Assembly Programming (ASM)

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• Welcome

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  Welcome to "IST-4-ASM" where you will learn to program in assembly. This course has no theoretical prerequisites and relies fully on hands-on learning. So please bring your laptop with you (and install python3 if it is not done already).

  For all questions and demands, please e-mail us both: lionel.morel@insa-lyon.fr + guillaume.salagnac@insa-lyon.fr. Thanks !

  Lecture notes / worksheets

  1. Information Coding
     • topics: binary numbers, conversion to/from decimal, hexadecimal notation, ASCII encoding, RGB colors
     • files: rgb.py
       
  2. Binary Arithmetics
     • topics: binary addition and subtraction, two's complement representation, sign extension, binary multiplication
       
  3. The Von Neumann Architecture
     • topics: CPU, memory, registers, machine code vs assembly, immediate operands, step-by-step execution
     • files: scat.zip (assembler and simulator), isa-card.pdf (Instruction set reference sheet)
       
  4. Control Flow
     topics: control structures (loops, alternatives), pseudo-instructions, mandatory vs conditional jumps, breakpoints
  5. Memory Load/Store Instructions
     topics: addressing mode, base+offset register-indirect addressing, literal data with .word directive
  6. Memory-Mapped Input/Output
     topics: address space, main memory vs peripherals, framebuffer
  7. Subroutines
     topics: calling and returning from a procedure, Link Register, input and output parameters
  8. Execution Stack
     topics: concept of memory stack, push/pop instructions, stack pointer, function prologue/epilogue
  9. Recursion
     • topics: recursive functions, calling conventions, parameter passing

  Past Exams

  • Fall 2022: exam - solution
  • Fall 2022: retake exam - solution
  • Fall 2023: exam - solution
  • Fall 2023: retake exam - solution