Industrial controller compiler with expandable instruction set
US5819097A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/447
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compiler for an industrial controller uses a user modifiable instruction table to contain code fragments necessary to compile particular instructions. During compilation, the instructions are replaced with the code fragments. Thus new instructions recognizable by the compiler may be added simply by editing this instruction table. Multiple instructions having the same name are resolved through a best match of operand types which examines the possible data loss in conversion of operand types to select a particular one of the instructions.
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