LC-3 Simulator

General Documentation

LC-3 Programmer's Reference and User's Guide
Most of this manual is the assembly language manual which also appears in your textbook. It also includes instructions on how to run the simulator as well as the assemble and convert programs. The manual was originally written for the software running on the Unix platform, but it also applies (for the most part) to the Windows version. You should not need to print this document.

Linux Platform

LC-3 Simulator for Unix

Taylor Riche's local guide to running the LC-3 Simulator

Windows Platform

The LC-3 Simulator is now available on the Microlab PCs in Painter 3.06. You will find a folder under the "Program Files" menu called "CS310" that contains all of the necessary programs:

assemble.exe - translates an assembly language program into an executable
convert.exe - translates a binary or hexadecimal representation of a program into an executable
simulate - runs the LC-3 simulator

Both assemble.exe and convert.exe must be run from a DOS prompt (no point and click to run them). Doubleclick on the "DOS Prompt" icon in the CS310 directory or start the DOS prompt from the CS310 start menu group. Then run these programs from the DOS command line.

The simulator can be started by doubleclicking on the simulate icon. The directory also contains several .obj files - you can ignore these.

The following documentation is available:

LC-3 Simulator for Windows
This is the guide that describes how run the simulator on the windows platform.

Finally, if you would like to run the simulator at home on your own PC, you can download and unpack it. You should get all the same results as running it in the Microlab. Unfortunately we cannot help you install or maintain the software on your home machine. You are on your own.

Last Modified : 9/5/07

by Doug Burger, dburger@cs.utexas.edu