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6.4.4 Program Counter (PC)
The program counter is a 16-bit register that contains the address of the
next instruction or operand to be fetched.
Normally, the program counter automatically increments to the next
sequential memory location every time an instruction or operand is
fetched. Jump, branch, and interrupt operations load the program
counter with an address other than that of the next sequential location.
During reset, the program counter is loaded with the reset vector
address located at $FFFE and $FFFF. The vector address is the
address of the first instruction to be executed after exiting the reset state.
Bit
15
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Bit
0
Read:
Write:
Reset: Loaded with vector from $FFFE and $FFFF
Figure 6-5. Program Counter (PC)