The interactive development and testing system for a RISC-style processor

The interactive development and testing system (the INDAT system) for a RIS C-style processor, named the MMP processor, is presented in this paper, The MMP processor executes a set of primitives of the mechanism of multiproces sing (MMP mechanism) with which the host processor operating system is enha nced. The INDAT system has been devised, realized and used to develop and t est the MMP processor. It is an autonomous PC computer based system that co ntains the assembler, the linker, the MMP processor simulator and the softw are system that emulates the main processor. The INDAT system allows one to develop the primitives of the MMP mechanism and interactively execute them , first with the MMP processor simulator and then with the MMP processor.