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The STM8 is an 8-bit microcontroller family by STMicroelectronics. The STM8 microcontrollers use an extended variant of the ST7 microcontroller architecture. STM8 microcontrollers are particularly low cost for a full-featured 8-bit microcontroller.[1]

Architecture[edit]

The STM8 is very similar to the earlier ST7, but is better suited as a target for C due to its 16-bit index registers and stack pointer-relative addressing mode. Although internally a Harvard architecture it has "memory bridge" that creates a unified 24-bit address space, allowing code to execute out of RAM (useful for in-system programming of the flash ROM), and data (such as lookup tables) to be accessed out of ROM. On access the "memory bridge" stalls the CPU if required so that RAM-like write access to the flash ROM is possible. Code execution from the EEPROM is denied and creates a reset event. Random access to data above 64K is limited to special "load far" instructions; most operations' memory operands can access at most 128K (a 16-bit base address plus 16-bit offset).

Depending on the device type, the amount of RAM is in the range of 1 to 6 KiB, and the amount of ROM is 4 to 8 KiB (Low density), 16 to 32 KiB (Medium density), or 32 to 96 KiB (High density).

It has the same six registers (A, X, Y, SP, PC, CC) as the ST7, but the index registers X and Y have been expanded to 16 bits, and the program counter has been expanded to 24 bits. The accumulator A and the stack pointer remain 8 and 16 bits, respectively.[2]

The condition code register has two more defined bits, for a total of seven. There is an overflow flag, and a second interrupt enable bit, allowing four interrupt priority levels.

Subfamilies[edit]

  • STM8AF automobile
  • STM8AL automobile low-power
  • STM8L low-power
  • STM8S general purpose
  • STM8T touch-sensing
  • STLUX lighting control
  • STNRG Pulse-width modulation-controllers

Compiler support[edit]

The STM8 is supported by the free Small Device C Compiler, the free of charge closed source Cosmic C compiler,[3] and the non-free IAR C and Raisonance compilers. Besides C there is the open-source STM8 eForth,[4] an interactive Forth system for the STM8.

Changes compared to ST7[edit]

The STM8 instruction set is mostly a superset of the ST7's, but it is not completely binary compatible.

Operations on the X and Y registers are extended to 16 bits. Thus, loads and stores access two bytes of memory rather than one. (Also, the half-carry flag has been changed to reflect the carry from bit 7 to bit 8 of the 16-bit result, rather than the carry from bit 3 to 4.)

Interrupts push nine bytes of state instead of five as on the ST7.

The multiply instruction stores the 16-bit product in the specified index register (e.g. X), rather than dividing it between X and A.

Indirect addressing modes which fetch an 8-bit address from memory (opcodes 92 2x, 92 3x, 92 Bx, 92 6x, 92 Ex, 91 6x, and 91 Ex) have been deleted; all indirect addressing modes fetch 16-bit addresses. A new prefix byte 72 has been added, and used to encode indirect starting with a 16-bit address.

The bit manipulation instructions have been changed to take a 16-bit address and to require the 72 prefix byte. The unprefixed opcodes 0x and 1x they formerly occupied are instead used for stack-pointer relative addressing.

Some rarely used branch instructions have had their opcodes changed to require a 90 prefix, and the unprefixed opcodes reassigned to signed branches which depend on the V flag.

Load and compare instructions targeting the X register are of little use on the ST7 with addressing modes indexed by the X register. On the STM8, when such operations specify a memory operand indexed by the X register, the register operand is changed to Y. With a 90 prefix, the registers are reversed so the index register is Y and the operand register is X.

One major performance difference is that the STM8 fetches 32 bits from ROM per cycle, and many instructions take one cycle to execute. Depending in the instruction length and the number of cycles needed execution from RAM is somewhat slower. The ST7, in contrast, fetches 8 bits per cycle and takes one cycle per instruction byte.

Instruction set[edit]

Most STM8 opcode bytes consist of 1 bit of type (one- or two-operand), three bits of addressing mode, and four bits of opcode. Only 6 addressing modes and 12 one-operand opcodes are assigned, leaving encoding space where other instructions are placed.

STM8 instruction overview[2]
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Description
0 mode opcode One-operand instructions (mode ≠ 1, 2)
0 0 0 1 opcode Additional two-operand instructions
0 0 1 0 opcode Conditional branches
0 opcode 0 0 0 1 Other arithmetic instructions
(opcode ≠ 1, 2)
0 opcode 0 0 1 0
0 opcode 0 1 0 1
0 opcode 1 0 1 1
1 mode opcode Two-operand instructions (mode ≠ 0, 1)
1 0 0 opcode Miscellaneous non-arithmetic instructions

STM8 instructions consist of an optional prefix byte (7216, 9016, 9116, or 9216), an opcode byte, and a few (up to four, but rarely more than two) bytes of operands. Prefix bytes mostly modify the addressing mode used to specify the memory operand, but in some cases, prefixes 72 and 90 change the meaning of the opcode byte completely.

Prefix 90 exchanges X and Y in the following instruction. In the table below, these variants are combined on one line by writing "X/Y", which means either "X" or "Y". Prefix 90 is also used in two places to introduce new opcodes: the BCPL and BCCM instructions, and some branch conditions.

Prefix 92 converts instructions with an offset operand (addr16,X) to indirect addressing ([addr8],X). The offset is replaced by the 8-bit address of a 16-bit offset value in memory. It is used only for this function.

Prefix 91 has both of the preceding effects, converting (addr16,X) addressing modes to ([addr8],Y).

Prefix 72 is used in a number of places, in a much less regular pattern. In some cases, it introduces new addressing modes (particularly an ([addr16],X) 16-bit indirect mode), but it also introduces many completely new operations.

STM8 instruction set[2]
Prefix 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Operands Mnemonic Description
0 0 0 0 opcode addr8 OP (addr8,SP) One-operand instructions (see below)
0 0 0 1 opcode addr8 OP A,(addr8,SP) Two-operand instructions with stack operand
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 addr8 SUB A,(addr8,SP) A := A − operand
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 addr8 CP A,(addr8,SP) Compare A − operand
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 addr8 SBC A,(addr8,SP) A := A − operand − C subtract with borrow
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 addr8 CPW X,(addr8,SP) Compare X − operand (16-bit)
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 addr8 AND A,(addr8,SP) A := A & operand, bitwise and
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 addr8 BCP A,(addr8,SP) Bitwise test A & operand
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 addr8 LDW Y,(addr8,SP) Y := operand (LD A,(addr8,SP) assigned to opcode 7B)
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 addr8 LDW (addr8,SP),Y Operand := Y (LD (addr8,SP),A assigned to opcode 6B)
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 addr8 XOR A,(addr8,SP) A := A ^ operand, exclusive-or
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 addr8 ADC A,(addr8,SP) A := A + operand + C, add with carry
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 addr8 OR A,(addr8,SP) A := A | operand, inclusive or
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 addr8 ADD A,(addr8,SP) A := A + operand
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 imm16 ADDW X,#imm16 X := X + immediate (=JP (addr8,SP))
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 imm16 SUBW X,#imm16 X := X − immediate (=CALL (addr8,SP))
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 addr8 LDW X,(addr8,SP) X := operand
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 addr8 LDW (addr8,SP),X Operand := X
72/90 0 0 0 c bit v operands Bit operations
72 0 0 0 0 bit 0 addr16 soff8 BTJT addr16,#bit,label Jump to PC + soff8 if source bit is true (set)
72 0 0 0 0 bit 1 addr16 soff8 BTJF addr16,#bit,label Jump to PC + soff8 if source bit is false (clear)
72 0 0 0 1 bit 0 addr16 BSET addr16,#bit Set specified bit to 1
72 0 0 0 1 bit 1 addr16 BRES addr16,#bit Reset (clear) specified bit to 0
90 0 0 0 1 bit 0 addr16 BCPL addr16,#bit Complement (toggle) selected bit
90 0 0 0 1 bit 1 addr16 BCCM addr16,#bit Write carry flag to memory bit
—/90 0 0 1 0 condition soff8 Conditional branches (8-bit signed offset)
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 soff8 JRA label Branch always (true)
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 soff8 JRF label Branch never (false)
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 soff8 JRUGT label Branch if unsigned greater than (C=0 and Z=0)
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 soff8 JRULE label Branch if unsigned less than or equal (C=1 or Z=1)
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 soff8 JRNC label Branch if no carry (C=0)
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 soff8 JRC label Branch if carry (C=1)
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 soff8 JRNE label Branch if not equal (Z=0)
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 soff8 JREQ label Branch if equal (Z=1)
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 soff8 JRNV label Branch if not overflow (V=0)
90 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 soff8 JRNH label Branch if not half-carry (H=0)
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 soff8 JRV label Branch if overflow (V=1)
90 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 soff8 JRH label Branch if half-carry (H=1)
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 soff8 JRPL label Branch if plus (N=0)
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 soff8 JRMI label Branch if minus (N=1)
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 soff8 JRSGT label Branch if signed greater than (S=0 and N=V)
90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 soff8 JRNM label Branch if not interrupt mask (I=0)
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 soff8 JRSLE label Branch if signed lower or equal (S=1 or N≠V)
90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 soff8 JRM label Branch if interrupts masked (I=1)
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 soff8 JRSGE label Branch if signed greater or equal (N=V)
90 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 soff8 JRIL label Branch if interrupt line is low
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 soff8 JRSLT label Branch if signed less than (N≠V)
90 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 soff8 JRIH label Branch if interrupt line is high
prefix 0 mode opcode operand One-operand instructions
0 0 0 0 opcode addr8 OP (addr8,SP) Stack pointer relative
0 0 0 1 opcode (reassigned to two-operand instructions with stack; see above)
0 0 1 0 opcode (reassigned to conditional branches; see above)
0 0 1 1 opcode addr8 OP addr8 8-bit absolute address
72 0 0 1 1 opcode addr16 OP [addr16] 16-bit indirect address
92 0 0 1 1 opcode addr8 OP [addr8] 8-bit indirect address of 16-bit address
0 1 0 0 opcode OP A Accumulator
72/90 0 1 0 0 opcode addr16 OP (addr16,X/Y) Indexed with 16-bit offset
—/90 0 1 0 1 opcode OPW X/Y X/Y register (16-bit operation)
72 0 1 0 1 opcode addr16 OP addr16 16-bit address
—/90 0 1 1 0 opcode addr8 OP (addr8,X/Y) 8-bit address plus X/Y
72 0 1 1 0 opcode addr16 OP ([addr16],X) 16-bit indirect address plus X
92/91 0 1 1 0 opcode addr8 OP ([addr8],X/Y) 8-bit indirect address plus X/Y
—/90 0 1 1 1 opcode OP (X/Y) Indexed with no offset
prefix 0 mode 0 0 0 0 operand NEG operand Two's-complement negate
0 mode 0 0 0 1 (reassigned to exchange operations; see following section)
0 mode 0 0 1 0 (reassigned to other operations; see following section)
prefix 0 mode 0 0 1 1 operand CPL operand Ones' complement, logical not
prefix 0 mode 0 1 0 0 operand SRL operand Shift right logical, msbit cleared, lsbit to carry: (operand:C) := (0:operand)
0 mode 0 1 0 1 (reassigned to other operations; see following section)
prefix 0 mode 0 1 1 0 operand RRC operand Rotate right through carry, (operand:C) := (C:operand)
prefix 0 mode 0 1 1 1 operand SRA operand Shift right arithmetic, msbit preserved, lsbit to carry
prefix 0 mode 1 0 0 0 operand SLL operand Shift left, msbit to carry: (C:operand) := (operand:0)
prefix 0 mode 1 0 0 1 operand RLC operand Rotate left through carry, (C:operand) := (operand,C)
prefix 0 mode 1 0 1 0 operand DEC operand Decrement; N and Z set, carry unaffected
0 mode 1 0 1 1 (reassigned to other operations; see following section)
prefix 0 mode 1 1 0 0 operand INC operand Increment; N and Z set, carry unaffected
prefix 0 mode 1 1 0 1 operand TNZ operand Test non-zero: set N and Z based on operand value
prefix 0 mode 1 1 1 0 operand SWAP operand Swap halves of operand (4-bit rotate; 8-bit for SWAPW X and SWAPW Y)
prefix 0 mode 1 1 1 1 operand CLR operand Set operand to 0, N cleared, Z set
prefix 0 mode opcode operand Reassigned opodes [03-7][125B] from one-operand range
—/90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RRWA X/Y Rotate word right through A: 8-bit right rotate of 24-bit concatenation of X/Y and A; (X:A) := (A:X)
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 addr16 EXG A,addr16 Exchange A with memory
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 EXG A,XL Exchange A with X (low half)
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 EXGW X,Y Exchange X with Y (16 bits)
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 EXG A,YL Exchange A with Y (low half)
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 (reserved)
—/90 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RLWA X/Y Rotate word left through A: 8-bit left rotate of 24-bit concatenation of X/Y and A; (A:X) := (X:A)
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 addr16 POP addr16 Pop from stack
—/90 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 MUL X/Y,A X/Y := XL/YL × A
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 imm8 SUBW SP,#imm SP := SP − imm8
—/90 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 DIV X/Y,A Divide X/Y by A; 16-bit quotient in X/Y, remainder in A
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 PREFIX Instruction prefix 72: modify following opcode
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (reserved)
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 imm8 addr16 MOV addr16,#imm8 Move immediate to memory (flags unaffected)
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 addr8 addr8 MOV addr8,addr8 Move memory to memory (flags unaffected)
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 addr16 addr16 MOV addr16,addr16 Move memory to memory (flags unaffected)
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 DIVW X,Y Divide X by Y (16 bits); quotient in X, remainder in Y
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 (reserved)
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 (reserved)
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 addr16 PUSH addr16 Push onto stack
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 imm8 PUSH #imm8 Push onto stack
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 imm8 ADDW SP,#imm8 SP := SP + imm8
0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 addr8 LD (addr8,SP),A Store relative to stack
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 addr8 LD A,(addr8,SP) Load relative to stack
1 0 0 opcode Miscellaneous instructions. None implicitly set the condition codes.
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IRET Return from interrupt (pop CC, A, X, Y, PC)
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RET Pop 16-bit return address from stack to PC
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 addr24 INT Special jump for interrupt vector table
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TRAP Force trap interrupt
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 POP A Pop A from stack
—/90 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 POPW X/Y Pop X/Y from stack (16 bits)
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 POP CC Pop condition codes from stack
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 RETF Pop 24-bit return address from stack to PC
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 PUSH A Push A onto stack
—/90 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 PUSHW X/Y Push X/Y onto stack (16 bits)
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 PUSH CC Push condition codes onto stack
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 BREAK Stop for debugger if present, or NOP
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 CCF Complement (toggle) carry flag
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 addr24 CALLF addr24 Push 24-bit PC; PC := addr24
92 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 addr16 CALLF [addr16] Indirect far call; address is of 24-bit pointer
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 HALT Halt processor and clocks
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 WFI Wait for interrupt, halting processor but not clocks
72 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 WFE Wait for event (coprocessor), handling interrupts normally while waiting
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 PDY Instruction prefix 90: swap X and Y in next instruction
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 PIY Instruction prefix 91: PDY plus PIX
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 PIX Instruction prefix 92: use 8-bit memory indirect for operand
—/90 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 LDW X/Y,Y/X X/Y := Y/X
—/90 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 LDW SP,X/Y SP := X/Y
—/90 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 LD XH/YH,A XH/YH := A
—/90 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 LDW X/Y,SP X/Y := SP
—/90 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 LD XL/YL,A XL/YL := A
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 RCF Reset (clear) carry flag
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 SCF Set carry flag
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 RIM Reset interrupt mask (enable interrupts)
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 SIM Set interrupt mask (disable interrupts)
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 RVF Reset (clear) overflow flag
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 NOP No operation
—/90 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 LD A,XH/YH A := XH/YH
—/90 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 LD A,XL/YL A := XL/YL
Prefix 1 mode opcode operand Two-operand instructions A := A op operand
0 0 0 0 opcode addr8 OP A,(addr8,SP) (opcodes 6, 7, C, D differ; see above)
1 0 0 opcode (reassigned to miscellaneous instructions; see above)
1 0 1 0 opcode imm8 OP A,#imm8 8-bit immediate operand (forbidden as destination)
1 0 1 1 opcode addr8 OP A,addr8 8-bit absolute address (forbidden for jump/call)
1 1 0 0 opcode addr16 OP A,addr16 16-bit absolute address
72 1 1 0 0 opcode addr16 OP A,[addr16] 16-bit indirect address
92 1 1 0 0 opcode addr8 OP A,[addr8] 8-bit indirect address of 16-bit address
—/90 1 1 0 1 opcode addr16 OP A,(addr16,X/Y) Indexed with 16-bit offset
72 1 1 0 1 opcode addr16 OP A,([addr16],X) 16-bit indirect + X
92/91 1 1 0 1 opcode addr16 OP A,([addr8],X/Y) 8-bit indirect + X/Y
—/90 1 1 1 0 opcode addr8 OP A,(addr8,X/Y) Indexed with 8-bit offset
—/90 1 1 1 1 opcode OP A,(X/Y) Indexed with no offset
prefix 1 mode 0 0 0 0 operand SUB A,operand A := A − operand
prefix 1 mode 0 0 0 1 operand CP A,operand Compare A − operand
prefix 1 mode 0 0 1 0 operand SBC A,operand A := A − operand − C subtract with borrow
prefix 1 mode 0 0 1 1 operand CPW X/Y,operand Compare X/Y − operand (16 bit); compare Y/X if operand mode is indexed by X/Y (opcodes D3, E3, F3)
prefix 1 mode 0 1 0 0 operand AND A,operand A := A & operand, bitwise and
prefix 1 mode 0 1 0 1 operand BCP A,operand Bitwise test A & operand
prefix 1 mode 0 1 1 0 operand LD A,operand A := operand
prefix 1 mode 0 1 1 1 operand LD operand,A Operand := A (mode 2 LD #imm8,A reassigned, see below)
prefix 1 mode 1 0 0 0 operand XOR A,operand A := A ^ operand, exclusive-or
prefix 1 mode 1 0 0 1 operand ADC A,operand A := A + operand + C, add with carry
prefix 1 mode 1 0 1 0 operand OR A,operand A := A | operand, inclusive or
prefix 1 mode 1 0 1 1 operand ADD A,operand A := A + operand
prefix 1 mode 1 1 0 0 operand JP operand Low 16 bits of PC := operand, unconditional jump (modes 2 JP #imm8 and 3 JP addr8 reassigned, see below)
prefix 1 mode 1 1 0 1 operand CALL operand Push 16-bit PC, low 16 bits of PC := operand (modes 2 CALL #imm8 and 3 CALL addr8 reassigned, see below)
prefix 1 mode 1 1 1 0 operand LDW X/Y,operand Load X/Y := operand; use 16 instead of 90 1E for LDW Y,(addr8,SP)
prefix 1 mode 1 1 1 1 operand LDW operand,X/Y Operand := X/Y (16-bit, mode 2 LD #imm8,X reassigned, see below); store Y/X if operand mode is indexed by X/Y (opcodes DF, EF, FF); use 17 instead of 90 1F for LDW (addr8,SP),Y
Prefix 1 mode opcode operand Reassigned opcodes A7, AC, BC, AD, BD, AF from two-operand range
—/90 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 addr24 LDF (addr24,X/Y),A Load far (=LD #imm8,A)
92/91 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 addr16 LDF ([addr16],X/Y),A 16-bit address of 24-bit pointer
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 addr24 JPF addr24 PC := addr24 (=JP #imm8)
92 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 addr16 JPF [addr16] Indirect far jump; address is of 24-bit pointer
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 addr24 LDF A,addr24 Load far (=JP addr8)
92 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 addr16 LDF A,[addr16] Load far, 16-bit address of 24-bit pointer
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 soff8 CALLR label Push 16-bit PC, PC := PC + operand (=CALL #imm8)
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 addr24 LDF addr24,A Operand := A (=CALL addr8)
92 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 addr16 LDF [addr16],A Operand := A, 16-bit address of 24-bit pointer
—/90 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 addr24 LDF A,(addr24,X/Y) Load far (=LDW #imm8,X)
92/91 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 addr16 LDF A,([addr16],X/Y) 16-bit address of 24-bit pointer
72 1 mode opcode operand Index register arithmetic (16-bit) X/Y := X/Y ± operand
72 1 0 1 0 opcode imm16 OPW X/Y,#imm16 16-bit immediate
72 1 0 1 1 opcode addr16 OPW X/Y,addr16 16-bit absolute
72 1 1 1 1 opcode addr8 OPW X/Y,(addr8,SP) Stack-relative
72 1 mode 0 0 0 0 operand SUBW X,operand X := X − operand (prefer opcode 1D for SUBW X,#imm16)
72 1 mode 0 0 1 0 operand SUBW Y,operand Y := Y − operand
72 1 mode 1 0 0 1 operand ADDW Y,operand Y := Y + operand
72 1 mode 1 0 1 1 operand ADDW X,operand X := X + operand (prefer opcode 1C for ADDW X,#imm16)

For CPW and LDW instructions where the operand addressing mode is indexed by X, the STM8 uses the Y register by default instead of X. Applying a 90 prefix exchanges X and Y so the register is X and the addressing mode is indexed by Y.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carlson, Jay (September 15, 2017). "ST STM8". Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c "PM0044: STM8 CPU programming manual" (PDF). STMicroelectronics. September 2011. Document 13590 Rev 3. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  3. ^ "COS-C-COMPILER - Free C Compiler for all STM8, from Cosmic" (Press release). STMicroelectronics. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ^ "STM8 eForth - a user friendly Forth for simple µCs with docs". GitHub. 18 November 2022.

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