Introduction to X86 Machine Code Assembly Language

Using an FPGA with Verilog

Author: Robert Dunne

Introduction to X86 Machine Code Assembly Language

Hardcover

Learn computer architecture and assembly language. A working model of an 8086 CPU is gradually built from basic principals of computer architecture using a Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA).

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Summary

Learn computer architecture and assembly language. A working model of an 8086 CPU is gradually built from basic principals of computer architecture using a Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA).

Description

Learn computer architecture and assembly language by building a working model of an 8086 processor from basic principles of computer architecture. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) provide flexible digital electronics platforms that can be organized as a CPU, a neural net, or almost any other digital circuit.

By working through the examples in this book and experimenting with the "X86 model," the reader will receive a "hands on" introduction to the following:

Computer architecture in general
The X86 family of CPUs in particular
Assembly language programming
Input/Output and interrupt programming
The Verilog Hardware Description Language
Field Programmable Gate Arrays

How is this book different from many other books on X86 architecture:

Emphasizes the 8086 machine codes, not just the assembly language
Shows how an assembler converts source code to machine language.
Provides experience with interrupt programming
Describes both 8086 instructions and X86-64 instructions
Encourages a hands-on introduction to Verilog and FPGAs
Demonstrates applications with strings and packed decimal arithmetic
Uses assembly language to monitor and control electronic circuits
Contains over 150 illustrations to accompany descriptions of digital circuits, Verilog code, and X86 code
Includes all source code with a free download from GitHub

About the Author

Robert Dunne has over 40 years of computer experience ranging from developing custom hardware interfaces for supercomputers to teaching technology courses in middle-school gifted-education programs. Starting out with degrees in physics and computer science, he was on staff at a national laboratory and a major engineering firm for ten years before becoming an entrepreneur in the development of embedded systems. During the past 20 years, he has been teaching three undergraduate courses per year in embedded systems, digital design, and computer programming using a variety of CPUs and FPGAs.