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Reading numbers and counting characters using 6502 assembly assignment help

The assignment is divided into two parts. The first part deals with implementing a program to read a 3 digit number and convert it to an 8-bit decimal number. The program written by our 6502 assembly assignment help experts then proceeds to print the read number as a binary and hexadecimal string. The second part deals with counting the number of times that a given letter occurs in a sentence. The count result is saved at a given address in memory.
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  • Converting 3-Digit Numbers to 8-Bit Decimal Numbers

Converting 3-Digit Numbers to 8-Bit Decimal Numbers

*= $0600 io_area = $e000 io_cls = io_area + 0 ; clear terminal window io_putc = io_area + 1 ; put char io_putr = io_area + 2 ; put raw char (doesn't interpret CR/LF) io_puth = io_area + 3 ; put as hex number io_getc = io_area + 4 ; get char LDX #0 ; start index to zero print1: LDA msg,X ; load character from current index BEQ nxt1 ; if we reached the end of the string, exit the loop STA io_putc ; print the char on the screen INX ; advance to next char JMP print1 ; repeat nxt1: LDX #0 read1: JSR read ; read a character from the user CMP #$0D ; see if the user pressed enter BEQ nxt2 ; if so, end reading characters CPY #3 ; see if we read 3 digits already BPL skip ; if x is >=3, do not save it in buffer STA buffer,X ; save it in number at current offset INX ; increment offset skip: JMP read1 nxt2: AND #0 ; clear A STA buffer,X ; set end of string LDX #0 ; start counter to zero todec: LDA buffer,X ; load character from current index BEQ nxt3 ; if we reached the end of the string, exit the loop SEC ; clear borrow SBC #$30 ; convert ascii to decimal by subtracting '0' PHA ; save digit in stack LDA numdec ; load current converted number in a JSR mul10 ; multiply by 10 STA numdec ; save result in the variable PLA ; recover A from the stack CLC ADC numdec ; add digit to old number*10 STA numdec ; save as current converted number INX ; go to next character JMP todec nxt3: LDA #$0A ; print in a new line STA io_putc LDA #$0D ; print in a carriage return STA io_putc LDA numdec ; load the converted number JSR putbin ; print it in binary LDA #$0A ; print in a new line STA io_putc LDA #$0D ; print in a carriage return STA io_putc LDA numdec ; load the converted number JSR puthex ; print it in hexadecimal BRK ;------------------------------------------------- ; read subroutine ; reads a character from the user ;------------------------------------------------- read: LDA io_getc; read a char BEQ read; see if there was a char STA io_putc ; display read character RTS ;------------------------------------------------- ; mul10 subroutine ; multiplies A by 10 ;------------------------------------------------- mul10: PHA; save an in the stack ASL; multiply a by 8 shifting 3 times to the left ASL ASL STA temp; save an*8 in temp PLA; recover old A value from the stack ASL; multiply by 2 shiftings once to the left CLC ; clear carry ADC temp; add an*8 to a*2 to get a*10 RTS ; return ;------------------------------------------------- ; putbin subroutine ; prints the decimal number in A as a binary ;------------------------------------------------- putbin: LDX #8; load X with 8 to count the 8 bits in the number TAY ; save A in Y shlbit: TYA ; recover the current value of A ASL ; shift to the left to put the MSB in the carry TAY ; save the value of A BCS one ; if the carry is set, print a 1 LDA #$30 ; load A with ascii '0' JMP pbit ; go to print the bit one: LDA #$31 ; load A with ascii '1' pbit: STA io_putc ; show the bit on the screen DEX ; decrement X BNE shlbit ; repeat while X is not zero RTS ;------------------------------------------------- ; puthex subroutine ; prints the decimal number in A as a hexadecimal ;------------------------------------------------- puthex: TAY; save A in Y LSR; shift to the left 4 times to put the upper 4 bits in the lower part of A LSR LSR LSR TAX; put the value in X LDA hexdig,X ; load the converted hexadecimal digit STA io_putc; print it on the screen TYA; load the old value of A AND #$0F; leave only the lower 4 bits of A TAX; put the value in X LDA hexdig,X ; load the converted hexadecimal digit STA io_putc; print it on the screen RTS msg: .DB "Enter a number between 0 and 255: ",0 hexdig: .DB "0123456789ABCDEF" buffer: .DS 4 temp: .DB 0 numdec: .DB 0 ; here will be the decimal number converted from ASCII *= $0600 io_area = $e000 io_cls = io_area + 0 ; clear terminal window io_putc = io_area + 1 ; put char io_putr = io_area + 2 ; put raw char (doesn't interpret CR/LF) io_puth = io_area + 3 ; put as hex number io_getc = io_area + 4 ; get char LDX #0 ; start index to zero count: LDA string,X ; load character from current index BEQ exit ; if we reached the end of the string, exit CMP #$20 ; see if it was a space BEQ skip ; if it is a space skip the counting SEC ; clear borrow SBC #$41 ; subtract 'A' from the read char to convert it to a number between 0 and 25 TAY ; put the resulting offset in y LDA buffer,Y ; load the current count in A CLC ; clear carry ADC #1 ; increment the count STA buffer,Y ; save the new count in the buffer skip: INX ; advance to next char JMP count ; repeat exit: BRK string: .DB "THIS IS THE TEXT USED FOR COUNTING LETTERS",0 buffer: .DS 26