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The mystery of ICB files
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Sat, 4 Oct 1997 00:38:02 GMT
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Original-From:
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Randy Sargent <rsargent@newtonlabs.^IHateSpam^com>
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> I'm just starting to program the handy board,
> and I have the following questions:
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> 1) Does MAIN_START EQU to 8020 hex?
> and if this is true what exactly happens if you load multiple
> .icb files? they all seem to have the same starting addres?
> 2) Will this not overwrite the prev loaded icb file?
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> 3) Does the Pcode_hb mini os take care of this problem automatically?
Actually, the ICB assembler assembles the .asm file _twice_, at two
different fixed locations. IC reads in both images, and deduces how to
relocate the image anywhere in memory. IC automatically finds room for the
image, so you don't need to worry about it.
-- Randy
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Randy Sargent Newton Research Labs
Senior Design Engineer Robotic Systems and Software
rsargent@newtonlabs.com http://www.newtonlabs.com/
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