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AVR Assembly Programming Problems

Programming Problems
 The following programming problems are designed for the Arduino Uno (ATmega328P) with
the CSULB Shield. Programs may be written in AVR Studio 4 or Atmel Studio 6.
 To display code, open in Chrome browser or download (Firefox).

1 In this programing problem you will write the assembly code needed to display a number
between 0 and 9 as defined by the least significant 4 switches on your proto-shield
(PINC). If the number is greater than 9 turn ON the discrete LED wired to PORTB bit 0,
otherwise turn OFF the LED.
I have written much of the code, including calls to subroutines InitShield, WriteDisplay and
BCD_to_7SEG. You should be familiar with the first two from your Lab work. The BCD_to_7SEG
subroutine takes as input a number between 0 and 9 in register r0. The subroutine then
converts the decimal number into its corresponding 7 segments and displays answer.

As you write your program remember that

Initialize the Board
 The least significant 4 switches are wired to PINC.
 The error LED is wired to PORTB bit 0
 BCD_to_7SEG's calling argument is in register r0 Read Switches
 Do not modify r16 when you check to see if it is less than 10
Clear most significant
.INCLUDE <m328pdef.inc> nibble of r16

RST_VECT:
rjmp reset r16 < 10
no Turn ON LED wired to
PORTB0
.ORG 0x0100
yes
.INCLUDE "spi_shield.inc"
Turn OFF LED wired to
reset: PORTB0

ldi r16,low(RAMEND)
out SPL,r16 Setup calling argument &
Convert to 7 Segments
ldi r16,high(RAMEND)
out SPH,r16 Write result to 7-segment
; Initialize Proto-shield display

call InitShield
loop:
_____ r16, _____ // Read Switches from GPIO Registers
_____ r16, 0x___ // clear most significant nibble
_____ r16, 0x___ // Is r16 less than 1010? (see notes)
_____ ___________ // unsigned conditional branch
_____ ______, ___ // error - turn on the LED
rjmp ___________ // see the flowchart
no_error:
_____ ______, ___ // not an error - turn off the LED
display:
_____ ____, _____ // send argument to subroutine
call BCD_to_7SEG // (see notes)
call WriteDisplay
rjmp ____________

2 Write a subroutine named BlinkIt to complement a variable named blink and to then send
the least significant bit (b0) of blink, in SREG bit T, to a subtoutine named TestIt. For
the purpose of this exam you do not need to save registers on the stack for this
question.

.DSEG
Blink: .BYTE 1
.CSEG

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BlinkIt:
______ _________ // load variable to register 16
______ _________ // do something
______ _________ // store register 16 back to variable
______ _________ // store bit 0 to SREG T bit
______ _________ // call TestIt using relative addressing mode
ret
BlinkIt Project Code Simulation
TestIt

3 The following flowchart defines a subroutine named TestIt which is called

by BlinkIt. TestIt therefore accepts the T bit as an argument. We are
r16 = r9
working with the Arduino Proto-shield (see Proto-shield Schematic).
Translate the following flowchart into its equivalent AVR code. Your code
must implement the flowchart on the right. For the purpose of this exam Set r16 bit 7
you do not need to save any registers on the stack for this question.

.DEF spiLEDS = r9
1
T bit

TestIt:
______ _________ 0
______ _________ Clear r16 bit 7
______ _________ ; guess bit is set
;execute next line only if t = 0
______ _________ ; guess is wrong
done:
______ _________ r9 = r16
______ _________
ret
WriteDisplay
TestIt Project Code Simulation

4 Given variables A and B, each holding an 8-bit signed 2's complement

return
number. Write a program to find the maximum value and put into variable C.
Example if A > B then C = A.
Option A: Basic implementation of if-then-else statement using load -> do something -> store
structure
Max1 Project Code Simulation

Option B: Basic implementation of if-then-else statement. Structure modified to immediately

store result.
Max2 Project Code Simulation

Option C: If-then-else statement restructured to if-then with guess. Result immediately

stored in SRAM.
Max3 Project Code Simulation

5 Given variable A holds an 8-bit signed 2's complement number. Write a program to find the
absolute value A. Save result back into variable A.
A = |A|
Abs Project Code Simulation

6 Write a program to add 8 bit variables A and B together. Store the sum into 8 bit
variable C. For this programming problem you may assume that the sum is less than 255 if
A and B are unsigned and between -128 and 127 if signed.
C = A + B
Adder88 Project Code Simulation

7 Write a program to find the sum of unsigned 8 bit variables A and B. For this programming
problem the sum may be greater than 255 if A and B. Store the sum into 16 bit variable C
using little endian byte ordering.
C = A + B
Adder816 Project Code Simulation

8 Write a program to find the sum of signed 8 bit variables A and B. For this programming
problem the sum may be less than -128 and greater than 127. Store the sum into 16 bit
variable C using little endian byte ordering.

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C = A + B
Adder816s Project Code Simulation

9 Multiply 8-bit unsigned variables A and B placing the product into 16-bit variable C.
Save the 16-bit product using little endian byte ordering.
C = A x B
Mul8x8_16 Project Code Simulation

10 Given 8-bit variables A and B, each holding an 8-bit unsigned number. Write a program to
find the average of A and B. Place the result into variable C.
Hint: Shifting (or rotating) a binary number to the left divides the number by 2.
Avg Project Code Simulation

11 Given 8-bit variables A and B, each holding an 8-bit signed 2's complement number. Write
a program to find the average of A and B. Place the result into variable C.
Hint: Shifting (or rotating) a binary number to the left divides the number by 2.
Avg8s2 Project Code Simulation

12 Write a function named Div8_8 to divide an unsigned 8 bit number by an unsigned 8 bit
number. You can find this program in your textbook (Mazidi). Test your function by
writing a program named Div8_8test to test the subroutine Div8_8 by dividing the 8-bit-
number: 0xAA by the 8-bit-number 0x55.
Div8_8 Project Code Simulation

13 Write a function named Div16_8 to divide an unsigned 16 bit number by an unsigned 8 bit
number. Test your function by writing a program named Div8_test to test the subroutine
Div16_8 by dividing the 16-bit-number: 0xAAAA by the 8-bit-number 0x55.

Option A
Div8 Project Code Simulation

Option B
This solution is an extension of Div8_8
Div16_8B Project Code Simulation

14 Write a subroutine that convert a temperature reading in Fahrenheit (variable F)to

Celsius (variable C).
ConvertCtoF Project Code Simulation

15 Write a subroutine that convert a temperature reading in Celsius (variable C) to

Fahrenheit (variable F).
ConvertFtoC Project Code Simulation

16 Given variables A, B, and C; each holding an 8-bit unsigned number. Write a program to
find the average of A to C, placing the result into variable D.
D = A + B + C / 3
Allow for a 16-bit interim sum and result.
AvgABC Project Code Simulation

17 Write a program to multiply a 16-bit unsigned number in the r25:r24 register pair by an
8-bit number in r26.return the answer in r4:r3:r2

Remember that when you multiply two numbers the result is in the r1:r0 register pair. Study
the following multiplication example to see how it is done.

Multiply
r25:r24
x r26
----------
0:r3:r2 = r16*r18 first byte
+ r1:r0 = r17*r18 second byte
--------
r4:r3:r2 = (r1 + c):(r3 + r0):r2

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For additional help read "Binary hardware multiplication in AVR Assembler" at http://www.avr-
asm-tutorial.net/avr_en/calc/HARDMULT.html
Test your hardware multiplication 16-by-8-bit subroutine.
Mul16_8_24 Project Code Simulation

18 Calculate A^2 where A is an 8-bit unsigned variable. The result is placed into 16-bit
variable C. The 24-bit result is saved using little endian byte ordering.
C = A2
A_Squared Project Code Simulation

19 Calculate A^3 where A is an 8-bit unsigned variable. The result is placed into 24-bit
variable C. The 24-bit result is saved using little endian byte ordering.
C = A3
A_Cubed Project Code Simulation

20 Calculate the factorial of the number held in variable A. The number in variable A must
be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6! = 720 (note: 5! = 120). Store factorial of
A into 16 bit variable C. Byte ordering is little endian.
C = A!
Fact1_6 Project Code Simulation
21 Calculate the factorial of the number held in variable A. The number in variable A must
be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 8! = 40,320
Store factorial of A into 16 bit variable C. Byte ordering is little endian.
C = A!
Fact1_8 Project Code Simulation

22 The previous programming problem limited the input to a number from 1 to 8. Modify the
program to return 1 if the input is 0 and turn on the green LED wired to Port B bit 0 on
the CSULB shield if the input is greater than 8.
Fact0_8 Project Code Simulation

23 Write a program to convert an 8-bit ASCII encoded number character (‘0’ to ‘9’) into its
BCD equivalent value (0 to 9). Assume the ASCII character is stored in SRAM variable
ascii_char. The BCD result is saved SRAM variable bcd_value. Hint: Review Lecture 14
Logic and Shift Instructions.
ASCIItoBCD Project Code Simulation

24 Write a program to convert a BCD number (0 to 9) into its 8-bit ASCII encoded character
(‘0’ to ‘9’) equivalent. Assume the BCD value is stored in SRAM variable bcd_value.
Return the ASCII character in SRAM variable ascii_char. Hint: Review Lecture 14 Logic and
Shift Instructions.
BCDtoASCII8 Project Code Simulation

25 Write a function to unpack two BCD numbers in register r24 and then convert their binary
equivalent values into two ASCII characters. Return ASCII characters in the r25:r24
register pair.
BCDtoASCII Project Code Simulation

26 Write a function to convert a packed BCD number in register r24 into its binary
equivalent. Return 8-bit binary result in register r24.
For example if r24 = 32 then result r24 = 3 x 10 + 2
Source:
1. Beginners Introduction to the Assembly Language of ATMEL-AVR-Microprocessors
http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~celio/mc404-2008/docs/beginner_avr.pdf
2. AVR204: BCD Arithmetics http://www.atmel.com/images/doc0938.pdf
Solution:

BCDtoBINARY Project Code Simulation

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27 Write a function to convert a 16-bit number into a packed BCD number. Return packed BCD
result in register r24.
For example if r24 = 0x32 then result r24 = 0b0010 0000
Input: r25:r24 a 16-bit binary number (0 to 65,535)
Output: r25:r24,r23:r22:r21:r20 (r25 = 0)
Source:
1. Beginners Introduction to the Assembly Language of ATMEL-AVR-Microprocessors
http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~celio/mc404-2008/docs/beginner_avr.pdf
2. AVR204: BCD Arithmetics http://www.atmel.com/images/doc0938.pdf
Solution:

BINARYtoBCD Project Code Simulation

28 In the previous programming problem you wrote a function to convert a 16 bit number into
its packed BCD equivalent. A more elegant solution uses the indirect addressing mode to
accomplish the same task. Rewrite your solution using the indirect instruction lpm.
a. Begin by defining a constant table (16-bit with little endian byte ordering)
Bin2BCD_Table:
DW 10,000, 1,000, 100, 10
b. Next read word-wise with the lpm instruction from the table and construct a loop for
converting from binary to bcd.
Sources:
1. Beginners Introduction to the Assembly Language of ATMEL-AVR-Microprocessors
http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~celio/mc404-2008/docs/beginner_avr.pdf
2. AVR Addressing Indirect
http://www.csulb.edu/~hill/ee346/Lectures/13%20AVR%20Addressing%20Indirect.pdf
Solution:

BINARYtoBCD2 Project Code Simulation

29 Write a subroutine to convert a BCD number into an 8-bit value ready to be sent to the 7-
segment display on the CSULB shield.
Source:
1. AVR Addressing Indirect
http://www.csulb.edu/~hill/ee346/Lectures/13%20AVR%20Addressing%20Indirect.pdf
Solution:

BCDto7SEG Project Code Simulation

Implement the following Taylor Series Expansions (Programs 15 to 21)

Source:
1. Taylor Series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series
2. AVR204: BCD Arithmetics http://www.atmel.com/images/doc0938.pdf

30 sin(x) to the third order

TaylorSine3 Project Code Simulation

31 cos(x) to the fourth order

TaylorCosine4 Project Code Simulation

32 e^x to the second order

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TaylorExpX2 Project Code Simulation

33 e^x to the fourth order

TaylorExpX4 Project Code Simulation

34 (1+x)^0.5 to the second order

Taylor1pX2 Project Code Simulation

35 log(1+x) to the third order

TaylorLog1pX3 Project Code Simulation

36 e^x / cos(x) to the second order

TaylorEX_cosX2 Project Code Simulation

37 Using the indirect addressing mode instruction st clear registers initialize registers r0
to r20 with values 0x15 to 0x01
Hint: SRAM address 0x0000 to 0x0001F map to registers r0 to r31
PreReg0_20 Project Code Simulation

38 Using the indirect addressing mode instruction st clear registers r0 to r15. To test your
subroutine, begin by adding and then calling subroutine PreReg0_20 in the setup section
of your code.
Hint: SRAM address 0x0000 to 0x0001F map to registers r0 to r31
Clr0_15 Project Code Simulation

39 Using the indirect addressing mode instructions ld and st, push registers r0 to r15 onto
a stack buffer starting at SRAM address 0x04FF. To test your subroutine, begin by adding
and then calling subroutine PreReg0_20, in the setup section of your code.
Push0_15 Project Code Simulation

40 Using the indirect addressing mode instruction ld and st, pop registers r15 to r0 from a
stack buffer starting at SRAM address 0x4FF. To test your subroutine, begin by adding and
then calling subroutines PreReg0_20, Push0_15, Clr0_15, Pop15_0 in the setup section of
your code.
Pop15_0 Project Code Simulation
41 Write a program to test the following subroutine.
Source:
1. AVR Instruction Set, page 73
http://www.csulb.edu/~hill/ee346/Reference/AVR%20Instruction%20Set_doc0856.pdf

/* Signed multiply of two 16-bit numbers with 32-bit result.

* Usage
* c3: c2: c1: c0 = ah:al * bh:bl
* r19:r18:r17:r16 = r23:r22 * r21:r20
*/
muls16x16_32:

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clr r2
muls r23, r21 ; (signed)ah * (signed)bh
movw r19:r18, r1:r0
mul r22, r20 ; al * bl
movw r17:r16, r1:r0
mulsu r23, r20 ; (signed)ah * bl
sbc r19, r2
add r17, r0
adc r18, r1
adc r19, r2
mulsu r21, r22 ; (signed)bh * al
sbc r19, r2
add r17, r0
adc r18, r1
adc r19, r2
ret
muls16x16_32 Project Code Simulation

42 Assume three signed numbers are formatted using (1.7) notation, a fractional number (N.Q)
with N binary digits left of the radix point and Q binary digits right of the radix
point. Write a program to find the average of 5 numbers (array A[5]) putting the result
into variable C.
Avg5 Project Code Simulation

43 Write a subroutine to count the number of 'space' characters in a buffer located in SRAM.
Return the count in register r0. Inspiration for this programming problem came from
problem 1 located here.
Note: In the ASCII character set, the code for a space is 0x20 (base 16).

CountSpaces Project Code Simulation

44 You are probably familiar with the formula

Suppose that you were skeptical of this formula and no one showed you a proof. You try it for
a few cases and it works, but you are having difficulty finding a proof yourself. Before
looking harder for a proof you'd like to verify it for a few hundred cases or more, by
computer.

Write a program which verifies this equation (i.e. that the two sides are indeed equal), for
0 <= n < N.

The answer should be in r0 when your program ends. If overflow occurs at any point in your
calculation, your program should exit with -2 in r0. Otherwise, if it finds a counterexample
to this formula, it should exit with the n counterexample in r0 and with carry set (and
overflow clear). If it verifies the formula for all n, 0 <= n < N, it will exit with -1 in
R0.

Your program needn't be especially well-commented but you should explain your use of
registers and anything else particularly unclear.

Source: http://www.cdf.toronto.edu/~ajr/258/probs/velma/ problem 3

Solution:

FormProof Project Code Simulation

45 Write a program to count how many integers in a certain range are prime. An integer
greater than one is prime if and only if it has only two factors: itself and 1. The
limits of the range will be stored in registers R3 and R4 before your program is started,
and the range is inclusive. For example, if R3 contains 1110 and R4 contains 1910, the
answer would be 4, because the prime numbers in that range are (only) 11, 13, 17, and 19.
Your program should end with the count in R0. If R3 > R4, the count is zero.
Source: http://www.cdf.toronto.edu/~ajr/258/probs/velma/ problem 8

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Primes Project Code Simulation

46 Write a program to find the square root of a 16-bit number.

Author: Nicholas Lombardo
Inputs: N, 16-bit number with arbitrary radix point, between R and R+1 bit
Output: S, 16-bit sqrt(N) radix point shifted left to be between (R+R/2) and (R+R/2)+1
EX. for R=0, N is integer. SH will have an integer, SL will be values right of radix

1. guess a square root starting at 0x8000

2. increase/decrease next bit according to compare
3. repeat up to 16 times

ex. guess up: 0x8000 --> 0xC000

ex. guess down: 0x8000 --> 0x4000
Sqrt Project Code Simulation

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Extra Credit
Extra credit may be earned by helping me add the missing links (Project Folder, Simulation). Simulating
an existing program is the simplest method for earning extra credit. Here are a few things to remember
when simulating a program.

 Explain how simulation was run, input conditions tested along with expected outputs.
 Show variable values in decimal and hexadecimal.
 If branch is present include two tests with both paths taken.
 Do not modify code unless there is an error. In this case please let me know how code was fixed.
 To initialize variables and/or registers, add to watch window and enter values at the start of the
simulation (double click).
 Based on nature of the problem, display values in hexadecimal or decimal (right-click in watch
window, select "Display all Values as Hex.")
 Provide your simulation document in Microsoft Word and PDF formats.
 Save to your Public Drop Box folder and send link to me in an email. Please send to my gmail
address.
 Submissions are handled on a first come first serve basis. Extra credit is given only when your
simulation document is posted.
 Be prepared for at least 3 revisions.

Extra credit may also be earned by writing the solution to a programming problem, where none is
provided or creating your own programming problem. You may also submit programming problems
found on the web or a textbook. In these cases you must provide a link to your source.

Earning extra credit is a very time intensive activity for you and me. In most cases I will request that you
revise your simulation or program. This should be expected and is not a problem. However, you may
only submit 2 written clarification questions1 and submit only 2 revisions before the exercise is ended.
Please choose another programming problem at this point.

Extra credit earned is at the discretion of the instructor and will be applied to your third Quiz grade, up
the maximum number of points assigned to the quiz.

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