m68k Cross-Assembler for FreeBSD or Linux

[Lorenz Born]

Hi there

I'm wondering what Cross-Assembler are used from members of this group
on FreeBSD or Linux? Are there any tools that you could recommend?

BR Lorenz

[Bruce Mardle]

I built a version of the GNU binutils (including the assembler) on Cygwin under Windows, targetting 68k, several years ago. I don't remember it being particularly difficult. I imagine it would be equally easy hosted on BSD or Linux. Actually, I vaguely remember building it on a Raspberry Pi, too, but I don't have that with me now to check.

I wrote a little utility to convert the resulting ELF file into a boring binary file I could program into non-volatile RAMs using a board I added to a Raspberry Pi.

I also built the GNU C compiler, but I never got a working libc, which the C compiler relies on surprisingly often :-(

[Marc J.]

Hi,

https://bitsnbikes.blogspot.com/2010/02/das-blinklicht-with-gcc-elf-m68k.html

Use newlib instead of libc
https://www.aslak.net/index.php/2019/03/18/adding-a-c-library-to-the-68000-sbc/
https://github.com/jefftranter/68000/tree/master/newlib_example/newlib
https://sourceware.org/newlib/

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The 68K Documentation http://marc.retronik.fr/motorola/68K

[Bruce Mardle]

On Saturday, 1 February 2020 21:33:33 UTC, Lorenz Born wrote:

I've also used http://www.easy68k.com/
(My 68k-programming is on hold until I add a serial interface to my homebrew. Could be some time!)

[Marc J.]

Bruce,

Are you the guy how bought a lot of MC68012 on Ebay years ago?

[Bruce Mardle]

On Monday, 3 February 2020 13:56:43 UTC, Marc J. wrote:
> Are you the guy how bought a lot of MC68012 on Ebay years ago?

That's me! Did I sell you 3? Do they work? I still haven't used any of the other 14, though I've got a PGA socket waiting. You'd think at least I could manage a 'NOP' test circuit [rolls eyes] :-)

Incidentally, if anyone's reading this thread and wants a version of Easy68k that can assemble 68010 or 68012 instructions, I built one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tsi2cet44nlt3c2/EDIT68K.exe?dl=0
(The simulator won't understand the 'new' instructions and till almost certainly give the wrong timings for the 010's loop mode.)

[Bruce Mardle]

On Monday, 3 February 2020 13:56:43 UTC, Marc J. wrote:

> Are you the guy how bought a lot of MC68012 on Ebay years ago?

I occasionally dream up 68012 circuits, e.g. having 1 GiB address memory and the other 1 GiB address an MMU's page table.

[Marc J.]

Yes, It's me. For now, like you, not tested or used.

[Marc J.]

With a customized version of OS-9 :-)

[coinst...@gmail.com]

Bruce,
Is your 68012 still available for sale? I was just talking to a member on retrobrewcomputers forum who has several 68012 and interested in a redesigned version of Tiny68K (https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/doku.php?id=boards:sbc:tiny68k)
that uses 68012 instead. I've successfully running 68010 on Tiny68K with patched CP/M68K, so it should be just a new board layout to accommodate the 68012. The redesigned board should have more room to put in a couple expansion bus. So, my question is do you have a couple 68012 that you can sell me? Maybe we can get a small user group of 68012 together.
Bill

[coinst...@gmail.com]

Looking into 68012 datasheet. The ability to address 2 G of address is impressive, but 68010 is not particularly fast so all these added memory space seems wasted, unless there are specific applications it is targeting for. I plan to revise my Tiny68K to accommodate 68012. Tiny68K already has 16 meg of memory that I can't fully utilize. I can certainly increase the memory to 64 meg, but is there something else I should be designing for?
Bill

[Lorenz Born]

Am 01.02.20 22:33, schrieb Lorenz Born:

Dear all

Thank you all for your very appreciated help, suggestions and information.
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Lorenz Born
lorenz<dot>born<at>gmail<dot>com