D value M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  34. The ATmega128 Microprocessor • In this course you will be using the ATmega128 processor mounted on an ATMEL programming board (STK300) M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  35. The ATMEL BOARD • Connecting the board with your PC M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  36. Where the I/O ports are connected PORTD Switches PORTB LEDs M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  37. Setting up a code directory • Create a directory where you will store your code • Download the file Simple.ASM into your code directory • from the course web page (Lecture 2b): • DO NOT DOWNLOAD m128def.inc M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  38. Getting Started with STUDIO 4: Go to Start ProgramsATMEL AVR Tools  AVR Studio 4 Select New Project M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  39. Getting Started with STUDIO 4: Create new folder Do not create new file You should now see the window: Pick a name for your project Pick Atmel AVR Assembler At the end Click this and navigate to your code directory M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  40. Getting Started with STUDIO 4: You should now see the window: Select ATmega128 Select AVR Simulator At the end M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  41. Entering files in STUDIO 4 (I): (2) Navigate and find SIMPLE.ASM (1) Right click here and select to ‘Add Files to Project’ Chose Open to load the file M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  42. Entering files in STUDIO 4 (II): Here is list of files attached to project This window is for editing one of the files Change the ‘editing window’ by double clicking on a file icon M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  43. Select the output file format : Change the format of the output file to Intel Hex format Click on Project/ Assembler Options M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  44. Running your Program in Studio 4 : Click on Build/ Build and run M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  45. Running your Program in Studio 4: The Build process generates some new files Program is halted at this instruction Green means ok; Otherwise click on red and debug M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  46. Open monitoring Windows: View/ Toolbars/ I/O M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  47. Open monitoring Windows: Expand views as required Adjust screen display using Window/… Input Output M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  48. Watch your Program Running: Start here: Everything zeroed Use this to run continuously with active display Use this to stop Use this to reset Use this to run continuously without display Click this once and again Step through the whole program and make sure you understand what is happening M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  49. Exercising the ATmega128 commands: Download the program simple.asm, assemble it and run itin the simulator Step through the program and make sure you understand what is happening after each instruction Try changing the number of times the loop is executed and make sure you understand the outputs on PORTB Now we will download the program to the development board M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

  50. Downloading with AVRISP Select from Start : AVRISP Make sure Device Atmega128 is selected M. Neil - Microprocessor Course

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