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Strangely I can't find this information anywhere online -- I've thoroughly looked at the datasheet, and I've searched things like "Z80 program counter initial value" -- but I can't find anything!
My question is simply: when the Z80 just turns on, what value does the program counter take? (i.e., what instruction does it start executing from?)
Logically, I'd assume it initialises to 0, but I want to be sure of this.
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Strangely I can't find this information anywhere online -- I've thoroughly looked at the datasheet, and I've searched things like "Z80 program counter initial value" -- but I can't find anything!
My question is simply: when the Z80 just turns on, what value does the program counter take? (i.e., what instruction does it start executing from?)
Logically, I'd assume it initialises to 0, but I want to be sure of this.
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Strangely I can't find this information anywhere online -- I've thoroughly looked at the datasheet, and I've searched things like "Z80 program counter initial value" -- but I can't find anything!
My question is simply: when the Z80 just turns on, what value does the program counter take? (i.e., what instruction does it start executing from?)
Logically, I'd assume it initialises to 0, but I want to be sure of this.
z80
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Strangely I can't find this information anywhere online -- I've thoroughly looked at the datasheet, and I've searched things like "Z80 program counter initial value" -- but I can't find anything!
My question is simply: when the Z80 just turns on, what value does the program counter take? (i.e., what instruction does it start executing from?)
Logically, I'd assume it initialises to 0, but I want to be sure of this.
z80
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Yes, it's zero - like the 8080 it descends from.
Excerpt from Zilog's March 1978 Product Specification (datasheet), page 2, Pin Description, here the /RESET signal (emphasis mine):
Input, active low. RESET initializes the CPU as follows:
reset interrupt enable flip-flop, clear PC and registers
I and R and set interrupt to 8080A mode.
Similar the description in the 1977 Z80 Technical Manual (03-0029-01) on page 9.
edited 4 hours ago
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answered 5 hours ago
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Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
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@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
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Yes, it's zero - like the 8080 it descends from.
Excerpt from Zilog's March 1978 Product Specification (datasheet), page 2, Pin Description, here the /RESET signal (emphasis mine):
Input, active low. RESET initializes the CPU as follows:
reset interrupt enable flip-flop, clear PC and registers
I and R and set interrupt to 8080A mode.
Similar the description in the 1977 Z80 Technical Manual (03-0029-01) on page 9.
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
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answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
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Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
7
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Yes, it's zero - like the 8080 it descends from.
Excerpt from Zilog's March 1978 Product Specification (datasheet), page 2, Pin Description, here the /RESET signal (emphasis mine):
Input, active low. RESET initializes the CPU as follows:
reset interrupt enable flip-flop, clear PC and registers
I and R and set interrupt to 8080A mode.
Similar the description in the 1977 Z80 Technical Manual (03-0029-01) on page 9.
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
7
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Yes, it's zero - like the 8080 it descends from.
Excerpt from Zilog's March 1978 Product Specification (datasheet), page 2, Pin Description, here the /RESET signal (emphasis mine):
Input, active low. RESET initializes the CPU as follows:
reset interrupt enable flip-flop, clear PC and registers
I and R and set interrupt to 8080A mode.
Similar the description in the 1977 Z80 Technical Manual (03-0029-01) on page 9.
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
Yes, it's zero - like the 8080 it descends from.
Excerpt from Zilog's March 1978 Product Specification (datasheet), page 2, Pin Description, here the /RESET signal (emphasis mine):
Input, active low. RESET initializes the CPU as follows:
reset interrupt enable flip-flop, clear PC and registers
I and R and set interrupt to 8080A mode.
Similar the description in the 1977 Z80 Technical Manual (03-0029-01) on page 9.
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
edited 4 hours ago
George Phillips
3,5211522
3,5211522
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
answered 5 hours ago
RaffzahnRaffzahn
54k6132218
54k6132218
Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
7
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
7
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Thanks! I actually didn't know that the 8080 started at zero either, but it makes complete sense.
– Jacob Garby
5 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
Does anything not start at zero?
– dashnick
2 hours ago
7
7
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
@dashnick Many don't just start, but take a vector form a predefined location like 6500 and 6800 start at the vector residing at FFFE/FF, 68k takes the initial PC from Vector 1 (address 4..7). Other do start form some address where the IOC locates a loader record, and so on. Starting from Zero is only one of many ways.
– Raffzahn
2 hours ago
4
4
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
Intels 8086 employs an interesting combination by starting a offset zero, like 8080/Z80, but in segment FFFF, thus at absolute address FFFF0.
– Raffzahn
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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