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AMCA User Manual
1. General Information
This first chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before working with AMCA.
The information you will garner from this chapter:
• About This Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The ALPHA Internet Web Site
• Development Systems Customer Notification Service
• Customer Support
1.1 About This Guide
1.1.1 Document Layout
This document describes how to use AMCA to develop code for ALPHA micro-controller applications.
The user’s guide layout is as follows:
• Chapter 2: AMCA Preview – defines AMCA and describes what it does and how it works with other
tools.
• Chapter 3: AMCA – Installation and Getting Started – describes how to install AMCA and gives an
overview of operation.
• Chapter 4: Using AMCA with WIndows® – describes how to use AMCA with Microsoft Windows via
a Windows shell interface.
• Chapter 5: Directive Language – describes the AMCA programming language including statements,
operators, variables, and other elements.
• Chapter 6: Macro Language – describes how to use AMCA’s built-in macro processor.
• Chapter 7: Expression Syntax and Operation – provides guidelines for using complex expressions
in AMCA source files.
• Appendix A: Quick Reference – lists ALPHA MCU device instruction sets, hexadecimal to decimal
conversions, and ASCII Character Set.
• Appendix B: AMCA Errors/Warnings – contains a descriptive list of the errors, and warnings
generated by AMCA.
• Glossary – A glossary of terms used in this guide.
1.1.2 Conventions Used in This Guide
This manual uses the following documentation conventions:
• Documentation Conventions
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