NEC 78K/0 Series User Manual page 7

Target Readers
Purpose
Organization
How to Read This Manual
Conventions
INTRODUCTION
This manual is intended for users who wish to understand the functions of
78K/0 Series products and to design and develop its application systems and
programs.
This manual is intended to give users an understanding of the various kinds of
instruction functions of 78K/0 Series products.
This manual is broadly divided into the following sections.
• CPU functions
• Instruction set
• Explanation of instructions
It is assumed that readers of this manual have general knowledge in the fields of
electrical engineering, logic circuits, and microcontrollers.
• To check the details of the functions of an instruction whose mnemonic is known:
→ Refer to APPENDICES B and C.
• To check an instruction whose mnemonic is not known but whose general
function is known:
→ Find the mnemonic in CHAPTER 4 INSTRUCTION SET and then check the
detailed functions in CHAPTER 5 EXPLANATION OF INSTRUCTIONS.
• To learn about the various kinds of 78K/0 Series product instructions in general:
→ Read this manual in the order of CONTENTS.
• To learn about the hardware functions of 78K/0 Series products:
→ See the separate user's manuals.
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