Re: Norma; 'boot sequence' for a CPU?

From: Rich Grise (rich_at_example.net)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:44:48 GMT

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:43:55 +0000, Jonathan Kirwan wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:40:13 GMT, pdmim@hotmail.com (phil) wrote:
>
>>I'm curious, please indulge me - what is the normal 'boot sequence' for
>>your average old CPU?
...
> What happens after that will depend on the code.
>
> In your IBM PC, it's the BIOS flash or ROM that sits at this point and
> helps to start up your PC. In many embedded systems, using small
> microcontrollers, it's entirely code you write for your application,
> forced to be placed at the right location by a locating linker.
>

A Locating Linker? Sheesh! I just wrote my code right at its target
address. My assembler would generally put out a .hex file, which I'd
send to the programmer or emulator.

Cheers!
Rich