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--- spo600:6502_assembly_language_lab [2025/01/08 21:58] – [Bitmap Code] chris
+++ spo600:6502_assembly_language_lab [2025/01/10 21:22] (current) – [Calculating Performance] chris
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       *  [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a1-ZZ1opY8xcuUHNxj3YW75dxOPynSuP2-QGSvZGzYY/edit?usp=sharing|Spreadsheet of bitmapped display memory locations]]
   * Video
-    * [[https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/ed7aedf1-fe6f-4b72-bbf1-c9b4e6e80af9|Calculating 6502 Program Execution Time]] (18 minutes)
+    * [[https://seneca-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/chris_tyler_senecapolytechnic_ca/EUYMUBIw9plDjsggZBZUDCQB5AttK-CDKtAIIHbIIxQbAQ?nav=eyJwbGF5YmFja09wdGlvbnMiOnsic3RhcnRUaW1lSW5TZWNvbmRzIjozOTcxLjI2NSwidGltZXN0YW1wZWRMaW5rUmVmZXJyZXJJbmZvIjp7InNjZW5hcmlvIjoiQ2hhcHRlclNoYXJlIiwiYWRkaXRpb25hbEluZm8iOnsiaXNTaGFyZWRDaGFwdGVyQXV0byI6ZmFsc2V9fX0sInJlZmVycmFsSW5mbyI6eyJyZWZlcnJhbEFwcCI6IlN0cmVhbVdlYkFwcCIsInJlZmVycmFsVmlldyI6IlNoYXJlQ2hhcHRlckxpbmsiLCJyZWZlcnJhbEFwcFBsYXRmb3JtIjoiV2ViIiwicmVmZXJyYWxNb2RlIjoidmlldyJ9fQ&e=9QFWMI|Calculating 6502 Program Execution Time]]
 =====  Lab 1  =====
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 . Also calculate the total memory usage for the program code plus any pointers or variables.
-Refer to the video on [[https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/ed7aedf1-fe6f-4b72-bbf1-c9b4e6e80af9|Calculating 6502 Program Execution Time]] for instructions on how to do this. Note that the example in the video is colouring only 1/4 of the bitmapped display, not the entire bitmapped screen - your result will be longer and different.
+Refer to the video on [[https://seneca-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/chris_tyler_senecapolytechnic_ca/EUYMUBIw9plDjsggZBZUDCQB5AttK-CDKtAIIHbIIxQbAQ?nav=eyJwbGF5YmFja09wdGlvbnMiOnsic3RhcnRUaW1lSW5TZWNvbmRzIjozOTcxLjI2NSwidGltZXN0YW1wZWRMaW5rUmVmZXJyZXJJbmZvIjp7InNjZW5hcmlvIjoiQ2hhcHRlclNoYXJlIiwiYWRkaXRpb25hbEluZm8iOnsiaXNTaGFyZWRDaGFwdGVyQXV0byI6ZmFsc2V9fX0sInJlZmVycmFsSW5mbyI6eyJyZWZlcnJhbEFwcCI6IlN0cmVhbVdlYkFwcCIsInJlZmVycmFsVmlldyI6IlNoYXJlQ2hhcHRlckxpbmsiLCJyZWZlcnJhbEFwcFBsYXRmb3JtIjoiV2ViIiwicmVmZXJyYWxNb2RlIjoidmlldyJ9fQ&e=9QFWMI|Calculating 6502 Program Execution Time]] for instructions on how to do this. Note that the example in the video is colouring only 1/4 of the bitmapped display, not the entire bitmapped screen - your result will be longer and different.
 . **Find one or more ways to decrease the time taken to fill the screen with a solid colour. Calculate the execution time of the fastest version of this program that you can create. Challenge: the fastest version is nearly twice as fast as the original version shown above!**
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 . Make each pixel a random colour. (Hint: use the psudo-random number generator mentioned on the [[6502 Emulator]] page).
-====  Experiments (Optional, Recommended)  ====
+====  Experiments  ====
 Go back to the bitmap code above, and try these experiments:
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   -  An introduction, so that someone who happens across your blog will understand the context of what you're writing about.
   -  The results from the //Calculating Performance// and //Modifying Code// portions of the lab, including the code, a description of how the code works, and the results produced.
+  - Any significant code in a form that allows it to be tested.
+    - In the case of this lab, this is the version of the software that you've modified to improve performance.
+    - This code should be either (a) directly included in the blog in a form where it can be easily cut-and-pasted into the emulator for testing, or (b) in a repository so it can be easily cut-and-pasted or downloaded for testing. (Recommendation: test it!)
   -  The results of the Optional sections, if you performed them, and your explaination for each observed result.
   -  Your experiences with this lab -- your impressions of Assembly Language, what you learned, and your reflections on the process.