Fox Vision (FoxVision16)

FoxVision16 is a 16-bit RISC architecture designed to be simple to program and straightforward to implement.

This project was inspired by lessons learned from SEBIS and QKVT. Unlike those systems, FoxVision16 is a pure 16-bit machine with 16-bit addressing only, simplifying the architecture and avoiding several limitations encountered in those earlier designs.

Project Overview

The project is composed of four main components:

• Fox16ASM — An assembler that converts .f16 assembly files into machine code
• FoxC — A compiler that translates FoxC source code into FoxVision16 assembly or machine code
• FoxLink — A linker that combines compiled objects into executable ROM images
• FoxDecompiler — A tool for analyzing and decompiling FoxVision16 ROMs back into a readable form
• FoxVision — A virtual machine that executes compiled ROM files
• Fox16Shared — Shared code used across the toolchain (assembler, compiler, linker, and VM)

Features

• Custom 16-bit assembly language
• Assembler
• C-like high-level language (FoxC)
• Compiler toolchain
• Linker
• Decompiler
• Virtual machine

Technical Specification

For a full list of technical specifications, see ISA.