ET_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION, Unable to decode instruction Topic is solved

[slava]

Hi,

I am trying to run some PWM code (assembly version from sc_pwm forked from XMOS) on xCORE-200 architecture and facing the following error:

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xrun: Program received signal ET_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION, Unable to decode instruction.
      [Switching to tile[1] core[0] (dual issue)]
      pwm_op_inv () at <*>/sc_pwm/module_pwm_symmetrical/src/server/pwm_op_inv.S:53

      53		entsp 13
      Current language:  auto; currently asm

Is there any specifics of using assembly that was developed for the old architecture on the new architecture?

Thanks,
Slava

[Thomas]

I suspect the problem is that xCORE-200 is in dual issue mode when your function is called.
Because you are using the 16-bit version of entsp, the next 16-bit in memory are half of a 32-bit instruction.
16-bit aligned 32-bit instructions are not allowed in dual issue mode so this caused ET_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION.

Try using the 32 bit version of entsp: ENTSP_lu6

This should not cause ET_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION and change to single issue mode.
Then the rest of the assembly function should execute in single issue mode as normal.

Further Infos about Single/Dual issue are in Chapter 5.2 Single and Dual Issue in
http://www.xmos.com/published/xs2-isa-specification

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