No Op - Analog Devices ADSP-BF53x Blackfin Reference

No Op

General Form
NOP
MNOP
Syntax
NOP ; /* (a) */
MNOP ; /* (b) */
Instruction Length
In the syntax, comment (a) identifies 16-bit instruction length. Comment
(b) identifies 32-bit instruction length.
Functional Description
The No Op instruction increments the
Typically, the No Op instruction allows previous instructions time to
complete before continuing with subsequent instructions. Other uses are
to produce specific delays in timing loops or to act as hardware event tim-
ers and rate generators when no timers and rate generators are available.
Flags Affected
None
Required Mode
User & Supervisor
ADSP-BF53x/BF56x Blackfin Processor Programming Reference
External Event Management
and does nothing else.
PC
16-25