Immediate Addressing
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6.5
Immediate Addressing
In immediate addressing, the operand is a 16-bit (short) or 24-bit (long) immediate
value contained in the 16 or 24 LSBs of the instruction word (expr). Depending
on the data types assumed for the instruction, the short-immediate operand can
be a 2s-complement integer, an unsigned integer, or a floating-point number. This
is the syntax for this mode:
Syntax:
expr
Example 6–20 illustrates an instruction example with data before and after the
instruction is executed.
Example 6–20. Short-Immediate Addressing
SUBI 1,R0
Before Instruction
After Instruction
R0
00 0000 0000
R0
00 FFFF FFFF
In long-immediate addressing, the operand is a 24-bit unsigned immediate
value contained in the 24 LSBs of the instruction word (expr). This is the syntax
for this mode:
Syntax:
expr
Example 6–21 illustrates an instruction example with data from before and after
the instruction is executed.
Example 6–21. Long-Immediate Addressing
BR 8000h
Before Instruction
After Instruction
PC
0000
PC
8000