CSCI 324: Assembly Language Programming

Tentative Course Outline

Topics	Reading	Assignments	Labs
Getting started Connecting to Linux server Uploading files to the server The vi editor: editing keys, short version tutorial Editing keys for joe editor Linux tutorial for beginners Intel Pentium Processor - Manuals Dr. Dobb's Microprocessor Resources Intel Assembler Code Table Related software OllyDbg debugger Setting Visual Studio Project Properties	online notes		Lab 1
Basic Concepts Welcome to Assembly language Virtual machine concept Data representation ASCII code Representation of numbers Boolean functions	Chapter 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 online notes
IA-32 Processor Architecture General concepts IA-32 processor architecture IA-32 memory management Components of an IA-32 microcomputer Input/Output system	Chapter 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
Assembly Language Fundamentals Basic elements of Assembly language Assembling, linking, and running programs Defining data Symbolic constants A 32-bit Assembler program template Input/output of strings Input/output of numbers	Chapter 3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5		Lab 2
Data Transfers and Arithmetic Data transfer instructions Addition and subtraction Data-related operations and directives Indirect addressing JMP and LOOP instructions Programs designed in class	Chapter 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5	Assignment 1
Procedures Linking to an external library The book's link library Stack operations Defining and using procedures Programs designed in class	Chapter 5 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5		Lab 3
Conditional Processing CPU flags Boolean and comparison instructions Conditional jumps Conditional loop instructions Programs designed in class	Chapter 6 6.2 6.3 6.4	Assignment 2	Lab 4
Integer Arithmetic Shift and rotate instructions Shift and rotate applications Multiplication and division instructions Programs designed in class	Chapter 7 7.2 7.3 7.4
Procedures and Functions Passing parameters ... by value and by reference ... in global variables ... in registers ... on the stack ... in the code stream Function results Recursion Programs designed in class	Chapter 8 8.3	Assignment 3 Assignment 4	Lab 5 Lab 6
*** Midterm Exam I *** Wed, Mar 7
Win32 Console Programming Windows API Reference Getting and working with MASM32 INCLUDE and INVOKE directives Console input Console output Working with structures Console adjustments Date and time functions Console mode structures and API functions Programs designed in class	Chapter 11 online notes 8.5 11.1.3 11.1.4 10.1.1-5 11.1.6-8 11.1.9	Assignment 5	Lab 7
Win32 Graphical Windows Applications Necessary structures Message box WinMain and WinProc procedures Working with windows Working with text Working with DLL Graphics mode structures and API functions Programs designed in class	Chapter 11 11.2.1 11.2.2 11.2.3-5 online notes		Lab 8
32-bit Linux Assembler Programming Compiling and running ASM programs under Linux Assembler code template for NASM Using C functions for input/output Working with date and time Floating point arithmetic Combining Assembly with C/C++ MMX instructions NASM documentation Programs designed in class	online notes 17.2	Assignment 6 Assignment 7	Lab 9 Lab 10 Lab 11
*** Midterm Exam II *** Mon, Apr 23
16-bit MS-DOS Assembler Programming MS-DOS and IBM-PC MS-DOS function calls Defining segments Software tools 80x86 registers General structure of a 16-bit Assembly program Make16.bat batch file A 16-bit Assembler code template Near and far procedures Programs designed in class	Chapter 13 13.1 13.2 16.2		Lab 12
BIOS-level Programming Introduction Keyboard input with INT 16h Video programming with INT 10h Direct output to the screen Virtual display pages Colors in text mode Mouse in text mode MS-DOS interrupts Fast string processing Programs designed in class	Chapter 15 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.6 9.2	Assignment 8	Lab 13
Elements of Computer Graphics Graphics mode 13h Colors in graphics mode 13h Graphics mode 12h Bresenham's algorithm for drawing lines Text in graphics mode Mouse in graphics mode Programs designed in class	online notes		Lab 14
Interrupt Handling Hardware interrupts Runtime program structure Working with COM programs Interrupt handling Working with system speaker DOS memory map Ports map Programs designed in class	Chapter 16 16.4.1 16.3 16.4		Lab 15
*** Final Exam *** Fri, May 18, noon - 2pm in SW1017