Dividing in assembly?

[JTB]

Basically, title.

I'm working on an assignment that converts decimal to hex, and I am severly stuck on how you are suppose to divide in assemly language. This is the first time I've used assembly in a college class, and the teacher isn't too helpful at all.

If anyone knows, please give me an algorithm or something. I need to finish this soon

 

[AltF4]

What assembly language is it? MIPS? If so, just say

div $reqister1, $register2

The quotient in LO and the remainder in HI

Other assembly languages should have the same thing or identical operations. Division is pretty basic.

 

[JTB]

It's actually something called LC-3, I don't know much about assembly in whole, so it might be known.

Basically, you can only do ADD, AND, and NOT.

 

[AltF4]

Hmmm. Curious. Looks like LC-3 doesn't have division, you're right.

Well, if all you're supposed to do is define how to do division, just go here. On the bottom of the page, they have the code for division. Do be sure to change some of it though... you know.

 

[JTB]

Man, thats exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much