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It is recommended that only BCF, BSF, SWAPF, MOVFF
and MOVWFinstructions 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.
5.3.5
STATUS REGISTER
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.
For other instructions that do not affect Status bits, see
the instruction set summaries in Table 24-2 and
Table 24-3.
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 STATUSwill set
the Z bit and leave the remaining Status bits
unchanged (‘000u u1uu’).
Note:
The C and DC bits operate as the borrow
and digit borrow bits, respectively, in
subtraction.
REGISTER 5-2:
STATUS REGISTER
U-0
—
U-0
U-0
—
R/W-x
N
R/W-x
OV
R/W-x
Z
R/W-x
DC(1)
R/W-x
C(2)
—
bit 7
bit 0
Legend:
R = Readable bit
-n = Value at POR
W = Writable bit
‘1’ = Bit is set
U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
‘0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown
bit 7-5
bit 4
Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
N: Negative bit
This bit is used for signed arithmetic (2’s complement). It indicates whether the result was negative
(ALU MSB = 1).
1= Result was negative
0= Result was positive
bit 3
OV: Overflow bit
This bit is used for signed arithmetic (2’s complement). It indicates an overflow of the 7-bit magnitude
which causes the sign bit (bit 7) to change state.
1= Overflow occurred for signed arithmetic (in this arithmetic operation)
0= No overflow occurred
bit 2
bit 1
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(1)
For ADDWF, ADDLW, SUBLWand SUBWFinstructions:
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
bit 0
C: Carry/borrow bit(2)
For ADDWF, ADDLW, SUBLWand SUBWFinstructions:
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
Note 1: For borrow, the polarity is reversed. A subtraction is executed by adding the 2’s complement of the second
operand. For rotate (RRF, RLF) instructions, this bit is loaded with either bit 4 or bit 3 of the source register.
2: For borrow, the polarity is reversed. A subtraction is executed by adding the 2’s complement of the second
operand. For rotate (RRF, RLF) instructions, this bit is loaded with either the high or low-order bit of the
source register.
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