Assembler Language Coding Workshop

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - Numbering systems
• Unit 2 - Mainframe architecture
• Unit 3 - Assembler syntax
• Overview of instructions: LA, LR, LTR, MVC, DS, DC
• Exercise 1 - 80/80 listing
• Exercise 1A - 80/80 listing

Day 2

• Exercise 1 review
• Unit 4 - Data definition statements
• Unit 5 - Fixed-point binary instructions
• Exercise 2 - Binary data

Day 3

• Exercise 2 review
• Unit 6 - Addressing, comparing, and branching
• Unit 7 - Data movement instructions
• Exercise 3 - Text handling

Day 4

• Exercise 3 review
• Unit 8 - Assembler pseudo instructions
• Unit 9 - Reading dumps
• Unit 10 - Packed decimal processing
• Exercise 4 - Packed data/editing

Day 5

• Exercise 4 review
• Unit 11 - Miscellaneous instructions
• Course wrap-up