37.2.4 Considerations when Enabling the Extended Instruction Set

It is important to note that the extensions to the instruction set may not be beneficial to all users. In particular, users who are not writing code that uses a software stack may not benefit from using the extensions to the instruction set.

Additionally, the Indexed Literal Offset Addressing mode may create issues with legacy applications written to the PIC18 assembler. This is because instructions in the legacy code may attempt to address registers in the Access Bank below 5Fh. Since these addresses are interpreted as literal offsets to FSR2 when the instruction set extension is enabled, the application may read or write to the wrong data addresses.

When porting an application to the PIC18(L)F26/45/46K40 it is very important to consider the type of code. A large, re-entrant application that is written in ‘C’ and would benefit from efficient compilation will do well when using the instruction set extensions. Legacy applications that heavily use the Access Bank will most likely not benefit from using the extended instruction set.


ADDWF	ADD W to Indexed (Indexed Literal Offset mode)
Syntax:	ADDWF [k] {,d}
Operands:	0 ≤ k ≤ 95 d ∈ [0,1]
Operation:	(W) + ((FSR2) + k) → dest
Status Affected:	N, OV, C, DC, Z
Encoding:	0010	01d0	kkkk	kkkk
Description:	The contents of W are added to the contents of the register indicated by FSR2, offset by the value ‘k’. If ‘d’ is ‘`0`’, the result is stored in W. If ‘d’ is ‘`1`’, the result is stored back in  register ‘f’ (default).
Words:	1
Cycles:	1


Q Cycle Activity:
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	Decode	Read ‘k’	Process Data	Write to destination


Example:	`ADDWF`	`[OFST]`	`, 0`
Before Instruction W = 17h OFST = 2Ch FSR2 = 0A00h Contents of 0A2Ch = 20h After Instruction W = 37h Contents of 0A2Ch = 20h


BSF	Bit Set Indexed  (Indexed Literal Offset mode)
Syntax:	BSF [k], b
Operands:	0 ≤ f ≤ 95 0 ≤ b ≤ 7
Operation:	1 → ((FSR2) + k)<b>
Status Affected:	None
Encoding:	1000	bbb0	kkkk	kkkk
Description:	Bit ‘b’ of the register indicated by FSR2, offset by the value ‘k’, is set.
Words:	1
Cycles:	1


Q Cycle Activity:
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	Decode	Read register ‘f’	Process Data	Write to destination


Example:	`BSF`	`[FLAG_OFST], 7`
Before Instruction FLAG_OFST = 0Ah FSR2 = 0A00h Contents  of 0A0Ah = 55h After Instruction Contents of 0A0Ah = D5h


SETF	Set Indexed (Indexed Literal Offset mode)
Syntax:	SETF [k]
Operands:	0 ≤ k ≤ 95
Operation:	FFh → ((FSR2) + k)
Status Affected:	None
Encoding:	0110	1000	kkkk	kkkk
Description:	The contents of the register indicated by FSR2, offset by ‘k’, are set to FFh.
Words:	1
Cycles:	1


Q Cycle Activity:
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	Decode	Read ‘k’	Process Data	Write register


Example:	`SETF`	`[OFST]`
Before Instruction OFST = 2Ch FSR2 = 0A00h Contents of 0A2Ch = 00h After Instruction Contents of 0A2Ch = FFh