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Chapter 3 Memory Mapping Control (S12XMMCV4)
MC9S12XE-Family Reference Manual Rev. 1.25
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3.3.2.4 Direct Page Register (DIRECT)
Read: Anytime
Write: anytime in special modes, one time only in other modes.
This register determines the position of the 256 Byte direct page within the memory map.It is valid for both
global and local mapping scheme.
CAUTION
XGATE write access to this register during an CPU access which makes use
of this register could lead to unexpected results.
Figure 3-9. DIRECT Address Mapping
Bits [22:16] of the global address will be formed by the GPAGE[6:0] bits in case the CPU executes a global
instruction in direct addressing mode or by the appropriate local address to the global address expansion
(refer to Section 3.4.2.1.1, “Expansion of the Local Address Map).
Example 3-2. This example demonstrates usage of the Direct Addressing Mode
MOVB #0x80,DIRECT ;Set DIRECT register to 0x80. Write once only.
;Global data accesses to the range 0xXX_80XX can be direct.
;Logical data accesses to the range 0x80XX are direct.
LDY <00 ;Load the Y index register from 0x8000 (direct access).
;< operator forces direct access on some assemblers but in
Address: 0x0011
76543210
R
DP15 DP14 DP13 DP12 DP11 DP10 DP9 DP8
W
Reset 00000000
Figure 3-8. Direct Register (DIRECT)
Table 3-10. DIRECT Field Descriptions
Field Description
7–0
DP[15:8]
Direct Page Index Bits 15–8 — These bits are used by the CPU when performing accesses using the direct
addressing mode. The bits from this register form bits [15:8] of the address (see Figure 3-9).
Bit15
Bit0
Bit7
Bit22
CPU Address [15:0]
Global Address [22:0]
Bit8
Bit16
DP [15:8]