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06/21/11 23:19
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#182704 - Re: XCHD use
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Erik Malund said:
looking for something else I happened to see XCHD and realized that after ages working with the '51 I did not remember that instruction even existed. I realized I had never used it and started to wonder. I came up with two questions
1) have you ever used this instruction, if so for what
2) what might be the reason the original designers of the '51 spent (wasted) an instruction on this exotic thing

Erik


Hi Erik,

1.) Most recently for my Flea86 project - several 16-color modes would not have been possible without the XCHD instruction..
2.) My guess is it also serves as a (albeit destructive) '4-bit MOV instruction' equivalent, though careful planning is required beforehand to make it work in this manner..


Regards Valentin

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TopicAuthorDate
XCHD use            01/01/70 00:00      
   XCHG usage            01/01/70 00:00      
   Search...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Re: XCHD use            01/01/70 00:00      
   not generated            01/01/70 00:00      
      SDCC might add pBCD type of numbers            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not a good idea            01/01/70 00:00      
            Depends            01/01/70 00:00      
               You're right            01/01/70 00:00      
   another possibility ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      both: 8048 legacy + (packed) BCD            01/01/70 00:00      
         simple example            01/01/70 00:00      

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