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Nand2Tetris Project 6

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Goal

Create an assembler that translates assembly code into machine language

Classes

Parser

• Unpacks each instruction into its underlying fields

Code

• Translates each field into its corresponding binary value

SymbolTable

• Manages the symbol table

Main

• Initializes I/O files, drives process

Suggestions

Development

1. Develop a basic assembler that works without symbols
   • Test it
2. Develop an ability to handle symbols
   • Test it
3. Morph into an assembler that can translate any assembly program
   • Refer to supplied test program
     • L = less symbols

Testing

1. Use the assembler to translate .asm file into .hack
2. Load .hack into one of the following:
   • Hardware Simulator
   • CPU Emulator
   • Assembler
     • Compare translated code into our own

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