// This file is part of www.nand2tetris.org // and the book "The Elements of Computing Systems" // by Nisan and Schocken, MIT Press. // File name: projects/05/Memory.tst // Tests the Memory chip by inputting values to selected addresses, // verifying that these addresses were indeed written to, and verifying // that other addresses were not accessed by mistake. In particular, we // focus on probing the registers in addresses 'lower RAM', 'upper RAM', // and 'Screen', which correspond to 0, %X2000, and %X4000 in Hexadecimal // (0, 8192 (8K), and 16385 (16K+1) in decimal). load Memory.hdl, output-file Memory.out, compare-to Memory.cmp, output-list in%D1.6.1 load%B2.1.2 address%B1.15.1 out%D1.6.1; echo "Before you run this script, select the 'Screen' option from the 'View' menu"; // We've noticed a common design mistake in several students' Memory.hdl files. // This error leads to zeros being written in the offset of inactive memory segments // instead of the intended location. To identify this issue, the test should check not // only for incorrect writes into the wrong segment but also for any unexpected changes. // To prepare for this, we've initialized the memory with a specific number in the areas // where these erroneous writes might happen. //// Sets RAM[2000], RAM[4000] = 12345 (for the following overwrite test) set in 12345, set load 1, set address %X2000, tick, output; tock, output; set address %X4000, tick, output; tock, output; set in -1, // Sets RAM[0] = -1 set load 1, set address 0, tick, output; tock, output; set in 9999, // RAM[0] holds value set load 0, tick, output; tock, output; set address %X2000, // Did not also write to upper RAM or Screen eval, output; set address %X4000, eval, output; //// Sets RAM[0], RAM[4000] = 12345 (for following overwrite test) set in 12345, set load 1, set address %X0000, tick, output; tock, output; set address %X4000, tick, output; tock, output; set in 2222, // Sets RAM[2000] = 2222 set load 1, set address %X2000, tick, output; tock, output; set in 9999, // RAM[2000] holds value set load 0, tick, output; tock, output; set address 0, // Did not also write to lower RAM or Screen eval, output; set address %X4000, eval, output; set load 0, // Low order address bits connected set address %X0001, eval, output; set address %X0002, eval, output; set address %X0004, eval, output; set address %X0008, eval, output; set address %X0010, eval, output; set address %X0020, eval, output; set address %X0040, eval, output; set address %X0080, eval, output; set address %X0100, eval, output; set address %X0200, eval, output; set address %X0400, eval, output; set address %X0800, eval, output; set address %X1000, eval, output; set address %X2000, eval, output; set address %X1234, // RAM[1234] = 1234 set in 1234, set load 1, tick, output; tock, output; set load 0, set address %X2234, // Did not also write to upper RAM or Screen eval, output; set address %X6234, eval, output; set address %X2345, // RAM[2345] = 2345 set in 2345, set load 1, tick, output; tock, output; set load 0, set address %X0345, // Did not also write to lower RAM or Screen eval, output; set address %X4345, eval, output; //// Clears the overwrite detection value from the screen set in 0, set load 1, set address %X4000, tick, output; tock, output; // Keyboard test set address 24576, echo "Click the Keyboard icon and hold down the 'K' key (uppercase) until you see the next message...", // It's important to keep holding the key down since if the system is busy, // the memory will zero itself before being outputted. while out <> 75 { tick, tock, // tick, tock prevents hang if sync. parts used in KB path. } clear-echo, output; // Screen test //// Sets RAM[0FCF], RAM[2FCF] = 12345 (for following overwrite test) set in 12345, set load 1, set address %X0FCF, tick, output; tock, output; set address %X2FCF, tick, output; tock, output; set load 1, set in -1, set address %X4FCF, tick, tock, output, set address %X504F, tick, tock, output; set address %X0FCF, // Did not also write to lower or upper RAM eval, output; set address %X2FCF, eval, output; set load 0, // Low order address bits connected set address %X4FCE, eval, output; set address %X4FCD, eval, output; set address %X4FCB, eval, output; set address %X4FC7, eval, output; set address %X4FDF, eval, output; set address %X4FEF, eval, output; set address %X4F8F, eval, output; set address %X4F4F, eval, output; set address %X4ECF, eval, output; set address %X4DCF, eval, output; set address %X4BCF, eval, output; set address %X47CF, eval, output; set address %X5FCF, eval, output; set load 0, set address 24576, echo "Two horizontal lines should be in the middle of the screen. Hold down 'Y' (uppercase) until you see the next message ...", // It's important to keep holding the key down since if the system is busy, // the memory will zero itself before being outputted. while out <> 89 { tick, tock, // tick, tock prevents hang if sync. parts used in KB path. } clear-echo, output;