remove delay and add iteration limit

[lifeboot.git] / lifeboot.asm

diff --git a/lifeboot.asm b/lifeboot.asm
index 655febbd6ab1d07658e013e5705f4455a728dd6f..9b03696aa827eb2e63b7d2d3c609533fa85b1807 100644 (file)
--- a/lifeboot.asm
+++ b/lifeboot.asm
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 bits 16
 bits 16

-org 0x7c00
+org 7c00h

 
 ; =============================================================================
 
 ; settings --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define DEAD ' '            ; char to represent a dead cell
 
 ; =============================================================================
 
 ; settings --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define DEAD ' '            ; char to represent a dead cell

-%define ALIVE '#'           ; char to represent an alive cell
-%define PRINT_COLOR 0x07    ; grey on black
-%define WAIT_DELAY 0x02     ; 0.131072 seconds
+%define ALIVE '.'           ; char to represent an alive cell
+%define PRINT_COLOR 07h     ; grey on black
+%define ITER_LIM 500        ; reset the simulation after ITER_LIM iterations

 
 ; constants -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define COLS 80
 %define ROWS 25
 
 ; constants -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define COLS 80
 %define ROWS 25

-%define VGAPGSZ (COLS * ROWS * 2 + 96)  ; why 96 ??????
+%define VGAPGSZ 1000h

 
 ; memory layout ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 ; memory layout ---------------------------------------------------------------
 

-%define ORG 0x7c00
-%define VGA 0xb8000
+%define ORG 7c00h
+%define VGA 0b8000h

 %define DAT ORG + 512
 
 ; static variables ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define xss DAT             ; xs() state (word)
 %define currvgapg DAT + 2   ; current vga page near pointer (word)
 %define DAT ORG + 512
 
 ; static variables ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %define xss DAT             ; xs() state (word)
 %define currvgapg DAT + 2   ; current vga page near pointer (word)

+%define iter DAT + 4        ; current iteration # (word)

 
 ; =============================================================================
 
 
 ; =============================================================================
 


@@ -47,16 +48,16 @@ mov sp, bp
 cld
 
 ; disable cursor
 cld
 
 ; disable cursor

-mov ch, 0x3f                ; cursor start and options
-mov ah, 0x01                ; set text-mode cursor shape
-int 0x10                    ; video services
+mov ch, 3fh                 ; cursor start and options
+mov ah, 01h                 ; set text-mode cursor shape
+int 10h                     ; video services

 
 ; initialize xss
 
 set_xss_seed:
 
 
 ; initialize xss
 
 set_xss_seed:
 

-mov ah, 0x00                ; get
-int 0x1a                    ;  system time
+mov ah, 00h                 ; get
+int 1ah                     ;  system time

 
 cmp dx, 0
 je set_xss_seed             ; if seed is 0, xs wont work properly
 
 cmp dx, 0
 je set_xss_seed             ; if seed is 0, xs wont work properly


@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ mov word [currvgapg], 0
 start:
 
 call init_grid
 start:
 
 call init_grid

+mov word [iter], 1

 
 ; apply game of life's rules to determine the next state ----------------------
 
 
 ; apply game of life's rules to determine the next state ----------------------
 


@@ -78,56 +80,36 @@ next_state:
 
 call vsync_wait
 call write_next_vga_page
 
 call vsync_wait
 call write_next_vga_page

-call wait_keypress
+
+call vsync_wait

 call flip_vga_page
 
 call flip_vga_page
 

-jmp next_state
+inc word [iter]
+cmp word [iter], ITER_LIM
+jle next_state
+
+jmp start                   ; reset

 
 ; =============================================================================
 
 ; functions -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 ; =============================================================================
 
 ; functions -------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-; delay() - suspend program execution temporarily -----------------------------
-
-; clobbers ah, cx, dx
-
-delay:
-
-mov cx, WAIT_DELAY          ; cx:dx = interval in microseconds
-mov dx, 0
-
-mov ah, 0x86
-int 0x15                    ; wait
-
-ret
-
-; wait_keypress() - wait for any keypress -------------------------------------
-
-; clobbers: ax
-
-wait_keypress:
-
-mov ah, 0x00        ; read key press
-int 0x16            ; keyboard services
-
-ret
-

 ; vsync_wait() - wait for display to enter the next VBlank cycle --------------
 
 ; clobbers ax, dx
 
 vsync_wait:
 
 ; vsync_wait() - wait for display to enter the next VBlank cycle --------------
 
 ; clobbers ax, dx
 
 vsync_wait:
 

-mov dx, 0x3da               ; input status #1 register
+mov dx, 3dah                ; input status #1 register

 
 .wait_on:
     in al, dx
 
 .wait_on:
     in al, dx

-    test al, 0x08           ; vertical retrace bit
+    test al, 08h            ; vertical retrace bit

     jnz .wait_on
 
 .wait_off:
     in al, dx
     jnz .wait_on
 
 .wait_off:
     in al, dx

-    test al, 0x08
+    test al, 08h

     jz .wait_off
 
 ret
     jz .wait_off
 
 ret


@@ -190,13 +172,11 @@ ret
 
 flip_vga_page:
 
 
 flip_vga_page:
 

-call vsync_wait
-

 xor word [currvgapg], VGAPGSZ   ; flip currvgapg
 setnz al                        ; al = !(currvgapg == 0)
 
 xor word [currvgapg], VGAPGSZ   ; flip currvgapg
 setnz al                        ; al = !(currvgapg == 0)
 

-mov ah, 0x05                ; select active display page
-int 0x10                    ; video services
+mov ah, 05h                 ; select active display page
+int 10h                     ; video services

 
 ret
 
 
 ret
 


@@ -367,4 +347,4 @@ jmp halt
 ; =============================================================================
 
 times 510 - ($ - $$) db 0   ; fill remaining bytes with zeroes
 ; =============================================================================
 
 times 510 - ($ - $$) db 0   ; fill remaining bytes with zeroes

-dw 0xaa55                   ; mbr magic byte
+dw 0aa55h                   ; mbr magic byte