You might have noticed by now that some of external code memory locations that
MCS BASIC-52 calls and uses are located around 2000H and some of the locations
are located around 4000H. Specifically, they are as follows:
| LOCATION | FUNCTION |
| 2001H | On reset, MCS BASIC-52 looks for a 0AAH in this location, if present, calls location 2090H. |
| 2002H | MCS BASIC-52 examines this location to see if the user wants to implement the command/statement extension option. A 05AH is to be placed in this location to evoke the command/statement extension option. |
| 2048H | MCS BASIC-52 calls the location if the user wants to implement the command/statement extension option. The user will usually set bit 45 (bit 2DH = 25.5H) then return. |
| 2070H | MCS BASIC-52 calls this location to get the user vector table address when the command/statement extension option is evoked. The address of the vector table is put in the DPTR by the user. |
| 2078H | MCS BASIC-52 calls this location to get the user lookup table address when the command/statement extension option is evoked. The address of the lookup table is put in the DPTR by the user. |
| 2090H | MCS BASIC-52 calls this location when the user evokes the assembly language reset option. |
| 4003H | External interrupt 0 |
| 400BH | Timer 0 interrupt |
| 4013H | External interrupt 1 |
| 401BH | Timer 1 interrupt |
| 4023H | Serial port interrupt |
| 402BH | Timer 2 interrupt |
| 4030H | User console output |
| 4033H | User console input |
| 4036H | User console status |
| 403CH | User PRINT@ or LIST@ vector |
| 4100H to 41FFH | User calls from 0 to 7FH |
Other vectors between 2040H and 2090H also exist, but they are mainly for testing
purposes, but for your information they are:
| LOCATION | FUNCTION |
| 2040H | Trap location for external interrupt 0 if bit 26H of internal RAM is set and the DMA option is evoked. PSW is not pushed onto stack. Interrupts of course, must be enabled. Also, this location will be called for console output if bit 2CH of internal RAM is set. |
| 2050H | Trap location for serial port interrupt if bit 1FH of internal RAM is set. PSW is pushed onto the stack. |
| 2060H | Called for console input if bit 32H of internal RAM is set. |
| 2068H | Called for console status check if bit 32H of internal RAM is set. |
| 2088H | Timer 1 interrupt trap if bit 1AH of internal RAM is set. PSW is pushed onto the stack. |
Contrary to popular belief, these vectors were not chosen to force the user
to buy bigger EPROMS. They are chosen so that addresses 2000H and 4000H can
be overlayed and create no conflicts. The overlayed addresses would appear as...
| LOCATION | FUNCTION |
| 2001H | On reset, call to 2090H if 0AAH present. |
| 2002H | If 05AH present then command/statement extensions exist |
| 4003H | External interrupt 0 |
| 400BH | Timer 0 interrupt |
| 4013H | External interrupt 1 |
| 401BH | Timer 1 interrupt |
| 4023H | Serial port interrupt |
| 402BH | Timer 2 interrupt |
| 4030H | User console output |
| 4033H | User console input |
| 4036H | User console status |
| 403CH | User PRINT@ and LIST@ vector |
| 2040H | External interrupt 0 when DMA option used and bit 26H (internal RAM) is set |
| 2048H | Called for command/statement extensions. Set bit 2DH to enable. |
| 2050H | Serial port interrupt if bit 1FH (internal RAM) is set |
| 2060H | Called for console input if bit 32H (internal RAM) is set |
| 2068H | Called for console status check if bit 32H (internal RAM) is set |
| 2070H | Called to put vector table address (for command/statement extensions) into DPTR |
| 2078H | Called to put table address (for command/statement extensions) into DPTR |
| 2088H | Timer 1 interrupt if bit 1AH (internal RAM) is set |
| 2090H | Called on reset if 2001H = 0AAH |
| 4100H to 41FFH | User CALLs (from BASIC) |
By using overlapping addresses, the user can implement all MCS BASIC-52 user expansion options with only a few hundred bytes of EPROM.
The reason this type of addressing scheme was chosen is that it permits the designer to offer custom versions of MCS BASIC-52, by using the vector locations in the 2000H region. And give the designers OEM the ability to take advantage of the I/O vectors located in the 4000H region.
As an added note, the MCS-51 instruction set is object relocatable on 2K boundaries
if no LCALL or LJMP instructions are used. This means that it is possible for
the designer to ORG a program for 2000H and actually execute the program at
2800H, 3000H, 3800H, etc. If the user does not use the LCALL or LJMP instructions.
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