ICS 3203-ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
PROGRAMMING
Objectives :
i. To learn EMU8086 installation and familiarize with EMU8086
environment
ii. To learn how to:
•Assemble instructions into the memory of 8086 using
Emu8086
•Use Emu8086 to execute instructions
•Run opt-in programs in EMU8086
•Write a complete assembly program.
•Edit an existing source program. 24
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Part I: Introduction to Emu8086
An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) provides a
convenient environment to write a source file, assemble and link
it to a -.COM or -.EXE file, and trace it in both source file and
machine code. Emu86 is an educational IDE for assembly
program development.
You can download the latest student version of EMU86 from the
web page www.emu8086.com.
It is a Windows program, and will run by dragging an -.ASM,
-.OBJ, -.LST, -.EXE , or -.COM file into the emu86 shortcut
icon.
By this action, asm or lst files will start the 8086 assembler
source editor, while obj and exe files starts the disassembler and
debugger units.
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EMU8086 Source Editor
• The source editor of EMU86 is a special purpose editor
which identifies the 8086 mnemonics, hexadecimal
numbers and labels by different colors as seen in Figure
1.
Figure 1.
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EMU8086 Report Window
• The compile button on
the taskbar starts
assembling and linking
of the source file.
• A report window is
opened after the
assembling process is
completed.
• Figure 2 shows the
emulator of 8086
which gets opened by
clicking on emulate
button. Figure 2
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Part 2: Opt-in Examples in Emu8086
Look at “Code Examples‟.
After opening one of the code samples, then press
“emulate”, then, “run”. Also try these :
• “add/subtract‟
• “palindrome‟
• “traffic lights‟
• “led test‟
• “stepper motor‟
• “thermometer‟
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Part 3: Assemble and execute instructions in Emu8086
Use emu8086 to make the
calculations following:
a) 10100101b = ?
b) 12h = ?
c) 39 = ? h
Procedure:
Choose “Math” and specify “Base
Figure 3
Convertor” in emu8086.
Enter one of the numbers like in
the Figure 3
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Use EMU8086 to evaluate an expressions
• Evaluate : 0FFFFh *10h
+0FFFFh
• Procedure:
1. Choose “Math” and
specify “Multi Base
Calculator” in
emu8086.
Figure 4.
2. Enter the expression
like in the Figure 4.
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Part 4: Writing and Running Assembly
Code in Emu8086
• In this part, we are entering Assembly language world.
• Let’s say “Hello, World”
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Part 4: Writing and Running Assembly Code in Emu8086
• Write the following assembly language program in Emu8086
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Part 4: Writing and Running Assembly Code in Emu8086
1. After executing the assembly language program in
8086 emulator, provide and explain its view in the
following: stack, variables, memory, 8086 machine
code listing, registers and the ALU contents.
2. Choose other two 16-bit numbers of your own,
i) add the two numbers and repeat step 1.
ii) Subtract the two numbers and repeat step 1.
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Part 5: Exercise Part
Exercise - 1
Calculate : (30 10 + 15 10 ) * ( 575 10 – 225 10 ) + 210
1. Choose “New” and specify “COM template” in emu8086.
2. Enter the following code to the editor:
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Part 5: Exercise Part
Exercise - 1
3.“ Start emulation by clicking the “emulate” button on the
toolbar. A new emulator window will appear.
4. Single-step the program codes by pressing the “single step”
button on the toolbar of the emulator window.
Table 1
5. Each time after
pressing the “single step”
button, check and record
down the contents of AX
and BX registers in Table
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Part 5: Exercise Part
Exercise - 2
In this example, we will develop a program to perform
the following arithmetic operations:
12 10 * ( 20010 – 225 10 ) + 127
Procedure:
1. Develop an assembly language program to perform the
above arithmetic operations by only using registers AX and
BX (write the program in Table 2).
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Part 5: Exercise Part
Exercise - 2
Procedure:
2. Write the program who does the calculation above into the assembler editor
in EMU8086
3. Emulate the program by pressing the “emulate” button on the toolbar.
4. In the emulator window, single-step the program codes by pressing the
“single step” button on the toolbar.
5. Each time after single-stepping, observe and record down the contents of AX
and BX registers in Table 2.
Table 2
6. Using a calculator, calculate the answer for
the above arithmetic operations:
……………..
Is it the same as the final answer in the AX
register? ………………………………….…”
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