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MicroBlaze Processor Reference Guide
UG081 (v14.7)
Chapter 5:
MicroBlaze Instruction Set Architecture
sext8
Sign Extend Byte
Description
This instruction sign-extends a byte (8 bits) into a word (32 bits). Bit 24 in rA will be copied into bits
0-23 of rD. Bits 24-31 in rA will be copied into bits 24-31 of rD.
Pseudocode
(rD)[0:23]
←
(rA)[24]
(rD)[24:31]
←
(rA)[24:31]
Registers Altered
•
rD
Latency
•
1 cycle
sext8
rD, rA
1 0 0 1 0 0
rD
rA
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
0
6
1
1
1
6
3
1