Owner`s manual

5.20 START

The START command begins execution of an instruction at

the address speciﬁed in the command string. The START

command does not initialize the system.

Examples

$ ^P ! CTRL/P stops processing;

! system enters console mode.

?0002 External halt (CTRL/P, break, or external halt)

PC = 80159035 ! System responds with error

PSL = 04C38201 ! message that the system has

ISP = 80B15200 ! halted with address 80159035

! in the program counter (PC).

>>> [console session begins] !

>>> START ! Starts the system at

! address 80159035.

$ ^P ! Stops processing; system enters

! console mode.

?0002 External halt (CTRL/P, break, or external halt)

PC = 80044957 ! System responds with error

PSL = 04C38201 ! message that the system has

ISP = 80B15200 ! halted with address 80044957

! in the program counter (PC).

>>> [console session begins] !

>>> START 10000 ! Starts processing at address

! 10000, which is different from

! the address held in the PC at halt.

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