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Microprocessor program development system

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OSTI ID:6645702
Microprocessors and microcomputers are rapidly becoming more and more prevalent today. But program development systems for microprocessor applications have not kept pace with the technological advancements. One solution to this problem has been accomplished by implementing the microprocessor development system in a high-level language and running it on a minicomputer. This approach enables the microprocessor development system to take advantage of the system facilities provided by the minicomputer. The implementation consists of a cross-assembler and linker written in Pascal for the INTEL 8086 microprocessor and runs on a DEC PDP-11/70. This paper describes microprocessor development systems and their capabilities in general, the INTEL 8086 and its development system in particular, and the benefits reaped from using a programming language such as Pascal for the implementation. (RWR)
Research Organization:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
6645702
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-7604; CONF-790454-6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English