PIC18F23K20-E/MLQTP MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology], PIC18F23K20-E/MLQTP Datasheet - Page 82

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F23K20-E/MLQTP
• Description: 28/40/44-Pin Flash Microcontrollers with 10-Bit A/D and nanoWatt Technology
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PIC18F2XK20/4XK20
5.3.5
The STATUS register, shown in Register 5-2, contains
the arithmetic status of the ALU. As with any other SFR,
it can be the operand for any instruction.
If the STATUS register is the destination for an instruc-
tion that affects the Z, DC, C, OV or N bits, the results
of the instruction are not written; instead, the STATUS
register is updated according to the instruction per-
formed. Therefore, the result of an instruction with the
STATUS register as its destination may be different
than intended. As an example, CLRF STATUS will set
the Z bit and leave the remaining Status bits
unchanged (‘000u u1uu’).
REGISTER 5-2:
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bit 7
Legend:
R = Readable bit
-n = Value at POR
bit 7-5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
Note 1:
U-0
—
For Borrow, the polarity is reversed. A subtraction is executed by adding the two’s complement of the
second operand. For rotate (RRF, RLF) instructions, this bit is loaded with either the high-order or low-order
bit of the source register.
STATUS REGISTER
Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
N: Negative bit
This bit is used for signed arithmetic (two’s complement). It indicates whether the result was negative
(ALU MSB = 1).
1 = Result was negative
0 = Result was positive
OV: Overflow bit
This bit is used for signed arithmetic (two’s complement). It indicates an overflow of the 7-bit magni-
tude which causes the sign bit (bit 7 of the result) to change state.
1 = Overflow occurred for signed arithmetic (in this arithmetic operation)
0 = No overflow occurred
Z: Zero bit
1 = The result of an arithmetic or logic operation is zero
0 = The result of an arithmetic or logic operation is not zero
DC: Digit Carry/Borrow bit (ADDWF, ADDLW,SUBLW,SUBWF instructions)
1 = A carry-out from the 4th low-order bit of the result occurred
0 = No carry-out from the 4th low-order bit of the result
C: Carry/Borrow bit (ADDWF, ADDLW, SUBLW, SUBWF instructions)
1 = A carry-out from the Most Significant bit of the result occurred
0 = No carry-out from the Most Significant bit of the result occurred
U-0
—
STATUS: STATUS REGISTER
W = Writable bit
‘1’ = Bit is set
U-0
—
Advance Information
R/W-x
N
U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
‘0’ = Bit is cleared
R/W-x
It is recommended that only BCF, BSF, SWAPF, MOVFF
and MOVWF instructions are used to alter the STATUS
register, because these instructions do not affect the Z,
C, DC, OV or N bits in the STATUS register.
For other instructions that do not affect Status bits, see
the instruction set summaries in Table 24-2 and
Table 24-3.
OV
Note:
The C and DC bits operate as the borrow
and digit borrow bits, respectively, in
subtraction.
R/W-x
Z
(1)
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(1)
x = Bit is unknown
R/W-x
DC
(1)
R/W-x
C
(1)
bit 0