MC68HC908MR8 Datasheet, PDF (74/372 Pages) Motorola, Inc – Microcontrollers

Central Processor Unit (CPU)
6.4.3 Stack Pointer
The stack pointer (SP) is a 16-bit register that contains the address of
the next location on the stack. During a reset, the stack pointer is preset
to $00FF. The reset stack pointer (RSP) instruction sets the least
significant byte to $FF and does not affect the most significant byte. The
stack pointer decrements as data is pushed onto the stack and
increments as data is pulled from the stack.
In the stack pointer 8-bit offset and 16-bit offset addressing modes, the
stack pointer can function as an index register to access data on the
stack. The CPU uses the contents of the stack pointer to determine the
conditional address of the operand.
Bit
Bit
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Read:
Write:
Re-
set:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Figure 6-4. Stack Pointer (SP)
NOTE:
The location of the stack is arbitrary and may be relocated anywhere in
RAM. Moving the SP out of page zero ($0000 to $00FF) frees direct
address (page zero) space. For correct operation, the stack pointer must
point only to RAM locations.
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