INTEL 186 EB/EC EVALUATION BOARD USER’S MANUAL

{STEP SSTEP} FROM code_addr count

This command loads the user’s program counter (PC) with code_addr and then single-steps count times.

5.4DISPLAYING AND MODIFYING PROGRAM VARIABLES

iECM-86 provides commands to display and modify program variables in several formats. In addition to simple variables such as bytes and words, more complicated variables such as reals and character strings are supported. iECM-86 commands allow variables to be displayed or initialized either individually or as regions of memory that contain variables of the given type.

5.4.1Supported Data Types

 

Table 5-1. Supported Data Types

 

 

Data Type

Description

 

 

BYTE

A BYTE is an eight-bit variable. No alignment rules are enforced for BYTE

 

variables.

 

 

CHAR

A CHAR is a special case of a BYTE. CHAR variables are displayed as

 

ASCII characters.

 

 

WORD

A WORD is a 16-bit variable. The address of a WORD is the address of its

 

least significant byte.

 

 

DWORD

A DWORD is a 32-bit variable. The address of a DWORD is the address of

 

its least significant byte.

 

 

STACK

A STACK variable is a 16-bit variable that resides in the system stack. The

 

address of a stack variable (stack_addr) is taken to be relative to the current

 

stack pointer

 

 

STRING

A STRING is a sequence of ASCII characters that are terminated by the

 

NUL character. The ASCII character NUL has the binary value of zero.

 

 

PORT

A PORT is an 8-bit I/O port. No alignment rules are enforced for PORTs.

 

 

WPORT

A WPORT is a 16-bit I/O port. The address of a WPORT is the address of its

 

least significant byte. A WPORT must start at an even address.

 

 

In addition to supporting access to variables of the above types, iECM-86 also provides commands to access the microprocessor registers and other special program variables such as PC (program counter), and SP (stack pointer). These commands include AX, AH, AL, BX, BH, BL, CX, CH, and CL.

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80L188EB, 80C188EC, 80C188EB, 80L186EB, 80C186EB specifications

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