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(AD) ALTER/DISPLAY FRAME

Figure 12: ALTER/DISPLAY FRAME screen

By making an entry in this frame and pressing the ENTER key, you can use this frame to display and change the contents of the main memory and the memory protect key.

Instructions on this frame are only executed when the CPU has been stopped (see message in frame line 23). The CPU status is displayed in line 22.

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Selection of a CPU by clicking on PF16

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Stopping of the selected CPU (see (ML) MODE SELECTION FRAME "(ML) MODE SELECTION FRAME")

FUNCTION =>

The following function is selected after the corresponding letter has been entered:

A

ALTER

change and modify memory contents

D

DISPLAY

display memory contents

FACILITY =>

Possible displays of memory areas with various addresses:

L

LOGICAL

logical storage address

R

REAL

real storage address

P

P-VIRTUAL

primary virtual storage address

S

S-VIRTUAL

secondary virtual storage address

ABS

absolute address

KEY

memory protect key

V

A-VIRTUAL

address space virtual address

I

H-VIRTUAL

basic address space virtual address

ADRS =>

Memory address

XXXX

address space larger than 32 bits

XXXXXXXX

32-bit address


Frame-specific functions

PF9  When you click on this button, the following subframe is displayed: 

Figure 13: ALTER/DISPLAY FRAME screen

By making the appropriate entries and pressing the ENTER key, you can use this frame to change and display the contents of important CPU registers.

Instructions on this frame are only executed when the CPU has been stopped (see message in frame line 23). The CPU status is displayed in line 22.

>

Selection of a CPU by clicking on PF16

>

Stopping of the selected CPU (see (ML) MODE SELECTION FRAME "(ML) MODE SELECTION FRAME")

FUNCTION =>

The following function is selected after the corresponding letter has been entered:

A

ALTER

change and modify register contents

D

DISPLAY

display register contents

FACILITY =>

Possible displays of registers:

GR

General register

PSW

Program status word

CR

Control register

FCR

Feature control register

FPR

Floating-point register

PRX

Prefix register

AR

Access register

HR

Hyper register

ECR

Extended control register

AMR

Address modulation register

XCR

Extended control register

EX EPRX

Extended prefix register

Additional display, if IEEE Arithmetic Operation Mechanism is activated:

FPC

Floating point control register

ADRS =>

no input required


Frame-specific functions

PF9 returns to the frame for memory display