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APPENDIX
B.4 Bit Manipulation Instructions (SETB, CLRB)
Some bits of peripheral function registers include bits that are read by a bit
manipulation instruction differently than usual.
■ Read-modify-write operation
By using these bit manipulation instructions, only the specified bit in a register or RAM location can be set
to 1 (SETB) or cleared to 0 (CLRB). However, as the CPU operates on data in 8-bit units, the actual
operation (read-modify-write operation) involves a sequence of steps: 8-bit data is read, the specified bit is
changed, and the data is written back to the location at the original address.
Table B.4-1 "Bus operation for bit manipulation instructions" shows bus operation for bit manipulation
instructions.
■ Read operation upon the execution of bit manipulation instructions
For some I/O ports and for the interrupt request flag bits, the value to be read differs between a normal read
operation and a read-modify-write operation.
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I/O ports (during a bit manipulation)
From some I/O ports, an I/O pin value is read during a normal read operation, while an output latch value is
read during a bit manipulation. This prevents the other output latch bits from being changed accidentally,
regardless of the I/O directions and states of the pins.
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Interrupt request flag bits (during a bit manipulation)
An interrupt request flag bit functions as a flag bit indicating whether an interrupt request exists during a
normal read operation. However, 1 is always read from this bit during a bit manipulation. This prevents the
flag from being cleared accidentally by a value of 0 which would otherwise be written to the interrupt
request flag bit when another bit is manipulated.
Table B.4-1 Bus operation for bit manipulation instructions
CODE MNEMONIC TO Cycle Address bus Data bus RD
WR RMW
A0 to A7 CLRB dir:b 4 1 N+1 dir 0 1 0
2 dir address Data 0 1 1
A8 to AF SETB dir:b 3 dir address Data 1 0 0
4 N+2 Next instruction 0 1 0