• DocumentCode
    940997
  • Title

    Low-level-device programming with a high-level language

  • Author

    Young, S.J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Computation Department, Manchester, UK
  • Volume
    127
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    This tutorial paper describes how device hardware may be programmed directly from a Pascal-like high-level language. The familiar data types of Pascal are extended to include information which specifies a mapping onto device hardware, and concurrent programming constructs are introduced as a natural environment for low-level I/O programming. Examples of interrupt-driven I/O are presented, and existing language designs are discussed.
  • Keywords
    input-output programs; programming; I/O programming; PASCAL like languages; concurrent programming constructs; data types; device hardware; high level language; low level device programming;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computers and Digital Techniques, IEE Proceedings E
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7062
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-e.1980.0009
  • Filename
    4647549