Post by thread:Help to identify old/unknown Assembler

Hi to all Did anybody come across an assembler with the name of BCASM? One collegue of mine is producing devices with PICs for some time and his product has not changed for some years. Now he wants to do some modifications, but the original software was written in 1992 with an assembler with the name of BCASM. (This name he retrieved from the batch file defining the DOS environmental variables). PIC's used are the 5X range. The problem is now that this assembler created some pseudo-opcodes (macro-like instructions) that are not included in the original assembler code. This code was written under contract from a consultant, but in the meanwhile another person is involved. To re-write the whole code will be very lenghty and costly. Is somebody aware of such an assembler or could put me on a track? Your advice will be appreciated. Regards, Christof __________________________________________________ Christof Tolken Tel: +27 (011) 974 1211 FAX: +27 (011) 974 1271 Cell: 083 227 3546 spam_OUTctolkenTakeThisOuTpixie.co.za www: http://home.pix.za/ct/ct000004/ __________________________________________________

>The problem is now that this assembler created some pseudo-opcodes >(macro-like instructions) that are not included in the original assembler code. >This code was written under contract from a consultant, but in the meanwhile >another person is involved. Some sample of the code might help, especially things that look unusual. Andy ================================================================== Andy Kunz - Statistical Research, Inc. - Westfield, New Jersey USA ==================================================================

Christof, You could read the device and then compare the assembly code with the disassembled code from the original PIC. That way you could determine what the pseudo-codes were doing and then port it over to MPASM. Hope this helps. Greg Maki At 02:01 PM 1/23/98 +2, you wrote: >Hi to all > >Did anybody come across an assembler with the name of BCASM? > >One collegue of mine is producing devices with PICs for some time and >his product has not changed for some years. Now he wants to do some >modifications, but the original software was written in 1992 with an assembler >with the name of BCASM. (This name he retrieved from the batch file defining >the DOS environmental variables). PIC's used are the 5X range. > >The problem is now that this assembler created some pseudo-opcodes >(macro-like instructions) that are not included in the original assembler code. {Quote hidden}>This code was written under contract from a consultant, but in the meanwhile >another person is involved. > >To re-write the whole code will be very lenghty and costly. Is somebody aware >of such an assembler or could put me on a track? > >Your advice will be appreciated. > >Regards, >Christof >__________________________________________________ > >Christof Tolken >Tel: +27 (011) 974 1211 >FAX: +27 (011) 974 1271 >Cell: 083 227 3546 > .....ctolkenKILLspam@spam@pixie.co.za >www: http://home.pix.za/ct/ct000004/ >__________________________________________________ > >