TUCA Assembly Language Support

Visual Studio Code extension providing syntax highlighting and language support for TUCA-5.1 Assembly Language.

About TUCA

TUCA-5.1 (TTU Computer Architecture) is an educational assembly language developed by Dr. Juan Carlos Rojas at Texas Tech University. It is designed to teach computer architecture and assembly programming concepts through a simplified, yet practical instruction set.

Architecture Features

• 8-bit machine with GPR load-store architecture
• 16 general purpose registers (r0-r15)
• 8-bit ALU
• 256-byte programmable data memory (0x00-0xFF)
• 4096-byte instruction memory
• Fixed-length 2-byte instruction encoding

Extension Features

This extension enhances your TUCA assembly programming experience with:

Syntax Highlighting

• Instructions (ld, st, add, etc.) in purple/magenta
• Registers (r0-r15) in blue
• Labels (ending with :) in yellow/gold
• Definitions (def statements) in purple
• Numbers (hex and decimal) in light green
• Comments (# lines) in green
• Special variables (op1, op2, result, etc.) in light blue

Code Organization

• Comment support (# for line comments)
• Code folding for labeled sections
• Macro definition highlighting
• Support for both hex (0x) and decimal numbers

Usage

1. Install the extension
2. Open any .txt file containing TUCA assembly code
3. The syntax highlighting will automatically activate

Instruction Set

TUCA-5.1 supports various instruction types:

• Load/Store (ld, ldr, ldi, st, str)
• Arithmetic & Logic (add, and, or, not, neg)
• Bit Manipulation (shl, shr)
• Comparison (eq, gt)
• Control Flow (if, skipif, jmp, jmpr)
• Program Control (halt)

Credits

• TUCA-5.1 Architecture and Design: Dr. Juan Carlos Rojas (Texas Tech University)
• Extension Development: Andres Antillon

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Feedback and Contributions

This extension is maintained by Andres Antillon. For issues, suggestions, or contributions:

• File an issue on GitHub
• Contact the publisher through the VS Code Marketplace