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BigDumbDinosaur

Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:13 am

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8BIT wrote:

Druzyek wrote:

Would it make sense to make a list of bugs we might be able to fix?

Sure, but lets wait to see if we can get a more recent source to start with. Some bugs may have been fixed, such as BDD's conditional assembly.

I'm hoping we can get the 1.2.12 source.

Daryl

I haven't received a reply but also the message I sent didn't bounce. We'll see...

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:49 pm

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Daryl, where did you find the missing afx files needed to make it compile?

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:07 pm

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Well,

I ran the Visual6502 this morning using this code:

Code:

   *=   $0000

   LDX   #$80
   LDY   #$81
LOOP   LDA   #$21
   ADC   $0080, X
   ADC   $0080, Y
   ADC   ($80), Y
   SED
   JMP   LOOP

0080   .WORD   $0082

0100   .BYTE   $22
0101   .BYTE   $23
0102   .BYTE   $24

The first time through, the ADC instructions used the extra cycle for page crossing, as expected. After the SED and jump, they used the exact same cycles. I thought that if decimal mode was set, these will use an added cycle for any BCD adjust. I even tried it with a carry past 99 but the extra cycle does not appear.

I adjusted X & Y so a page was not crossed and I used 1 less cycle as expected. The BCD math did not add a cycle in this case either.

Am I missing something, or is this a Visual6502 bug?

Here's the trace:

Code:

cycle   ab   db   rw   Fetch   pc   a   x   y   s   p
0   0000   a2   1   LDX #   0000   aa   00   00   fd   nv‑BdIZc
0   0000   a2   1   LDX #   0000   aa   00   00   fd   nv‑BdIZc
1   0001   80   1         0001   aa   00   00   fd   nv‑BdIZc
1   0001   80   1         0001   aa   00   00   fd   nv‑BdIZc
2   0002   a0   1   LDY #   0002   aa   80   00   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
2   0002   a0   1   LDY #   0002   aa   80   00   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
3   0003   81   1         0003   aa   80   00   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
3   0003   81   1         0003   aa   80   00   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
4   0004   a9   1   LDA #   0004   aa   80   81   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
4   0004   a9   1   LDA #   0004   aa   80   81   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
5   0005   21   1         0005   aa   80   81   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
5   0005   21   1         0005   aa   80   81   fd   Nv‑BdIzc
6   0006   7d   1   ADC Abs,X   0006   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
6   0006   7d   1   ADC Abs,X   0006   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
7   0007   80   1         0007   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
7   0007   80   1         0007   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
8   0008   00   1         0008   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
8   0008   00   1         0008   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
9   0000   a2   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
9   0000   a2   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
10   0100   22   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
10   0100   22   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
11   0009   79   1   ADC Abs,Y   0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
11   0009   79   1   ADC Abs,Y   0009   21   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
12   000a   80   1         000a   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
12   000a   80   1         000a   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
13   000b   00   1         000b   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
13   000b   00   1         000b   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
14   0001   80   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
14   0001   80   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
15   0101   23   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
15   0101   23   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
16   000c   71   1   ADC (zp),Y   000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
16   000c   71   1   ADC (zp),Y   000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
17   000d   20   1         000d   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
17   000d   20   1         000d   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
18   0020   81   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
18   0020   81   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
19   0021   00   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
19   0021   00   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
20   0002   a0   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
20   0002   a0   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
21   0102   24   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
21   0102   24   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
22   000e   f8   1   SED      000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
22   000e   f8   1   SED      000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BdIzc
23   000f   4c   1         000f   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BdIzc
23   000f   4c   1         000f   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BdIzc
24   000f   4c   1   JMP Abs   000f   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
24   000f   4c   1   JMP Abs   000f   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
25   0010   04   1         0010   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
25   0010   04   1         0010   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
26   0011   00   1         0011   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
26   0011   00   1         0011   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
27   0004   a9   1   LDA #   0004   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
27   0004   a9   1   LDA #   0004   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
28   0005   21   1         0005   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
28   0005   21   1         0005   8a   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
29   0006   7d   1   ADC Abs,X   0006   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
29   0006   7d   1   ADC Abs,X   0006   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
30   0007   80   1         0007   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
30   0007   80   1         0007   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
31   0008   00   1         0008   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
31   0008   00   1         0008   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
32   0000   a2   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
32   0000   a2   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
33   0100   22   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
33   0100   22   1         0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
34   0009   79   1   ADC Abs,Y   0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
34   0009   79   1   ADC Abs,Y   0009   21   80   81   fd   nV‑BDIzc
35   000a   80   1         000a   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
35   000a   80   1         000a   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
36   000b   00   1         000b   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
36   000b   00   1         000b   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
37   0001   80   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
37   0001   80   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
38   0101   23   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
38   0101   23   1         000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
39   000c   71   1   ADC (zp),Y   000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
39   000c   71   1   ADC (zp),Y   000c   43   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
40   000d   20   1         000d   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
40   000d   20   1         000d   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
41   0020   81   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
41   0020   81   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
42   0021   00   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
42   0021   00   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
43   0002   a0   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
43   0002   a0   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
44   0102   24   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
44   0102   24   1         000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
45   000e   f8   1   SED      000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
45   000e   f8   1   SED      000e   66   80   81   fd   nv‑BDIzc
46   000f   4c   1         000f   90   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc
46   000f   4c   1         000f   90   80   81   fd   NV‑BDIzc

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:23 pm

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BitWise wrote:

Daryl, where did you find the missing afx files needed to make it compile?

Well, that was a huge experiment. I downloaded the MS Visual Studio Express 2008 from MS. I found out that does not include support for Microsoft Foundation Class libraries. (You need the standard or higher version for that - and lots of $$$) There were several web sites saying to install the MS 2008 Driver Design Kit as it has the MFC libraries. It also mentioned its an older version of the MCF's AND you cannot link statically or use debug mode, you can only link dynamically (which means you have to include the separate run time files). I actually tried this and got it to compile, but the 6502.exe would crash about 50% of the time.

I tried to static link it and but it was missing the nafxcw.lib file. I did a few searches for that file and found it in a dotnet installation archive. I dug a little deeper and found the whole MFC/ATL library in that archive. So, I downloaded the archive and placed the ATLMFC folder in my VC++ folder and added it to the LIB and INC paths.

That allowed me to do a static compile. I had a few configuration changed to tweak in the Release mode, but I eventually got it to compile without errors.

Hope this helps.

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BigEd

Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:50 pm

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I think only the 65C02 takes an extra cycle for BCD. It was one of the innovations of the 6502 - the sole patent I think - that it takes no extra cycles for BCD.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:25 pm

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Ok, thanks! The Kowalski simulator is adding 1 cycle for both 6502 and 65C02. More artifacts to document.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:44 pm

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8BIT wrote:

Ok, thanks! The Kowalski simulator is adding 1 cycle for both 6502 and 65C02. More artifacts to document.

Daryl

Are you placing the following statement at the beginning of your source file?

Code:

.opt proc65c02

This statement should be the first line in the main source file and should not be repeated in INCLUDE files. It identifies the target processor. I don't know which MPU is the default absent this statement.

The form of the above statement I use is:

Code:

.opt proc65c02,caseinsensitive

The caseinsensitive part tells the assembler to ignore case in all non-quoted strings, which is "traditional" behavior for 6502 assemblers.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:41 pm

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I am setting the processor type in the menu: Simulator->Options->General

I just found these pages in the Tutorials section of this website.
http://www.6502.org/tutorials/6502opcodes.html
http://www.6502.org/tutorials/65c02opcodes.html

They seem to be the best single source that I have found so far. I will use these as a baseline for documenting behavior and then work on the Simulator modifications.

Two notes from the 65C02 tutorial:
JMP (abs, x) appears to add 1 cycle for a page crossing but is not noted
BBR and BBS will add 1 cycle if a page boundary is crossed but is not noted.

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Post subject: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator: More Bugs

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:54 pm

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Just discovered another bug in the simulator having to do with macro processing. I accidentally passed one too many parameters with a macro call—the macro only accepts one parameter—and the assembler got hung up in an error loop when it tried to assemble the statement. I had to go into the task manager and manually kill the simulator to break the loop. Fortunately, I had saved the source file before this happened.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 8:41 pm

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BigDumbDinosaur wrote:

Are you placing the following statement at the beginning of your source file?

Code:

.opt proc65c02,caseinsensitive

The caseinsensitive part tells the assembler to ignore case in all non-quoted strings, which is "traditional" behavior for 6502 assemblers.

I just discovered that setting the .opt proc65c02 (or .opt proc6502) statement will allow the assembler to build the proper code, but the Simulator will use the mode set in the Simulator->Options->General menu. In other words, you can have the Simulator set for 6502 and the .opt proc65c02 will build a source that uses 65C02 instructions and when you run the simulator, it works in 6502 mode and treats the 65C02 code as invalid instructions.

If you set the Simulator flag to 65C02 (Simulator->Options->General), it will also assemble using the 65C02 opcode set unless you add the .opt proc6502 statement to force NMOS opcodes.

I have almost finished the modifications to the 1.2.6 source to fix the cycle counting. I will work on verifying the behavior for both 6502 and 65C02 modes.

I am still hoping we can get a more current source to build from.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:23 pm

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8BIT wrote:

I am still hoping we can get a more current source to build from.

No response as yet from Mike Kowalski. I contacted him on Tuesday the 14th, so I'll wait a little longer before trying again.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:49 pm

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Thanks! There's no real hurry from my perspective.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:05 pm

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I've updated the V1.2.6 source to correct the cycle counting for both the 6502 and 65C02, based on as many sources as I could find. I also fixed the Command Log so it would show the disassembled line and resulting registers on the same line. Before, the resulting registers were 1 line below the source. I also added the number of computed cycles for each instruction as well.

It went from this:

Code:

1000  A9 90     LDA #$90       A:00 X:00 Y:00 F:20 S:1ff 
1002  85 90     STA $90        A:90 X:00 Y:00 F:a0 S:1ff 
1004  A9 02     LDA #$02       A:90 X:00 Y:00 F:a0 S:1ff 
1006  85 91     STA $91        A:02 X:00 Y:00 F:20 S:1ff 

to this:

Code:

1000  A9 90     LDA #$90       A:90 X:00 Y:00 F:a0 S:1ff Cycles=2
1002  85 90     STA $90        A:90 X:00 Y:00 F:a0 S:1ff Cycles=3
1004  A9 02     LDA #$02       A:02 X:00 Y:00 F:20 S:1ff Cycles=2
1006  85 91     STA $91        A:02 X:00 Y:00 F:20 S:1ff Cycles=3

Here is a chart of the resulting timing of the instructions that cross page boundaries and/or are affected by the decimal flag:

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A black & white pdf version is attached here:

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I am attaching the modified program, which carries version 1.2.6.1 for now.

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Thanks!

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:42 pm

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No reply from Mike Kowalski as yet.

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Post subject: Re: Timing Error with Kowalski Simulator

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:44 pm

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8BIT wrote:

Here is a chart of the resulting timing of the instructions that cross page boundaries and/or are affected by the decimal flag

For what it's worth, JMP (ind) and JMP (ind,X) also involve possible crossing of page boundaries.

This is wonderful work you're doing, Daryl. Thank you!

One other point has to do with 'C02 undefined NOP's. (Unlike undefined NMOS ops these are very simple.) Dunno if it merits your attention, or if the simulator even recognizes them, but some of those instructions *are* occasionally useful (as a trick to avoid coding a BRA instruction). Details here.

-- Jeff

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