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Z8000 Dependent Features

The Z8000 as supports both members of the Z8000 family: the unsegmented Z8002, with 16 bit addresses, and the segmented Z8001 with 24 bit addresses.

When the assembler is in unsegmented mode (specified with the unsegm directive), an address takes up one word (16 bit) sized register. When the assembler is in segmented mode (specified with the segm directive), a 24-bit address takes up a long (32 bit) register. See section Assembler Directives for the Z8000, for a list of other Z8000 specific assembler directives.

Options

as has no additional command-line options for the Zilog Z8000 family.

Syntax

Special Characters

`!' is the line comment character.

You can use `;' instead of a newline to separate statements.

Register Names

The Z8000 has sixteen 16 bit registers, numbered 0 to 15. You can refer to different sized groups of registers by register number, with the prefix `r' for 16 bit registers, `rr' for 32 bit registers and `rq' for 64 bit registers. You can also refer to the contents of the first eight (of the sixteen 16 bit registers) by bytes. They are named `rnh' and `rnl'.

byte registers
r0l r0h r1h r1l r2h r2l r3h r3l
r4h r4l r5h r5l r6h r6l r7h r7l

word registers
r0 r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15

long word registers
rr0 rr2 rr4 rr6 rr8 rr10 rr12 rr14

quad word registers
rq0 rq4 rq8 rq12

Addressing Modes

as understands the following addressing modes for the Z8000:

rn
Register direct
@rn
Indirect register
addr
Direct: the 16 bit or 24 bit address (depending on whether the assembler is in segmented or unsegmented mode) of the operand is in the instruction.
address(rn)
Indexed: the 16 or 24 bit address is added to the 16 bit register to produce the final address in memory of the operand.
rn(#imm)
Base Address: the 16 or 24 bit register is added to the 16 bit sign extended immediate displacement to produce the final address in memory of the operand.
rn(rm)
Base Index: the 16 or 24 bit register rn is added to the sign extended 16 bit index register rm to produce the final address in memory of the operand.
#xx
Immediate data xx.

Assembler Directives for the Z8000

The Z8000 port of as includes these additional assembler directives, for compatibility with other Z8000 assemblers. As shown, these do not begin with `.' (unlike the ordinary as directives).

segm
Generates code for the segmented Z8001.
unsegm
Generates code for the unsegmented Z8002.
name
Synonym for .file
global
Synonym for .global
wval
Synonym for .word
lval
Synonym for .long
bval
Synonym for .byte
sval
Assemble a string. sval expects one string literal, delimited by single quotes. It assembles each byte of the string into consecutive addresses. You can use the escape sequence `%xx' (where xx represents a two-digit hexadecimal number) to represent the character whose ASCII value is xx. Use this feature to describe single quote and other characters that may not appear in string literals as themselves. For example, the C statement `char *a = "he said \"it's 50% off\"";' is represented in Z8000 assembly language (shown with the assembler output in hex at the left) as @begingroup @let@nonarrowing=@comment
68652073    sval    'he said %22it%27s 50%25 off%22%00'
61696420
22697427
73203530
25206F66
662200
@endgroup
rsect
synonym for .section
block
synonym for .space
even
special case of .align; aligns output to even byte boundary.

Opcodes

For detailed information on the Z8000 machine instruction set, see Z8000 Technical Manual.

The following table summarizes the opcodes and their arguments: @begingroup @let@nonarrowing=@comment

            rs   16 bit source register
            rd   16 bit destination register
            rbs   8 bit source register
            rbd   8 bit destination register
            rrs   32 bit source register
            rrd   32 bit destination register
            rqs   64 bit source register
            rqd   64 bit destination register
            addr 16/24 bit address
            imm  immediate data

adc rd,rs               clrb addr               cpsir @rd,@rs,rr,cc
adcb rbd,rbs            clrb addr(rd)           cpsirb @rd,@rs,rr,cc
add rd,@rs              clrb rbd                dab rbd
add rd,addr             com @rd                 dbjnz rbd,disp7
add rd,addr(rs)         com addr                dec @rd,imm4m1
add rd,imm16            com addr(rd)            dec addr(rd),imm4m1
add rd,rs               com rd                  dec addr,imm4m1
addb rbd,@rs            comb @rd                dec rd,imm4m1
addb rbd,addr           comb addr               decb @rd,imm4m1
addb rbd,addr(rs)       comb addr(rd)           decb addr(rd),imm4m1
addb rbd,imm8           comb rbd                decb addr,imm4m1
addb rbd,rbs            comflg flags            decb rbd,imm4m1
addl rrd,@rs            cp @rd,imm16            di i2
addl rrd,addr           cp addr(rd),imm16       div rrd,@rs
addl rrd,addr(rs)       cp addr,imm16           div rrd,addr
addl rrd,imm32          cp rd,@rs               div rrd,addr(rs)
addl rrd,rrs            cp rd,addr              div rrd,imm16
and rd,@rs              cp rd,addr(rs)          div rrd,rs
and rd,addr             cp rd,imm16             divl rqd,@rs
and rd,addr(rs)         cp rd,rs                divl rqd,addr
and rd,imm16            cpb @rd,imm8            divl rqd,addr(rs)
and rd,rs               cpb addr(rd),imm8       divl rqd,imm32
andb rbd,@rs            cpb addr,imm8           divl rqd,rrs
andb rbd,addr           cpb rbd,@rs             djnz rd,disp7
andb rbd,addr(rs)       cpb rbd,addr            ei i2
andb rbd,imm8           cpb rbd,addr(rs)        ex rd,@rs
andb rbd,rbs            cpb rbd,imm8            ex rd,addr
bit @rd,imm4            cpb rbd,rbs             ex rd,addr(rs)
bit addr(rd),imm4       cpd rd,@rs,rr,cc        ex rd,rs
bit addr,imm4           cpdb rbd,@rs,rr,cc      exb rbd,@rs
bit rd,imm4             cpdr rd,@rs,rr,cc       exb rbd,addr
bit rd,rs               cpdrb rbd,@rs,rr,cc     exb rbd,addr(rs)
bitb @rd,imm4           cpi rd,@rs,rr,cc        exb rbd,rbs
bitb addr(rd),imm4      cpib rbd,@rs,rr,cc      ext0e imm8
bitb addr,imm4          cpir rd,@rs,rr,cc       ext0f imm8
bitb rbd,imm4           cpirb rbd,@rs,rr,cc     ext8e imm8
bitb rbd,rs             cpl rrd,@rs             ext8f imm8
bpt                     cpl rrd,addr            exts rrd
call @rd                cpl rrd,addr(rs)        extsb rd
call addr               cpl rrd,imm32           extsl rqd
call addr(rd)           cpl rrd,rrs             halt
calr disp12             cpsd @rd,@rs,rr,cc      in rd,@rs
clr @rd                 cpsdb @rd,@rs,rr,cc     in rd,imm16
clr addr                cpsdr @rd,@rs,rr,cc     inb rbd,@rs
clr addr(rd)            cpsdrb @rd,@rs,rr,cc    inb rbd,imm16
clr rd                  cpsi @rd,@rs,rr,cc      inc @rd,imm4m1
clrb @rd                cpsib @rd,@rs,rr,cc     inc addr(rd),imm4m1
inc addr,imm4m1         ldb rbd,rs(rx)          mult rrd,addr(rs)
inc rd,imm4m1           ldb rd(imm16),rbs       mult rrd,imm16
incb @rd,imm4m1         ldb rd(rx),rbs          mult rrd,rs
incb addr(rd),imm4m1    ldctl ctrl,rs           multl rqd,@rs
incb addr,imm4m1        ldctl rd,ctrl           multl rqd,addr
incb rbd,imm4m1         ldd @rs,@rd,rr          multl rqd,addr(rs)
ind @rd,@rs,ra          lddb @rs,@rd,rr         multl rqd,imm32
indb @rd,@rs,rba        lddr @rs,@rd,rr         multl rqd,rrs
inib @rd,@rs,ra         lddrb @rs,@rd,rr        neg @rd
inibr @rd,@rs,ra        ldi @rd,@rs,rr          neg addr
iret                    ldib @rd,@rs,rr         neg addr(rd)
jp cc,@rd               ldir @rd,@rs,rr         neg rd
jp cc,addr              ldirb @rd,@rs,rr        negb @rd
jp cc,addr(rd)          ldk rd,imm4             negb addr
jr cc,disp8             ldl @rd,rrs             negb addr(rd)
ld @rd,imm16            ldl addr(rd),rrs        negb rbd
ld @rd,rs               ldl addr,rrs            nop
ld addr(rd),imm16       ldl rd(imm16),rrs       or rd,@rs
ld addr(rd),rs          ldl rd(rx),rrs          or rd,addr
ld addr,imm16           ldl rrd,@rs             or rd,addr(rs)
ld addr,rs              ldl rrd,addr            or rd,imm16
ld rd(imm16),rs         ldl rrd,addr(rs)        or rd,rs
ld rd(rx),rs            ldl rrd,imm32           orb rbd,@rs
ld rd,@rs               ldl rrd,rrs             orb rbd,addr
ld rd,addr              ldl rrd,rs(imm16)       orb rbd,addr(rs)
ld rd,addr(rs)          ldl rrd,rs(rx)          orb rbd,imm8
ld rd,imm16             ldm @rd,rs,n            orb rbd,rbs
ld rd,rs                ldm addr(rd),rs,n       out @rd,rs
ld rd,rs(imm16)         ldm addr,rs,n           out imm16,rs
ld rd,rs(rx)            ldm rd,@rs,n            outb @rd,rbs
lda rd,addr             ldm rd,addr(rs),n       outb imm16,rbs
lda rd,addr(rs)         ldm rd,addr,n           outd @rd,@rs,ra
lda rd,rs(imm16)        ldps @rs                outdb @rd,@rs,rba
lda rd,rs(rx)           ldps addr               outib @rd,@rs,ra
ldar rd,disp16          ldps addr(rs)           outibr @rd,@rs,ra
ldb @rd,imm8            ldr disp16,rs           pop @rd,@rs
ldb @rd,rbs             ldr rd,disp16           pop addr(rd),@rs
ldb addr(rd),imm8       ldrb disp16,rbs         pop addr,@rs
ldb addr(rd),rbs        ldrb rbd,disp16         pop rd,@rs
ldb addr,imm8           ldrl disp16,rrs         popl @rd,@rs
ldb addr,rbs            ldrl rrd,disp16         popl addr(rd),@rs
ldb rbd,@rs             mbit                    popl addr,@rs
ldb rbd,addr            mreq rd                 popl rrd,@rs
ldb rbd,addr(rs)        mres                    push @rd,@rs
ldb rbd,imm8            mset                    push @rd,addr
ldb rbd,rbs             mult rrd,@rs            push @rd,addr(rs)
ldb rbd,rs(imm16)       mult rrd,addr           push @rd,imm16
push @rd,rs             set addr,imm4           subl rrd,imm32
pushl @rd,@rs           set rd,imm4             subl rrd,rrs
pushl @rd,addr          set rd,rs               tcc cc,rd
pushl @rd,addr(rs)      setb @rd,imm4           tccb cc,rbd
pushl @rd,rrs           setb addr(rd),imm4      test @rd
res @rd,imm4            setb addr,imm4          test addr
res addr(rd),imm4       setb rbd,imm4           test addr(rd)
res addr,imm4           setb rbd,rs             test rd
res rd,imm4             setflg imm4             testb @rd
res rd,rs               sinb rbd,imm16          testb addr
resb @rd,imm4           sinb rd,imm16           testb addr(rd)
resb addr(rd),imm4      sind @rd,@rs,ra         testb rbd
resb addr,imm4          sindb @rd,@rs,rba       testl @rd
resb rbd,imm4           sinib @rd,@rs,ra        testl addr
resb rbd,rs             sinibr @rd,@rs,ra       testl addr(rd)
resflg imm4             sla rd,imm8             testl rrd
ret cc                  slab rbd,imm8           trdb @rd,@rs,rba
rl rd,imm1or2           slal rrd,imm8           trdrb @rd,@rs,rba
rlb rbd,imm1or2         sll rd,imm8             trib @rd,@rs,rbr
rlc rd,imm1or2          sllb rbd,imm8           trirb @rd,@rs,rbr
rlcb rbd,imm1or2        slll rrd,imm8           trtdrb @ra,@rb,rbr
rldb rbb,rba            sout imm16,rs           trtib @ra,@rb,rr
rr rd,imm1or2           soutb imm16,rbs         trtirb @ra,@rb,rbr
rrb rbd,imm1or2         soutd @rd,@rs,ra        trtrb @ra,@rb,rbr
rrc rd,imm1or2          soutdb @rd,@rs,rba      tset @rd
rrcb rbd,imm1or2        soutib @rd,@rs,ra       tset addr
rrdb rbb,rba            soutibr @rd,@rs,ra      tset addr(rd)
rsvd36                  sra rd,imm8             tset rd
rsvd38                  srab rbd,imm8           tsetb @rd
rsvd78                  sral rrd,imm8           tsetb addr
rsvd7e                  srl rd,imm8             tsetb addr(rd)
rsvd9d                  srlb rbd,imm8           tsetb rbd
rsvd9f                  srll rrd,imm8           xor rd,@rs
rsvdb9                  sub rd,@rs              xor rd,addr
rsvdbf                  sub rd,addr             xor rd,addr(rs)
sbc rd,rs               sub rd,addr(rs)         xor rd,imm16
sbcb rbd,rbs            sub rd,imm16            xor rd,rs
sc imm8                 sub rd,rs               xorb rbd,@rs
sda rd,rs               subb rbd,@rs            xorb rbd,addr
sdab rbd,rs             subb rbd,addr           xorb rbd,addr(rs)
sdal rrd,rs             subb rbd,addr(rs)       xorb rbd,imm8
sdl rd,rs               subb rbd,imm8           xorb rbd,rbs
sdlb rbd,rs             subb rbd,rbs            xorb rbd,rbs
sdll rrd,rs             subl rrd,@rs
set @rd,imm4            subl rrd,addr
set addr(rd),imm4       subl rrd,addr(rs)

@endgroup


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