cardiograph-computer/readme.md

Paper computer simulator experiment

TODO

• Implement CCF and CHP
• Implement carry flag on SUB
• Write some more complex test programs
• Consider adding a way to visualize screen memory
• Do a proper binary version...

Instruction set

0   END
1   STO lit#   ; store ... mem[lit#] <- A
2   STO addr   ; store ... mem[mem[addr]] <- A
3   LDA lit#   ; load  ... A <- lit#
4   LDA addr   ; load  ... A <- mem[addr]
5   ADD lit#   ; add   ... A <- A + lit#      ... and un/set carry flag
6   ADD addr   ; add   ... A <- A + mem[addr] ... and un/set carry flag
7   SUB lit#   ; sub   ... A <- A - lit#      ... and un/set carry flag
8   SUB addr   ; sub   ... A <- A - mem[addr] ... and un/set carry flag
9   HOP lit#   ; hop   ... skip next instruction if A == lit# ... when true: IP <- PC + 2
A   HOP addr   ; hop   ... skip next instruction if A == addr ... when true: IP <- PC + 2
B   JMP lit#   ; jump  ... IP <- lit#
C   JMP addr   ; jump  ... IP <- addr
D   CCF ————   ; clear Carry Flag ... CF = 0
E   CHP ----   ; carry hop ... skip next instruction if Carry Flag is set ... when true: IP <- PC + 2
F

Nice features that didn't fit

• hop IF< and hop IF>
• MUL and DIV
• rotates and shifts

Registers

• A - accumulator
• IP - instruction pointer (aka program counter)

Flags

• CF - carry flag

Memory-mapped peripherals

• 4x4 display
• hex keypad (details TBD)
• ? bank selector (for bank-switching)

Maybe someday

• timer (for a version in software/electronic-hardware)

Tentative memory map

00-0F - display
10-1F - keypad? (details TBD)
20    - initial value for IP ?
21-FF - free