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Zilog Z80380 User Manual

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Bits within a byte:

16-bit word at address n:

Least Significant Byte

Most Significant Byte

Address n

Address n+1

32-bit word at address n:

D7-0 (Least Significant Byte)

D15-8

Address n

Address n+1

Address n+2

Address n+3

D31-24 (Most Significant Byte)

D23-16

Memory addresses:

Least Significant Byte

Even address (A0=0)

Most Significant Byte

Odd address (A0=1)

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Figure 2-2. Bit/Byte Ordering Conventions