>>//"If you want to learn assembly you need to be motivated enough to do it// >>//on your own. If you want to get good enough at reversing to work on// >>//malware you will need to know assembly. That's all there is to it. Buy// >>//a book and get started!// >>//[[...]]// >>//you won't learn assembly by coming to NSL once a month. You'll learn it // >>//the Linux way (tm): by beating your face against a wall until it makes sense.// >>//[[...]]// >>//Go wild! All the assembly references posted here are helpful. Read as// >>//much as you can before the next meeting : )"**//- datagram** ===== Articles ===== >>**Title - Writing DOS utilities with DEBUG, part 1** >>Author - Prosise, JeffInsert non-formatted text here >>PC Magazine >>Sep 28, 1993 >>Abstract - Tips for using the DEBUG feature of DOS to create small assembly language programs >>are offered. Programs can be written with an understanding of as few as a dozen assembly >>language commands. >>**Title - Writing DOS utilities with DEBUG, Part 2 >>Author - Prosise, Jeff >>PC Magazine >>Oct 12, 1993 >>Abstract - Three DOS programming services available through interrupt 21h are explained in a >>discussion about programming small assembly language DOS utilities. Functions 2Ah, 2Ch and 30h >>return the date, time and DOS version, respectively. >>**Title - Writing DOS utilities with DEBUG, part 3 >>Author - Prosise, Jeff >>PC Magazine >>Oct 26, 1993 >>Abstract - Programming services available in the PC BIOS are discussed, focusing on the >>functions in the BIOS, the logical "and" and "or" instructions, indirect addressing and loops. >>**Title - Writing DOS utilities with DEBUG, Part 4 >>Author - Prosise, Jeff >>PC Magazine** >>Nov 9, 1993 >>Abstract - Tips for incorporating logic into assembly programs written using DOS' DEBUG >>miniassembler are offered. Command line parameters can be recognized using the methods described. **Download(PDFs for each article, password is //"nullspace"//):** >>rapidshare link - https://rapidshare.com/files/3167923781/WDUWD_1-4.zip >>verzend.be link - http://www.verzend.be/zk4xtkolf53x/WDUWD_1-4.zip.html >>Crocko link - http://www.crocko.com/ECF5E935475B4C7896D36B75BEEE5930/WDUWD_1-4.zip >>**Implementing a Tilt-Compensated eCompass using Accelerometer and Magnetometer Sensors** >>Author - Talat Ozyagcilar >>Freescale Semiconductor >>Application Note Document Number: AN4248, Rev. 3, 01/2012 >>Abstract - An extremely useful introduction to integrating magnetometer and >>accelerometer data in order to build a digital compass. Detailed >>descriptions of how the math works, with most functions implemented in C# >>Can be downloaded at >>http://cache.freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN4248.pdf ===== Books ===== >>**Professional Assembly Language** >>>http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Assembly-Language-Programmer/dp/0764579010 >>>"Examples use C as a high-level language, Linux as the development environment, and GNU >>>tools for assembling, compiling, linking, and debugging " >>>**Comments** >>>**NMI-**//"There was another one from Wrox a number of years(DOS extender era) before this one// >>>//that I liked. Can't remember the title off hand.// >>>//The first review mentions AT&T syntax only. So maybe not the best unless you're sticking with // >>>**gas' on Linux. Still it's positive on the basics."// >>>**livinded-**//"The fact that it's at&t and only focuses on linux isn't a huge issue and depending // >>>//on what you're interested in may not even be an issue. I'm personally a fan of at&t syntax and have // >>>//little to no interest in windows, but I will say that it's not horrible difficult to shift back and // >>>//forth between intel and at&t, at least for reading assembly.// >>>**datagram-**//"I don't have too many books on assembly, but I would recommend// >>>//Professional Assembly Language (AT&T syntax) and the Intel IA-32// >>>//documentation (http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/). It// >>>//doesn't really matter which type of assembly you learn, but I'd// >>>//recommend sticking with x86 and Intel or AT&T to make things easy (and// >>>//applicable to the meeting). I personally like AT&T as a learning tool// >>>//because it is easy to distinguish between registers, literal values,// >>>//and memory locations (this was one of the stumbling blocks at the// >>>//meeting, too). Aside from that there's no real difference in the same// >>>//way that there's no huge difference between little endian and big// >>>//endian. I've grown accustomed to AT&T just because most of the Linux// >>>//tools use that by default.// >>**Assembly Language Step-by-Step: Programming with DOS and Linux** >>>http://www.amazon.com/Assembly-Language-Step---step-Programming/dp/0471375233/ >>>**Comments** >>>**NMI-**//"The Duntemann book. Uses NASM(Netwide Assembler). I've heard good things about this one,// >>>//but never really looked at it. // >>**Introduction to 80x86 Assembly Language and Computer Architecture** >>>http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Assembly-Language-Computer-Architecture/dp/0763772232/ >>>**Comments** >>>**NMI-**//"The price is insane(~$75), but used it's tolerable(~$11). The first review says "When you // >>>//finish the book, you may understand assembly, but you won't know what to do with it (or what you can // >>>//do with it). Nor is it thorough enough to be used as a reference material for work. It omits quite a // >>>//few processor instructions that I feel are important to know for reference."// >>>//The other two are much more positive."// >>**Dr. Paul Carter's PC Assembly Tutorial** >>>See below 'Web sites' for link >>>**From the author:** //"I grew frustrated at teaching 16-bit real mode programming and// >>>//decided to change to 32-bit protected mode. However, I soon ran into a// >>>//problem. I could not find a textbook that covered 32-bit protected// >>>//mode assembly programming! So, I decided to write my own. I also did// >>>//not want students to have to go out and buy expensive software for the// >>>//course. I decided to base the course on the free NASM (Netwide// >>>//Assembler) and the free GNU gcc compiler (however, any 32-bit C// >>>//compiler would work). Another advantage of these choices was that// >>>//students could use Windows, Linux or FreeBSD to develop on. (In fact,// >>>//I use Linux for my main development platform.)// ===== PCB Design ===== http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart1.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart2.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart3.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart4.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart5.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart6.pdf ===== Web Sites ===== >>http://www.sandpile.org/ >>//sandpile.org - The world's leading source for pure technical x86 processor information.// >>>**Comments' >>>**CharlieX-**//"[[It]] covers just about everything on the PC asm/hardware side."// >>http://grayscale-research.org/new/asmdb.php >>//Ruiner had a hellish 3 days and mapped out every possible valid instruction call, enjoy/download the fruits of his labor// >>http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/tech.shtml >>//Paul Hsieh's Tech Page// >>>**Comments** >>>**CharlieX-**//"Paul hsieh has a few old but good articles, with lots of links."// >>http://www.drpaulcarter.com/pcasm/ >>//Dr. Paul Carter's PC Assembly Tutorial// >>>**Comments** >>>**skout-**//"I like his writing style, it was easy to follow, also it is free to // >>>//download. A full ASM course, read this and then hit up the intel docs and your// >>>//well on your way."// >>>**livinded-**//"Having read the book, there were a few issues I had with it and // >>>//the author. First of all there is an abstraction library that wraps a bunch of // >>>//functionality up into it which is used throughout the book. While you'll learn assembly // >>>//a lot of the work is done for you in this sense and really takes away from diving in and // >>>//learning it well. Secondly, while attempting to discuss a couple of possible errors I // >>>//found in the book, the author never responded."// ===== Analog Stuff ===== >>[[http://www.ti.com/lit/an/sloa093/sloa093.pdf|Filter design in 30 seconds]] - From the TI website