Microprocessor

[vjairam@tstt.net.tt]

Register A of a hypothetical CPU contains a binary value 10011001. A programmer needs to make all the bits zero. Is it possible to achieve this without using MOVE or SUBTRACT instructions? If yes , how?

 

[vjairam@tstt.net.tt]

Register A of a hypothetical CPU contains a binary value 10011001. A programmer needs to make all the bits zero. Is it possible to achieve this without using MOVE or SUBTRACT instructions? If yes, how?

 

[blueroomelectronics]

It is possible.

You must be in the same class as dramrattan, he posted the same question today.

 

[colin55]

Is everything in your class: "hypothetical?"

 

[horsley]

Have u checked XRA A

 

[3v0]

horsley, do not forget it is a hypothetical CPU. He will need to use hypothetical instructions.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

I would call my hypothetical instruction
CLR

 

[tresca]

I'd call my hypothetical instruction.
E.M.P

 

[futz]

Register A of a hypothetical CPU contains a binary value 10011001. A programmer needs to make all the bits zero. Is it possible to achieve this without using MOVE or SUBTRACT instructions? If yes, how?

You could AND the register with a 0b00000000 mask. Since the mask is all zeroes the register would be zeroed as well.

 

[shingadaddy]

LDA 0x00 ;

DOh that was motorola...Sorry.

 

[kchriste]

You could just hypothetically turn off the power. All zeros, everywhere, all the time.

 

[geko]

I would call my hypothetical instruction
CLR

Since he doesn't say it has to be done in a single instuction I'll call my hypothetical instruction LSR - logical shift right

LSR A
LSR A
LSR A
LSR A
LSR A
LSR A
LSR A
LSR A


but if program memory is tight, go for

ADD b'01100111'

 

[UTMonkey]

LDA 0x00 ;

DOh that was motorola...Sorry.

Are you sure, it looks suspiciously like 6502 (unless motorola made the 6502).

Mark

 

[shingadaddy]

Are you sure, it looks suspiciously like 6502 (unless motorola made the 6502).

Mark

Honestly that was plucked from a brain memory cell thats not been accessed in quite a few years so it's prone to some level of corruption. I'd have to consult the little grey book of 6809 instructions to be sure. And it wasn't just and 09 either. We used the 09"E" version. Lots of good projects- back in the day.

Is it a bad sign that I still actually have the grey book of instructions in the top shelf of my bedroom closet, tucked away like an old Playboy??

 

[smanches]

And yes, Motorola made the 6502 originally. They used to be great chip makers, now they're a just crappy mass consumer electronics maker.

I'm wrong. Originally by MOS technology, which was the team that designed the 6800 series at motorola. Got fed up and left en-masse.