Programming the Microprocessor

Write your source code.

Download and Install Notepad++ from https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Create a new folder (direcotry) Called VASM6502
Open Notepad++ and select File and then select New. (Opens a new window)
Select Language and then select the Letter A then select Assembly. 
Assembly Language file uses the .s extension or .asm
Select File again and then Save AS to the folder VASM6502 [enter a file name updownblink.asm] 
Make sure it has the .asm extension then click Save.
Make sure you have line numbering turned On. Found under Settings/Preferences/Editing/Display line number.  
Cut and paste the example code below into Notepad++ at line #1 
Select File again and then Save  

Example code:

  .org $8000  	        ; Reset Vector points to the Program address on EEPROM
reset:  		; reset = address $8000 on the EEPROM
  LDA #$FF  	        ; Set DDRB to output on 65c22 
  STA $6002		; write to VIA Address for DDRB
loop:			; Main loop starts here
  LDA #$55		; Load Hex 55 alternating 0101 0101 Turn on evey other LED
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $55 binary 01010101
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDA #$AA		; Load Hex AA alternating 1010 1010 Turn on evey other LED
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $AA binary 10101010 
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDA #$55		; Load Hex 55 alternating 0101 0101 Turn on evey other LED
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $55 binary 01010101
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDA #$AA		; Load Hex AA alternating 1010 1010 Turn on evey other LED
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $AA binary 10101010 
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000 
  LDA #$FF		; Load Hex FF all 1111 1111 to the A Register	
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $FF binary 11111111 to on all LED's
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDA #$FF		; Load Hex FF all 1111 1111 to the A Register
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $FF binary 11111111 to on all LED's
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000  	        ; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDA #$FF		; Load Hex FF all 1111 1111 to the A Register
  STA $6000 	        ; Write to VIA $FF binary 11111111 to on all LED's
  LDA #$00		; Load $00 Binary 00000000 turn off LEDs
  STA $6000		; Write to VIA $00 binary 00000000
  LDX #$00              ; Load the X register with $00 to start counting
countup:		; Start counting up from 0 
  INX			; increment the X register
  TXA			; transfer X register to A register 
  STA $6000   	        ; Write that value to the VIA chip to turn on LEDS 
  BNE countup	        ; Branch not equal if less than 256
  LDA #$00 		; Load $00 to turn off all LED's  
  STA $6000 	        ; Write $00 to VIA to turn off LED's 
  LDX #$ff   	        ; Load X register with valus $FF to make sure in counts down correctly 
countdown:		; Start loop for count down
  DEX			; decrement the X register
  TXA			; transfer X register to A register 
  STA $6000   	        ; Write that value to the VIA chip to turn on LEDS 
  BNE countdown         ; Branch not equal if not = 0
  LDA #$00   	        ; Load $00 to turn off all LED's 
  STA $6000 	        ; Write $00 to VIA to turn off LED's 
  JMP loop		; Jump back to the start of the program
  .org $fffc	        ; Address of where to load or start the program
  .word reset	        ; reset = address $8000
  .word $0000 	        ; write a word $0000 to fill in the the whole EEPROM

Compile your source code Windows 10.

Download the application VASM from Dr. Volker Barthelmann´s Compiler Page: http://www.compilers.de/vasm.html
Select Binaries of vasm for 6502 for x86-64 (Mac, Windows and Linux): http://www.ibaug.de/vasm/vasm6502.zip
Move vasm6502.zip to your new folder VASM6502 and extract the zip file in that folder.
Open the new folder called vasm6502_oldstyle and select your operating system. I will be using Windows folder. (Win\Win10)
Open WIN folder then Win10 folder and copy the relative path.
C:\Users\this-PC\Documents\VASM-6502\vasm6502_oldstyle\win\win10
Move the file updownblink.asm you created with Notepad++ to the Win10 folder. 

VASM6502 compiler is a command line program (CMD) so you need to use the CMD prompt terminal in Windows10.
Open CMD prompt terminal and change directory to the VASM6502 directory.  
Example: CD Users\this-PC\Documents\VASM-6502\vasm6502_oldstyle\win\win10
Do a list command to make sure your updownblink.asm file is in the folder.
Type the following command: vasm6502_oldstyle.exe -Fbin -dotdir updownblink.asm

Output creates the following lines and a file called a.out

 vasm 1.8g (c) in 2002-2019 Volker Barthelmann
 vasm 6502 cpu backend 0.8 (c) 2002,2006,2008-2012,2014-2018 Frank Wille
 vasm oldstyle syntax module 0.13f (c) 2002-2018 Frank Wille
 vasm binary output module 1.8a (c) 2002-2009,2013,2015,2017 Volker Barthelmann
 seg8000(acrwx1):                 106 bytes
 segfffc(acrwx1):                   4 bytes
 

Rename the a.out file so that when you create a new program you do not lose this one.

rename a.out updownblink.out

Next Step:

Write the updownblink.out to the EEPROM

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