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When the supplied loop address is outside the relative jump range, the prefix register (PFX[0]) is used to supply the high byte of the
loop address as required.
move LC[1], #10h ; loop 16 times
LoopTop: ; loop addr not relative to djnz LC[n],src
call LoopSub
...
djnz LC[1], LoopTop ; decrement LC[1] and jump if nonzero
; assembles to: move PFX[0], #high(LoopTop)
; djnz LC[1], #low(LoopTop)
If loop execution speed is critical and a relative jump cannot be used, one might consider preloading an internal 16-bit register with
the src loop address for the ‘DJNZ LC[n], src’ loop. This ensures that the prefix register will not be needed to supply the loop address
and always yields the fastest execution of the DJNZ instruction.
move LC[0], #LoopTop ; using LC[0] as address holding register
; assembles to: move PFX[0], #high(LoopTop)
; move LC[0], #low(LoopTop)
move LC[1], #10h ; loop 16 times
...
LoopTop: ; loop address not relative to djnz LC[n],src
call LoopSub
...
djnz LC[1], LC[0] ; decrement LC[1] and jump if nonzero
If opting to preload the loop address to an internal 16-bit register, the most time and code efficient means is by performing the load in
the instruction just prior to the top of the loop:
move LC[1], #10h ; Set loop counter to 16
move LC[0], IP ; Set loop address to the next address
LoopTop: ; loop addr not relative to djnz LC[n],src
...
3.7.6 Conditional Returns
Similar to the conditional jumps, the MAXQ microcontroller also supports a set of conditional return operations. Based upon the value
of one of the status flags, the CPU can conditionally pop the stack and begin execution at the address popped from the stack. If the
condition is not true, the conditional return instruction does not pop the stack and does not change the instruction pointer. The follow-
ing conditional return operations are supported:
RET C ; if C=1, a RET is executed
RET NC ; if C=0, a RET is executed
RET Z ; if Z=1 (Acc=00h), a RET is executed
RET NZ ; if Z=0 (Acc<>00h), a RET is executed
RET S ; if S=1, a RET is executed
3.8 Handling Interrupts
Handling interrupts in the MAXQ is a three-part process. First, the location of the interrupt handling routine must be set by writing the
address to the 16-bit Interrupt Vector (IV) register. This register defaults to 0000h on reset, but this will usually not be the desired loca-
tion since this will often be the location of reset/power-up code.
move IV, IntHandler ; move PFX[0], #high(IntHandler)
; move IV, #low(IntHandler)
; PFX[0] write not needed if IntHandler addr=00xxh
Next, the interrupt must be enabled. For any interrupts to be handled, the IGE bit in the Interrupt and Control register (IC) must first be
set to 1. Next, the interrupt itself must be enabled at the module level and locally within the module itself. The module interrupt enable
is located in the Interrupt Mask register, while the location of the local interrupt enable will vary depending on the module in which the
interrupt source is located.
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