Author: Aman Bhargava
| 8085 | @ | amanb. | net |
I made this simulator for the Intel 8085 microprocessor a few years back. It is of no use to me now but seems to be of interest to many others, which is why it still exists.
What's nice about it is that is has a good GUI (see screenshot), an integrated assembler, debugger (step-mode and breakpoints) and a convenient and editable view of the registers and memory. It also gives a count of CPU T-states for those who want to estimate how fast their program runs. Some sample programs are included to get you started.
What's not so nice about it is that its written in Visual Basic, has an active-x control that doesn't seem to work well on some computers (I guess win95 users have the problem) and that it is still closed-source.
I can't seem to find a good online reference or tutorial for programming the 8085. If you know of one, please let me know.
The binary distribution is free to download and use.
Version 1.3.7:
Installer: sim8085.zip
[Version 1.3.6 is still around, in case you have a problem using 1.3.7]
Just the latest executable: sim8085.exe
[Note: This program has been reported to be incompatible with Windows 95]
Registration: Use the name everyone and the code DCKKI to get rid of the nag screen.
My email address is listed at the top of this page. Mail me bug reports, words of admiration and good wishes. Feel free to mail me about additional features you want or things you don't like about the interface. If I ever do get back to maintaining this program, your thoughts will be beneficial to the other users of sim8085.
Please do not send me mail asking me to send you source code for plagiarizing your class project.
Try some other 8085 simulators which are perhaps better maintained than this one.
