Files

For efficient access, the files used in this project are found in the file system of the university, at /it/kurs/compsys/HT2005/.

• mips-simple.tar - provides a tape archive containing a directory with a simple mips-machine. It contains files which configure the system and launches Simics. The directory is to be placed in your ~/yourpath/simics/targets directory. Untar using the tar xvf mips-simple.tar command (as detailed in the Simics installation instructions).

• example_files/ is a directory containing:
  • example_syscall.c, example_timer.c and example_uart.c - three example programs
  • Makefile - a makefile for cross-compiling mips code
  • asm.S - some assembler code for trap handling
  • syscall.S - some assembler code for handling system calls
  • debug.c - some useful debug functions
  • run.sh, run.simics - scripts for starting Simics (see the compilation introduction lab for more on how to use these scripts)

• include/ - is a directory containing header-files for inclusion in your code.
  • malta.h - contains the actual addresses used to access the devices of the MIPS machine.
  • display.h - contains the definition of the interface of the LED display (used in example_timer). Note that the code uses a C struct to allow structured access to the LED display.
  • ns16550.h - the C struct to use for accessing the NS16550 serial port.
  • ds12887.h - the C struct for access to the DS12887 real-time clock.
  • types.h - contains definition of 8, 16, and 32-bit signed and unsigned integers. Used in the structs used for device access in the other files.

• manuals/ - is a directory containing manuals about the processor, the controllers and devices. There is also a short description of the mips assembler instructions.