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Andrei Tatarnikov, 02/14/2014 12:34 PM
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| 3 | 10 | Andrei Tatarnikov | *_Sim-nML_* is an architecture description language (ADL) used in MicroTESK to describe the architecture of a microprocessor under verification. It is a flexible and easy-to-use language based on attribute grammar. Sim-nML was designed to provide a retargetable way to specify microprocessor architecture for various microprocessor-related software tools including instruction-set simulators, assemblers, disassemblers, compiler back-ends etc. It works at the instruction-set level concentrating on behavioral properties and hiding implementation details of the microprocessor. A Sim-nML specification represents a programmer''s model of the microprocessor that covers the following aspects: |
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| 5 | * supported data types; |
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| 6 | * registers and memory; |
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| 7 | * addressing modes; |
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| 8 | * syntax and semantics of instructions. |