Runing EHBasic on Kowalski Simulator

[powersoft_51]

On https://gotbasic.com/ehbasic.html
I ound two downloads for EHBasic to run in the Kowalski simulator.

Unfortunately, assembling gives an error.
This occurs in the file "basic.asm".
This error occurs in both versions.
I don't know what to do with this error.
Can someone help me with this to get these versions of EHBasic working.
Add the latest versions as a zip file

Thanks for any help offered.
cheers
Jan

[BigEd]

All assemblers have different syntax! You need to pick the right one for your sources.

[powersoft_51]

Thanks for the reply, but I don't understand your reply.

[BigEd]

Best way to make progress I think is for you to show what you did, and what happened. You can attach screenshots or log files. (In a zip file if necessary)

[powersoft_51]

When I try to compile min_mon.asm I get. error in the iclude file.
When I compile the include file basic.asm I get this message.

Maby there are more errors but the program is stopped here.
The source I use is in the zip file.

Thanks for any help.

[BigEd]

Ah, sorry, of course Kowalski includes its own assembler. I wonder, then, are you running a very old Kowalski - what's the version number?

The rejected line is a syntax where square brackets are used as expression parentheses:

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LAB_1609
CMP #[TK_TAB-$80]*2; compare normalised token * 2 with TAB

[powersoft_51]

This is my version:

[BigEd]

It might be worth trying a 1.4 version - see Daryl's page
https://sbc.rictor.org/kowalski.html

[8BIT]

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LAB_1609
CMP #[TK_TAB-$80]*2; compare normalised token * 2 with TAB

Hi Jan,

Try replacing the [ ] with { }. That should work.
Be sure the IO area in the Simulator is set to $F000.

After you assemble the min_mon, start the simulator, press the run button, then the RST. The reset should bring up the Cold/Warm start message.

Daryl

[BigDumbDinosaur]

powersoft_51 wrote:

This is my version:

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As suggested, go to Daryl’s site and get the latest version.

Also as noted, expressions such as 2*[4+12] should be edited to use curly braces, like this: 2*{4+12}.  This change was necessary due to Daryl having enhanced the Kowalski assembler to work with the 65C816 and its new addressing modes.  In particular, the 816's indirect-long addressing modes use square brackets instead of parentheses, e.g., LDA [ZPPTR],Y.  Since an arithmetic expression such as 2*{4+12} may be used in place of ZPPTR, the curly braces are necessary to avoid confusing the assembler, e.g., LDA [2*{4+12}],Y.

Speaking of the 65C816, the latest version of the Kowalski package is able to simulate the 816 and its environment—including extended memory, something that I have found useful in testing 816-specific algorithms.

[powersoft_51]

Thanks for the replay, it is working well on this moment.

[powersoft_51]

I have used the latest version of the Kowalski-simulator, and use EHBasic 2.22.
When I try to compile got an error on line

Ibuffs = IRQ_vec+$14

The files I use I also included.

[powersoft_51]

Please discard last message, I compiling the wrong sequence.
Compiling is okee, but when I stated NHBasic and enter the "c" for cold start and a return for the memory size
the program is running to the end (without anything) and prints ready.

Some idee, what could wrong?

[8BIT]

Can you post a capture of the Simulator Options tab and the Assembler Options tab? As long as you are running the default source with the exception of editing the [] with {}, it is most likely something in the Kowalski options.

Daryl

[powersoft_51]

THe are the copy's