.model small
.stack 100h
.data
hours db ?
minutes db ?
seconds db ?
.code
; Main program entry point
main proc
mov ax, @data
mov ds, ax
; Prompt the user to enter the starting time
mov ah, 09h
mov dx, offset start_prompt
int 21h
; Read the starting time from the user
mov ah, 01h
int 21h
sub al, 48 ; Convert ASCII value to decimal
mov hours, al
; Initialize the minutes and seconds
mov minutes, 0
mov seconds, 6 ; Set initial seconds to the user input
; Display the clock
display_clock:
mov ah, 02h
mov dl, '0' ; Print leading zero for hours
int 21h
mov dl, hours
add dl, 48 ; Convert decimal value to ASCII
int 21h
mov dl, ':'
int 21h
mov dl, '0' ; Print leading zero for minutes
int 21h
mov dl, minutes
add dl, 48 ; Convert decimal value to ASCII
int 21h
mov dl, ':'
int 21h
mov dl, '0' ; Print leading zero for seconds
int 21h
mov dl, seconds
add dl, 48 ; Convert decimal value to ASCII
int 21h
; Increment the seconds
increment_seconds:
inc seconds
; Check if the seconds reach 60
cmp seconds, 60
jl update_clock
; Reset seconds to 0
mov seconds, 0
; Increment the minutes
increment_minutes:
inc minutes
; Check if the minutes reach 60
cmp minutes, 60
jl update_clock
; Reset minutes to 0
mov minutes, 0
; Increment the hours
increment_hours:
inc hours
; Check if the hours reach 12
cmp hours, 12
jl update_clock
; Reset hours to 0
mov hours, 0
; Reset the clock to 00:00:00 after 11:59:59
reset_clock:
cmp hours, 0
jne display_clock
cmp minutes, 0
jne display_clock
cmp seconds, 0
jne display_clock
; Return to DOS
mov ah, 4Ch
mov al, 0
int 21h
main endp
start_prompt db 0Ah, "Enter the starting time (0-9): $"
end main
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Assembly language(asm) is a low-level programming language, where the language instructions will be more similar to machine code instructions.
Every assembler may have it's own assembly language designed for a specific computers or an operating system.
Assembly language requires less execution time and memory. It is more helful for direct hardware manipulation, real-time critical applications. It is used in device drivers, low-level embedded systems etc.
Assembly language usually consists of three sections,
Data section
To initialize variables and constants, buffer size these values doesn't change at runtime.
bss section
To declare variables
text section
_start specifies the starting of this section where the actually code is written.
There are various define directives to allocate space for variables for both initialized and uninitialized data.
variable-name define-directive initial-value
| Define Directive | Description | Allocated Space |
|---|---|---|
| DB | Define Byte | 1 byte |
| DW | Define Word | 2 bytes |
| DD | Define Doubleword | 4 bytes |
| DQ | Define Quadword | 8 bytes |
| DT | Define Ten Bytes | 10 bytes |
| Define Directive | Description |
|---|---|
| RESB | Reserve a Byte |
| RESW | Reserve a Word |
| RESD | Reserve a Doubleword |
| RESQ | Reserve a Quadword |
| REST | Reserve a Ten Bytes |
Constants can be defined using
CONSTANT_NAME EQU regular-exp or value
%assign constant_name value
%define constant_name value
Loops are used to iterate a set of statements for a specific number of times.
mov ECX,n
L1:
;<loop body>
loop L1
where n specifies the no of times loops should iterate.
Procedure is a sub-routine which contains set of statements. Usually procedures are written when multiple calls are required to same set of statements which increases re-usuability and modularity.
procedure_name:
;procedure body
ret