Assembler Language: Update - Topical Outline

Course Overview
    Getting Caught Up
    The Assembler - Part 1
    Computer Exercise: The Assembler, Part 1

The Assembler - Part 2
    Assembler Parms
    Sources for Assembler Parms
    Installation defaults
    *PROCESS statements
    ASMAOPT data set
    PARM on EXEC statement
    Computer Exercise: Assembler Parms

Changes to the Instruction Set - Part 1
    Multiply Single (MSR, MS Instructions)
    Halfword Instructions: AH, CH, LH, MH, SH, STH (old stuff)
    Halfword Immediate Instructions: AHI, CHI, LHI, MHI (new stuff)
    RI Instruction Format
    Halfword Immediate Test Instructions (TMH, TML)
    ’C’ Assist Instructions (CLST, CUSE, MVST, SRST)
    Interruptible Instructions
    CLCLE, MVCLE Instructions
    TRE Instruction (TRanslate Extended)

Relative Branching
    Relative Branching Instructions
    BRAS, BRC, BRCT Instructions
    BRXH, BRXLE Instructions
    Applications of Relative Branching Instructions
    Extended Mnemonics
    Computer Exercise: Using the Relative Branching Instructions

New USING Features
    Domain and Range of USINGs
    Labeled USINGs
    Dependent USINGs
    Labeled Dependent USINGs
    USING Range Limits
    DROP
    Computer Exercise: Labeled USINGs

Introduction to Unicode
    Characters
    Characters, Glyphs, and Fonts
    Coding Schemes
    Codepages
    Standards
    Unicode

Unicode Support in Assembler
    Hardware Instructions
    Assembler support

Other Enhancements
    Hardware - Floating Point Changes
    Assembler Enhancements
    New data types
    New object code facilities

Course information: C416 / 1 Day         These Materials © Copyright 2006 by Steven H. Comstock   V2.x

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