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The '''Z80 Instruction Set''' is made up of seven (7) pages of up-to 255 instructions | The '''Z80 Instruction Set''' is the instruction set for the [[Zilog Z80]] microprocessor. It is made up of seven (7) pages of up-to 255 instructions (also known as an [[op code]] or operation code) each corresponding to a single byte; instructions found on every page other than the first (or 0) page requires a single byte prefix to distinguish it from a first page instruction. Most instructions take at least one operand, but some take two or none at all, operands follow the op-code in memory and in the case of a 16-bit word as an operand are arranged in memory in [[little-endian]] format meaning the [[least significant byte]] (LSB) is first. | ||
The [[Zilog Z180|Z180]] and similar processors utilize this same instruction set, but include some additional instructions. Those instructions are also found in this document and are highlighted. | The [[Zilog Z180|Z180]] and similar processors utilize this same instruction set, but include some additional instructions. Those instructions are also found in this document and are highlighted. | ||
Revision as of 02:18, 5 June 2026
The Z80 Instruction Set is the instruction set for the Zilog Z80 microprocessor. It is made up of seven (7) pages of up-to 255 instructions (also known as an op code or operation code) each corresponding to a single byte; instructions found on every page other than the first (or 0) page requires a single byte prefix to distinguish it from a first page instruction. Most instructions take at least one operand, but some take two or none at all, operands follow the op-code in memory and in the case of a 16-bit word as an operand are arranged in memory in little-endian format meaning the least significant byte (LSB) is first.
The Z180 and similar processors utilize this same instruction set, but include some additional instructions. Those instructions are also found in this document and are highlighted.
Instructions by Opcode
| Mnemonic | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Identifies the Accumulator (A) register. |
| b | Identifies a one-bit expression in the range (0 to 7). The most-significant bit to the left is bit 7 and the least-significant bit to the right is bit 0. |
| cc | Identifies the status of the Flag Register as any of (NZ, Z, NC, C, PO, PE, P, or M) for the conditional jumps, calls, and return instructions. |
| Cy | Identifies the value of the Carry flag. |
| d | Identifies a one-byte signed integer expression in the range ( -128 to +127). |
| e | Identifies a one-byte signed integer expression in the range (-126 to +129) for relative jump offset from current location. |
| I | Identifies the Interrupt Vector register. |
| m | Identifies any one of r, (HL), (IX+d) or (IY+d). |
| n | Identifies a one-byte unsigned integer expression in the range (0 to 255). |
| nn | Identifies a two-byte unsigned integer expression in the range (0 to 65535). |
| (nn) | Identifies a two-byte unsigned integer expression in the range (0 to 65535) which points to an address in memory. |
| pp | Identifies any one of the 16-bit registers BC, DE, IX, SP. |
| Identifies any one of the 16-bit registers BC, DE, HL, AF. | |
| R | Identifies the Refresh register. |
| r | Identifies any one of the 8-bit registers A, B, C, D, E, H, L. |
| rr | Identifies any one of the 16-bit registers BC, DE, IY, SP. |
| (rr) | Identifies the contents of the memory location, whose address is specified by the contents of any one of the 16-bit registers BC or DE. |
| ss | Identifies any one of the 16-bit registers BC, DE, HL, SP. |
| (HL) | Identifies the contents of the memory location, whose address is specified by the contents of the register pair HL. |
| (IX+d) | Identifies the contents of the memory location, whose address is specified by the contents of the IX Index Register plus the signed displacement d. |
| (IY+d) | Identifies the contents of the memory location, whose address is specified by the contents of the IY Index Register plus the signed displacement d. |
| x0 | Identifies a single bit of the mnemonic. |
| x0-2 | Identifies a range of bits of the mnemonic. |
| nlo | Identifies the low-order byte of a 16-bit word. |
| nhi | Identifies the high-order byte of a 16-bit word. |
| A′ | Identifies a shadow register, which are not directly accessible. |
| ← | Identifies an assignment to a target such as a register or memory location. |
| • ∧ & | AND Operation |
| + ∨ || | OR Operation |
| ⊕ ⊻ | Exclusive OR (XOR) Operation |
| ¬ ~ | Negation |
| << | Bitwise left-shift operation |
| >> | Bitwise right-shift operation |
| Port(y:x) | Identifies the operation of reading or writing to an I/O port, with y denoting the upper byte and x denoting the lower byte of the I/O address. The upper byte of the I/O address is never able to be directly provided, it either is the value of the A register or 00h in the case of IN0/OUT0 on the Z180 processor. |
| Registers | Value |
|---|---|
| B | 000 |
| C | 001 |
| D | 010 |
| E/(IX+d)[a] | 011 |
| H | 100 |
| L | 101 |
| (HL)[b] | 110 |
| A/(IY+d)[c] | 111 |
| Registers | Value |
|---|---|
| BC | 00 |
| DE | 01 |
| HL/IX[a]/IY[b] | 10 |
| SP | 11 |
Single-byte Instructions
| Opcode | Operands | Mnemonic | Description | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | b2 | b3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | NOP | No operation |
| 0 | 0 | ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | nlo | nhi | LD ss, nn | ss ← nn | |
| 0 | 0 | rr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | LD (rr), A | (rr) ← A [BC or DE only] | |
| 0 | 0 | ss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | INC ss | ss ← ss + 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | r | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | INC r | r ← r + 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | r | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | DEC r | r ← r - 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | r | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | LD r, n | r ← n | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RLCA | A1-7 ← A0-6, A0 ← Cy ← A7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | EX AF,AF’ | AF ↔ AF’ |
| 0 | 0 | rr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ADD HL, rr | HL ← HL + rr | |
| 0 | 0 | rr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | LD A, (rr) | A ← (rr) [BC or DE only] | |
| 0 | 0 | rr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | DEC rr | rr ← rr - 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RRCA | A0-6 ← A1-7, A7 ← Cy ← A0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | d | — | DJNZ d | B = B - 1; if B ≠ 0 then PC ← PC + d |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RLA | A1-7 ← A0-6, Cy ← A7, A0 ← Cy |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | d | — | JR d | PC ← PC + d |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RRA | A0-6 ← A1-7, Cy ← A0, A7 ← Cy |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | cc | 0 | 0 | 0 | d | — | JR cc, d | If cc0-1 true, PC ← PC + d (Only 2 bits of cc used: NZ, Z, NC, C) | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | nlo | nhi | LD (nn), HL | (nn) ← HL |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | DAA | @ |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | nlo | nhi | LD HL, (nn) | HL ← (nn) |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | CPL | A ← ¬A |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | nlo | nhi | LD (nn), A | (nn) ← A |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | LD (HL), n | (HL) ← n |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | SCF | Cy ← 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | nlo | nhi | LD A, (nn) | A ← (nn) |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | CCF | Cy ← ¬Cy |
| 0 | 1 | ← r → | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | LD r, (HL) | r ← (HL) | ||
| 0 | 1 | r | r’ | — | — | LD r, r’ | r ← r’ | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ← r → | — | — | LD (HL), r | (HL) ← r | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | HALT | Halt CPU |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | r | — | — | ADD r | A ← A + r | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | r | — | — | ADC r | A ← A + r + Cy | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | r | — | — | SUB r | A ← A – r | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | r | — | — | SBC r | A ← A – r – Cy | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | r | — | — | AND r | A ← A • r | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | r | — | — | XOR r | A ← A ⊕ r | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | r | — | — | OR r | A ← A + r | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | r | — | — | CP r | A ← A – r | ||
| 1 | 1 | cc | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | RET cc | If cc true, PC ← (SP), SP ← SP + 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | POP qq | qq ← (SP), SP ← SP + 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | cc | 0 | 1 | 0 | nlo | nhi | JP cc, nn | If cc true, PC ← nn | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nlo | nhi | JP nn | PC ← nn |
| 1 | 1 | cc | 1 | 0 | 0 | nlo | nhi | CALL cc, nn | If cc true, SP ← SP - 2, (SP) ← PC, PC ← nn | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | PUSH qq | SP ← SP - 2, (SP) ← qq | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | ADD n | A ← A + n |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | ADC n | A ← A + n + Cy |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | SUB n | A ← A – n |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | SBC n | A ← A – n – Cy |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | AND n | A ← A • n |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | XOR n | A ← A ⊕ n |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | OR n | A ← A + n |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n | — | CP n | A ← A – n |
| 1 | 1 | n | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RST n | SP ← SP - 2, (SP) ← PC, PC ← n | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | RET | PC ← (SP), SP ← SP + 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | CB Prefix | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | nlo | nhi | CALL nn | SP ← SP - 2, (SP) ← PC, PC ← nn |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n | — | OUT n | PORT(A:n) ← A |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | EXX | BC ↔ BC′, DE ↔ DE′, HL ↔ HL′ |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n | — | IN n | A ← PORT(A:n) |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | IX Prefix | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | EX (SP), HL | (SP) ↔ HL |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | JP (HL) | PC ← HL |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | EX DE, HL | DE ↔ HL |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ED Prefix | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | DI | IFF1 ← IFF2 ← 0, disable interrupts |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | LD SP, HL | SP ← HL |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | EI | IFF1 ← IFF2 ← 1, enable interrupts |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | IY Prefix | |||
Bit Function Instructions (CB Prefix)
| Opcode | Mnemonic | Description | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | r | RLC r | r1-7 ← r0-6, r0 ← Cy ← r7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | r | RRC r | r0-6 ← r1-7, r7 ← Cy ← r0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | r | RL r | r1-7 ← r0-6, Cy ← r7, r0 ← Cy | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | r | RR r | r0-6 ← r1-7, Cy ← r0, r7 ← Cy | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | r | SLA r | Cy ← r7, r1-7 ← r0-6, r0 ← 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | r | SRA r | Cy ← r0, r0-6 ← r1-7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | r | SRL r | Cy ← r0, r0-6 ← r1-7, r7 ← 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 | b | r | BIT b,r | r ∧ (1 << b) | ||||
| 1 | 0 | b | r | RES b,r | r ← r ∧ ¬(1 << b) | ||||
| 1 | 1 | b | r | SET b,r | r ← r ∨ (1 << b) | ||||
Miscellaneous Instructions (ED Prefix)
| Opcode | Operands | Mnemonic | Description | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | b2 | b3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | r | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | IN0 r, (n) | r ← Port(00h:n)[a] | ||
| 0 | 0 | r | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | OUT0 r, (n) | Port(00h:n) ← r[a] | ||
| 0 | 0 | r | 1 | 0 | 0 | TST r | A • B[b] | ||||
| 0 | 1 | r | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | IN r,(C)[c] | r ← Port(BC) [Except (HL)] (Port number is 16 bits) | ||
| 0 | 1 | r | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | OUT (C), r | Port(BC) ← r [Except (HL)] (Port number is 16 bits) | ||
| 0 | 1 | rr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | SBC HL, rr | HL ← HL – rr – Cy | |
| 0 | 1 | rr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nlo | nhi | LD (nn), rr | (nn) ← rr | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | NEG | A ← 0 - A |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | RETN | PC ← (SP), SP ← SP + 2, IFF1 ← IFF2[d] |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | n | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | IM n | Interrupt mode 0, 1, 2 (encoded 0, 2, 3) | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | LD I, A | interrupt control vector ← A |
| 0 | 1 | rr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ADC HL, rr | HL ← HL + rr + CY | |
| 0 | 1 | rr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nlo | nhi | LD rr, (nn) | rr ← (nn) | |
| 0 | 1 | rr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | MLT rr | rr ← rr0-7 × rr8-15 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | RETI | PC ← (SP), SP ← SP + 2, IFF1 ← IFF2[d] |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | LD R, A | refresh ← A |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | LD A, I | A ← interrupt control vector [e] |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | LD A, R | A ← refresh [e] |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RRD | A0-3 ← (HL)0-3, (HL)7-4 ← A0-3, (HL)0-3 ← (HL)7-4 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | RLD | A0-3 ← (HL)7-4, (HL)0-3 ← A0-3, (HL)7-4 ← (HL)0-3 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | TST n | A • n |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | TSTIO n | Port(C) • n |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | SLP | Sleep |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | R | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | OTIM OTDM OTIMR OTMDR | Port(C) ← (HL), HL ← HL ± 1, C ← C ± 1, B ← B - 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | R | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | LDI LDIR LDD LDDR | (DE) ← (HL), HL ← HL ± 1, DE ← DE ± 1, BC ← BC - 1 [f][g] |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | R | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | CPI CPIR CPD CPDR | A - (HL), HL ← HL ± 1, BC ← BC - 1 [f][g][h] |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | R | D | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | INI INIR IND INDR | (HL) ← Port(B:C), HL ← HL ± 1, B ← B – 1 [f] |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | R | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | OUTI OTIR OUTD OTDR | B ← B – 1, Port(B:C) ← (HL), HL ← HL ± 1 [f][1] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Excludes (HL) register.
- ↑ Flags are modified when the operation executes, but the A register is not updated.
- ↑ Byte input sets the flags unlike IN A, n.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 RETN and RETI are identical and restore IFF1. Z80 compatible interrupt devices watch for RETI by sniffing the data bus while M1- is asserted for 0xED followed by 0x4D.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LD A, I and LD A, R are the only two LD instructions that set flags. Additionally, IFF2 is loaded into the P/V flag. C unaffected.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 When D = 1, pointers HL and DE decrement. When R = 1, operation repeats until BC or B = 0. All block IO instructions output BC, not just C, as the port address.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 LDI, LDD, CPI, and CPD set P/V if BC – 1 ≠ 0. This is useful for loop control when not using repeat.
- ↑ CPIR/CPDR terminate early if A = (HL).
Instructions by Group
8-bit Load Group
LD r, r′
Operation
r, ← r′
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | ← r → | ← r’ → | ||||
Operands
r, r′
Description
The contents of any register r' are loaded to any other register r. r, r' identifies any of the registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If the H Register contains the number 8Ah, and the E register contains 10h, the instruction LD H, E results in both registers containing 10h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
LD r, n
Operation
r ← n
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | ← r → | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ← n → | |||||||
Operands
r, n
Description
The 8-bit integer n is loaded to any register r, in which r identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
Upon the execution of an LD E, A5h instruction, Register E contains A5h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD r, (HL)
Operation
r ← (HL)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | ← r → | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Operands
r, (HL)
Description
The 8-bit contents of memory location (HL) are loaded to register r, in which r identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If register pair HL contains the number 75A1h, and memory address 75A1h contains byte 58h, the execution of LD C, (HL) results in 58h in Register C.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD r, (IX+d)
Operation
r ← (IX+d)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DD |
| 0 | 1 | ← r → | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ← d → | ||||||||
Operands
r, (IX+d)
Description
The (IX+d) operand (i.e., the contents of Index Register IX summed with two’s-complement displacement integer d) is loaded to register r, in which r identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If Index Register IX contains the number 25AFh, the instruction LD B, (IX+19h) allows the calculation of the sum 25AFh + 19h, which points to memory location 25C8h. If this address contains byte 39h, the instruction results in Register B also containing 39h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 2.50 |
LD r, (IY+d)
Operation
r ← (IY+d)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | FD |
| 0 | 1 | ← r → | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ← d → | ||||||||
Operands
r, (lY+d)
Description
The operand (lY+d) loads the contents of Index Register IY summed with two’s-complement displacement integer, d, to register r, in which r identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L. Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If Index Register IY contains the number 25AFh, the instruction LD B, (IY+19h) allows the calculation of the sum 25AFh + 19h, which points to memory location 25C8h. If this address contains byte 39h, the instruction results in Register B also containing 39h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 2.75 |
LD (HL), r
Operation
(HL) ← r
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ← r → | ||
Operands
(HL), r
Description
The contents of register r are loaded to the memory location specified by the contents of the HL register pair. The r symbol identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If the contents of register pair HL specify memory location 2146h and Register B contains byte 29h, then upon the execution of an LD (HL), B instruction, memory address 2146h also contains 29h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD (IX+d), r
Operation
(IX+d) ← r
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DD |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ← r → | |||
| ← d → | ||||||||
Operands
(IX+d), r
Description
The contents of register r are loaded to the memory address specified by the contents of Index Register IX summed with d, a two’s-complement displacement integer. The r symbol identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the C register contains byte 1Ch, and Index Register IX contains 3100h, then the instruction LID (IX + 6h), C performs the sum 3100h + 6h and loads 1Ch to memory location 3106h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 4.75 |
LD (IY+d), r
Operation
(IY+d) ← r
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | FD |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ← r → | |||
| ← d → | ||||||||
Operands
(IY+d), r
Description
The contents of resister r are loaded to the memory address specified by the sum of the contents of Index Register IY and d, a two’s-complement displacement integer. The r symbol identifies registers A, B, C, D, E, H, or L.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the C register contains byte 1Ch, and Index Register IX contains 3100h, then the instruction LID (IX + 6h), C performs the sum 3100h + 6h and loads 1Ch to memory location 3106h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 4.75 |
LD (HL), n
Operation
(HL) ← n
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
(HL), n
Description
The n integer is loaded to the memory address specified by the contents of the HL register pair.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If the HL register pair contains 4444h, the instruction LD (HL), 28h results in the memory location 4444h containing byte 28h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 (4, 3, 3) | 2.50 |
D (IX+d), n
Operation
(IX+d) ← n
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DD |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| ← d → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
(IX+d), n
Description
The n operand is loaded to the memory address specified by the sum of Index Register IX and the two’s complement displacement operand d.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If Index Register IX contains the number 219Ah, then upon execution of an LD (IX+5h), 5Ah instruction, byte 5Ah is contained in memory address 219Fh.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 4.75 |
LD (IY+d), n
Operation
(lY+d) ← n
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | FD |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| ← d → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
(lY+d), n
Description
The n integer is loaded to the memory location specified by the contents of Index Register summed with the two’s-complement displacement integer, d.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If Index Register IY contains the number A940h, the instruction LD (IY+10h), 97h results in byte 97h in memory location A950h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 19 (4, 4, 3, 5, 3) | 4.75 |
LD A, (BC)
Operation
A ← (BC)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0A |
Operands
A, (BC)
Description
The contents of the memory location specified by the contents of the BC register pair are loaded to the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the BC register pair contains the number 4747h, and memory address 4747h contains byte 12h, then the instruction LD A, (BC) results in byte 12h in Register A.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD A, (DE)
Operation
A ← (DE)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1A |
Operands
A, (DE)
Description
The contents of the memory location specified by the register pair DE are loaded to the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the DE register pair contains the number 30A2h and memory address 30A2h contains byte 22h, then the instruction LD A, (DE) results in byte 22h in Register A.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD A, (nn)
Operation
A ← (nn)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3A |
| ← n → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
A, (nn)
Description
The contents of the memory location specified by the operands nn are loaded to the Accumulator. The first n operand after the op code is the low-order byte of a 2-byte memory address.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If nn contains 8832h and memory address 8832h contains byte 04h, then upon the execution of an LD A, (nn) instruction, the 04h byte is in the Accumulator.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 13 (4, 3, 3, 3) | 3.25 |
LD (BC), A
Operation
(BC) ← A
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 02 |
Operands
(BC), A
Description
The contents of the Accumulator are loaded to the memory location specified by the contents of the register pair BC.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the Accumulator contains 7Ah and the BC register pair contains 1212h the instruction LD (BC), A results in 7Ah in memory location 1212h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD (DE), A
Operation
(DE) ← A
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Operands
(DE), A
Description
The contents of the Accumulator are loaded to the memory location specified by the contents of the DE register pair.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If register pair DE contains 1128h and the Accumulator contains byte A0h, then the execution of a LD (DE), A instruction results in A0h being stored in memory location 1128h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
LD (nn), A
Operation
(nn) ← A
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| ← n → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
(nn), A
Description
The contents of the Accumulator are loaded to the memory address specified by the operand nn. The first n operand after the op code is the low-order byte of nn.
Condition Bits Affected
None.
Example
If the Accumulator contains byte D7h, then executing an LD (3141h), AD7h instruction results in memory location 3141h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 13 (4, 3, 3, 3) | 3.25 |
LD A, I
Operation
A ← 1
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ED |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
Operands
A, I
Description
The contents of the Interrupt Vector Register I are loaded to the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
- S is set if the I Register is negative; otherwise, it is reset.
- Z is set if the I Register is 0; otherwise, it is reset.
- H is reset.
- P/V contains contents of IFF2.
- N is reset.
- C is not affected.
- If an interrupt occurs during execution of this instruction, the Parity flag contains a 0.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 (4, 5) | 2.25 |
LD A, R
Operation
A ← R
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ED |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5F |
Operands
A, R
Description
The contents of Memory Refresh Register R are loaded to the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
- S is set if, R-Register is negative; otherwise, it is reset.
- Z is set if the R Register is 0; otherwise, it is reset.
- H is reset.
- P/V contains contents of IFF2.
- N is reset.
- C is not affected.
- If an interrupt occurs during execution of this instruction, the parity flag contains a 0.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 (4, 5) | 2.25 |
LD I, A
Operation
I ← A
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ED |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Operands
I, A
Description
The contents of the Accumulator are loaded to the Interrupt Control Vector Register, I.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 (4, 5) | 2.25 |
LD R, A
Operation
R ← A
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ED |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4F |
Operands
R, A
Description
The contents of the Accumulator are loaded to the Memory Refresh register R.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 (4, 5) | 2.25 |
16-bit Load Group
LD ss, nn
Operation
ss ← nn
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | ← ss → | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ← n → | |||||||
| ← n → | |||||||
Operands
dd, nn
Description
The 2-byte integer nn is loaded to the dd register pair, in which ss defines the BC, DE, HL, or SP register pairs.
The first n operand after the op code is the low-order byte.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
Upon the execution of an LD HL, 5000h instruction, the HL register pair contains 5000h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 (4, 3, 3) | 2.50 |
LD HL, (nn)
Operation
H ← (nn + 1), L ← (nn)
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2A |
| ← n → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
HL, (nn)
Description
The contents of memory address (nn) are loaded to the low-order portion of register pair HL (Register L), and the contents of the next highest memory address (nn + 1) are loaded to the high-order portion of HL (Register H). The first n operand after the op code is the low-order byte of nn.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If address 4545h contains 37h and address 4546h contains A1h, then upon the execution of an LD HL, (4545h) instruction, the HL register pair contains A137h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 16 (4, 3, 3, 3, 3) | 4.00 |
LD (nn), HL
Operation
(nn + 1) ← H, (nn) ← L
Op Code
LD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| ← n → | ||||||||
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
(nn), HL
Description
The contents of the low-order portion of register pair HL (Register L) are loaded to memory address (nn), and the contents of the high-order portion of HL (Register H) are loaded to the next highest memory address (nn + 1). The first n operand after the op code is the low-order byte of nn.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If register pair HL contains 483Ah, then upon the execution of an LD (B2291 – 1), HL instruction, address B229h contains 3Ah and address B22Ah contains 48h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 16 (4, 3, 3, 3, 3) | 4.00 |
PUSH qq
Operation
(SP – 2) ← qqlo, (SP – 1) ← qqhi
Op Code
PUSH
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ← qq → | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Operand
Description
The contents of the register pair qq are pushed to the external memory last-in, first-out (LIFO) stack. The Stack Pointer (SP) Register pair holds the 16-bit address of the current top of the Stack. This instruction first decrements SP and loads the high-order byte of register pair qq to the memory address specified by the SP. The SP is decremented again and loads the low-order byte of qq to the memory location corresponding to this new address in the SP. The operand qq identifies register pair BC, DE, HL, or AF.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If the AF Register pair contains 2233h and the Stack Pointer contains 1007h, then upon the execution of a PUSH AF instruction, memory address 1006h contains 22h, memory address 1005h contains 33h, and the Stack Pointer contains 1005h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11 (5, 3, 3) | 2.75 |
POP qq
Operation
qqhi ← (SP+1), qqlo ← (SP)
Op Code
POP
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ← qq → | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Operand
Description
The top two bytes of the external memory last-in, first-out (LIFO) stack are popped to register pair qq. The Stack Pointer (SP) Register pair holds the 16-bit address of the current top of the Stack. This instruction first loads to the low-order portion of qq, the byte at the memory location corresponding to the contents of SP; then SP is incremented and the contents of the corresponding adjacent memory location are loaded to the high-order portion of qq and the SP is now incremented again. The operand qq identifies register pair BC, DE, HL, or AF.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
Example
If the Stack Pointer contains 1000h, memory location 1000h contains 55h, and location 1001h contains 33h, the instruction POP HL results in register pair HL containing 3355h, and the Stack Pointer containing 1002h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 (4, 3, 3) | 2.50 |
Exchange, Block Transfer, Search Group
General Purpose Arithmetic and CPU Control Group
NOP
Operation
—
Op Code
NOP
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 |
Operands
None.
Description
The CPU performs no operation during the machine cycle.
Condition Bits Affected
- None.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
8-bit Arithmetic Group
ADD A, r
Operation
A ← A + r
Op Code
ADD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ← r → | ||
Operands
A, r
Description
The contents of register r are added to the contents of the Accumulator, and the result is stored in the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
- S is set if result is negative; otherwise, it is reset.
- Z is set if result is 0; otherwise, it is reset.
- H is set if carry from bit 3; otherwise, it is reset.
- P/V is set if overflow; otherwise, it is reset.
- N is reset.
- C is set if carry from bit 7; otherwise, it is reset.
Example
If the Accumulator contains 44h and Register C contains 11h, then upon the execution of an ADD A, C instruction, the Accumulator contains 55h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
ADD A, n
Operation
A ← A + n
Op Code
ADD
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | C6 |
| ← n → | ||||||||
Operands
A, n
Description
The n integer is added to the contents of the Accumulator, and the results are stored in the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
- S is set if result is negative; otherwise, it is reset.
- Z is set if result is 0; otherwise, it is reset.
- H is set if carry from bit 3; otherwise, it is reset.
- P/V is set if overflow; otherwise, it is reset.
- N is reset.
- C is set if carry from bit 7; otherwise, it is reset.
Example
If the Accumulator contains 23h, then upon the execution of an ADD A, 33h instruction, the Accumulator contains 56h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
ADD A, (HL)
Operation
A ← A + (HL)
Op Code
ADD
Operands
A, (HL)
Description
The byte at the memory address specified by the contents of the HL register pair is added to the contents of the Accumulator, and the result is stored in the Accumulator.
Condition Bits Affected
- S is set if result is negative; otherwise, it is reset.
- Z is set if result is 0; otherwise, it is reset.
- H is set if carry from bit 3; otherwise, it is reset.
- P/V is set if overflow; otherwise, it is reset.
- N is reset.
- C is set if carry from bit 7; otherwise, it is reset.
Example
If the Accumulator contains A0h, register pair HL contains 2323h, and memory location 2323h contains byte 08h, then upon the execution of an ADD A, (HL) instruction, the Accumulator contains A8h.
| M-Cyles | T-States | 4 MHz E.T. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 (4, 3) | 1.75 |
Rotate and Shift Group
Bit Set, Reset and Test Group
Jump Group
Call and Return Group
Input and Output Group
16-bit Arithmetic Group
- ↑ "Z80 Documentation Errors". CPC Wiki. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Unlike stated in Z80 documentation, OUTI OTIR OUTD OTDR decrement B before the IO access.