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Understanding Assembly Code

Understanding Assembly Code. Assembly Language. An instruction has the following format:   LABEL OPCODE OPERANDS COMMENTS. OPCODES AND OPERANDS. Opcodes are reserved words that correspond to machine instructions

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Understanding Assembly Code

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  1. Understanding Assembly Code

  2. Assembly Language • An instruction has the following format:   LABEL OPCODE OPERANDS COMMENTS

  3. OPCODES AND OPERANDS • Opcodes are reserved words that correspond to machine instructions • They’ll be given to you in a table (in the exam) with an explanation as to what they do: eg. ADD, AND, NOT, LD, LDR, etc

  4. OPERANDS –the patient! • Registers – specified by Rn, where n is the number of the register(0-7) • Numbers – indicated by # (decimal) or x(hexadeciamal) (or suffix h –hex) • Label – symbolic name of the memory location (think of it like a goto) • Operands are separated by commas • Number, type, and order correspond to the machine instruction

  5. SPOT THE OPCODES (the doctor) • ADD R1,R1,R3 ADD R1,R1,#3 LD R6,NUMBER  BRz LOOP

  6. Labels and Comments • Labels are placed at the beginning of the line • Assigns a symbolic name to the memory location • Example: • LOOP  ADD R1,R1,#-1   BRp LOOP

  7. Instruction Set • Data Transfer • Arithmetic Operations • Logical operations • Test and Branch Instructions

  8. Instruction set

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