HT46R23/HT46C23
Functional Description
Execution Flow
When executing a jump instruction, conditional skip ex-
ecution, loading PCL register, subroutine call, initial re-
set, internal interrupt, external interrupt or return from
subroutine, the PC manipulates the program transfer by
loading the address corresponding to each instruction.
The system clock for the microcontroller is derived from
either a crystal or an RC oscillator. The system clock is
internally divided into four non-overlapping clocks. One
instruction cycle consists of four system clock cycles.
The conditional skip is activated by instructions. Once
the condition is met, the next instruction, fetched during
the current instruction execution, is discarded and a
dummy cycle replaces it to get the proper instruction.
Otherwise proceed with the next instruction.
Instruction fetching and execution are pipelined in such
a way that a fetch takes an instruction cycle while de-
coding and execution takes the next instruction cycle.
However, the pipelining scheme causes each instruc-
tion to effectively execute in a cycle. If an instruction
changes the program counter, two cycles are required to
complete the instruction.
The lower byte of the program counter (PCL) is a read-
able and writeable register (06H). Moving data into the
PCL performs a short jump. The destination will be
within 256 locations.
Program Counter - PC
The program counter (PC) controls the sequence in
which the instructions stored in program PROM are exe-
cuted and its contents specify full range of program
memory.
When a control transfer takes place, an additional
dummy cycle is required.
Program Memory - ROM
After accessing a program memory word to fetch an in-
struction code, the contents of the program counter are in-
cremented by one. The program counter then points to the
memory word containing the next instruction code.
The program memory is used to store the program in-
structions which are to be executed. It also contains
data, table, and interrupt entries, and is organized into
4096´15 bits, addressed by the program counter and ta-
ble pointer.
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
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P
C
P
C
+
1
P
C
+
2
P
C
F
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t
c
h
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
)
E
x
e
c
u
t
e
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
-
1
)
F
e
t
c
h
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
+
1
)
E
x
e
c
u
t
e
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
)
F
e
t
c
h
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
+
2
)
E
x
e
c
u
t
e
I
N
S
T
(
P
C
+
1
)
Execution Flow
Program Counter
Mode
*11 *10
*9
0
*8
0
*7
0
*6
0
*5
0
*4
0
*3
0
*2
0
*1
0
*0
0
Initial Reset
External Interrupt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Timer/Event Counter Overflow
A/D Converter Interrupt
I2C Bus Interrupt
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Skip
PC+2
@7 @6 @5 @4 @3 @2 @1 @0
Loading PCL
*11 *10
#11 #10
*9
*8
#8
S8
Jump, Call Branch
Return from Subroutine
#9
#7
S7
#6
S6
#5
S5
#4
S4
#3
S3
#2
S2
#1
S1
#0
S0
S11 S10 S9
Program Counter
Note: *11~*0: Program counter bits
#11~#0: Instruction code bits
S11~S0: Stack register bits
@7~@0: PCL bits
Rev. 1.40
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September 3, 2003
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