ATMEGA8515-16JU(2010) View Datasheet(PDF) - Atmel Corporation

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ATMEGA8515-16JU
(Rev.:2010)

8-bit Microcontroller with 8K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash

Atmel Corporation 

Status Register

The Status Register contains information about the result of the most recently executed

arithmetic instruction. This information can be used for altering program flow in order to

perform conditional operations. Note that the Status Register is updated after all ALU

operations, as specified in the Instruction Set Reference. This will in many cases

remove the need for using the dedicated compare instructions, resulting in faster and

more compact code.

The Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine and

restored when returning from an interrupt. This must be handled by software.

The AVR Status Register – SREG – is defined as:

Bit

Read/Write

Initial Value

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

I

T

H

S

V

N

Z

C

SREG

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

• Bit 7 – I: Global Interrupt Enable

The Global Interrupt Enable bit must be set for the interrupts to be enabled. The individ-

ual interrupt enable control is then performed in separate Control Registers. If the Global

Interrupt Enable Register is cleared, none of the interrupts are enabled independent of

the individual interrupt enable settings. The I-bit is cleared by hardware after an interrupt

has occurred, and is set by the RETI instruction to enable subsequent interrupts. The I-

bit can also be set and cleared by the application with the SEI and CLI instructions, as

described in the instruction set reference.

• Bit 6 – T: Bit Copy Storage

The Bit Copy instructions BLD (Bit LoaD) and BST (Bit STore) use the T-bit as source or

destination for the operated bit. A bit from a register in the Register File can be copied

into T by the BST instruction, and a bit in T can be copied into a bit in a register in the

Register File by the BLD instruction.

• Bit 5 – H: Half Carry Flag

The Half Carry Flag H indicates a Half Carry in some arithmetic operations. Half Carry is

useful in BCD arithmetic. See the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.

• Bit 4 – S: Sign Bit, S = N ⊕ V

The S-bit is always an exclusive or between the Negative Flag N and the Two’s Comple-

ment Overflow Flag V. See the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.

• Bit 3 – V: Two’s Complement Overflow Flag

The Two’s Complement Overflow Flag V supports two’s complement arithmetics. See

the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.

• Bit 2 – N: Negative Flag

The Negative Flag N indicates a negative result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See

the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.

• Bit 1 – Z: Zero Flag

The Zero Flag Z indicates a zero result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the

“Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.

• Bit 0 – C: Carry Flag

The Carry Flag C indicates a carry in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruc-

tion Set Description” for detailed information.

10 ATmega8515(L)

2512K–AVR–01/10

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