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PIC16F72X/PIC16LF72X
21.0
INSTRUCTION SET SUMMARY
The PIC16F72X/PIC16LF72X instruction set is highly
orthogonal and is comprised of three basic categories:
Byte-oriented operations
Bit-oriented operations
Literal and control operations
Each PIC16 instruction is a 14-bit word divided into an
opcode, which specifies the instruction type and one or
more operands, which further specify the operation of
the instruction. The formats for each of the categories
Table 21-2 lists the instructions recognized by the
MPASMTM assembler.
For byte-oriented instructions, ‘f’ represents a file
register designator and ‘d’ represents a destination
designator. The file register designator specifies which
file register is to be used by the instruction.
The destination designator specifies where the result of
the operation is to be placed. If ‘d’ is zero, the result is
placed in the W register. If ‘d’ is one, the result is placed
in the file register specified in the instruction.
For bit-oriented instructions, ‘b’ represents a bit field
designator, which selects the bit affected by the
operation, while ‘f’ represents the address of the file in
which the bit is located.
For literal and control operations, ‘k’ represents an
8-bit or 11-bit constant, or literal value.
One instruction cycle consists of four oscillator periods;
for an oscillator frequency of 4 MHz, this gives a
nominal
instruction
execution
time
of
1
μs. All
instructions are executed within a single instruction
cycle, unless a conditional test is true, or the program
counter is changed as a result of an instruction. When
this occurs, the execution takes two instruction cycles,
with the second cycle executed as a NOP.
All instruction examples use the format ‘0xhh’ to
represent a hexadecimal number, where ‘h’ signifies a
hexadecimal digit.
21.1
Read-Modify-Write Operations
Any instruction that specifies a file register as part of
the instruction performs a Read-Modify-Write (R-M-W)
operation. The register is read, the data is modified,
and the result is stored according to either the instruc-
tion, or the destination designator ‘d’. A read operation
is performed on a register even if the instruction writes
to that register.
For example, a CLRF
PORTB
instruction will read
PORTB, clear all the data bits, then write the result
back to PORTB. This example would have the unin-
tended consequence of clearing the condition that set
the RBIF flag.
TABLE 21-1:
OPCODE FIELD
DESCRIPTIONS
FIGURE 21-1:
GENERAL FORMAT FOR
INSTRUCTIONS
Field
Description
f
Register file address (0x00 to 0x7F)
W
Working register (accumulator)
b
Bit address within an 8-bit file register
k
Literal field, constant data or label
x
Don’t care location (= 0 or 1).
The assembler will generate code with x = 0.
It is the recommended form of use for
compatibility with all Microchip software tools.
d
Destination select; d = 0: store result in W,
d = 1: store result in file register f.
Default is d = 1.
PC
Program Counter
TO
Time-out bit
C
Carry bit
DC
Digit carry bit
Z
Zero bit
PD
Power-down bit
Byte-oriented file register operations
13
8
7
6
0
d = 0 for destination W
OPCODE
d
f (FILE #)
d = 1 for destination f
f = 7-bit file register address
Bit-oriented file register operations
13
10 9
7 6
0
OPCODE
b (BIT #)
f (FILE #)
b = 3-bit bit address
f = 7-bit file register address
Literal and control operations
13
8
7
0
OPCODE
k (literal)
k = 8-bit immediate value
13
11
10
0
OPCODE
k (literal)
k = 11-bit immediate value
General
CALL
and GOTO instructions only