Microcode Compiler That Runs on the IBM AT and Supports Cascadable Microcomputers. Part 2.

摘要

PENGUIN SOFTWARE, Inc. has developed a retargetable microcode compiler. Our approach does not have a fixed machine independent language, but allows the user to develop a language specific to each particular target machine. PENGUIN SOFTWARE's Microcode Compiler starts out with an underlying meta-assembler and builds up a higher level language capability around it. This capability allows the user to incorporate knowledge of target machine design into the language definition, and thus avoid the necessity for resource allocation and code compaction in application program. This approach results in a microcode development tool which is a very low risk, very fast, and is capable of supporting virtually any digital hardware architecture. High-level language; Microprogramming; Automated microcode generation; Microcompiler. (jes)