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PREFACE
This reference manual describes programming and operation of the CPU32
instruction processing module, found in the M68300 Family of embedded
controllers. It is a part of a multivolume set of manuals - each volume
corresponds to a major module in the M68300 Family.
A user's manual for each device incorporating the CPU32 describes processor
function and operation with reference to other modules within the device.
This manual consists of the following sections and appendix:
Section 1 Overview
Section 2 Architecture Summary
Section 3 Data Organization and Addressing Capabilities
Section 4 Instruction Set
Section 5 Processing States
Section 6 Exception Processing
Section 7 Development Support
Section 8 Instruction Execution Timing
Appendix A M68000 Family Summary
Index
NOTE
In this manual, the terms assertion and negation specify driving a
signal to a particular logic state. Assert and assertion refer to
an active or true signal. Negate and negation refer to an
inactive or false signal. These terms are used independently of
the voltage level that they represent.
This manual is written for systems designers, systems programmers, and
applications programmers. Systems designers need general knowledge of the
entire volume, with particular emphasis on Section 1, Section 7, and Appendix
A - they will also need to be familiar with electrical speCifications and
mechanical data contained in the user's manual. Systems programmers should
become familiar with Sections 1 through 6, Section 8, and Appendix A.
Applications programmers can find most of the information they need in
Sections 1 through 5, Section 8, and Appendix A.
This manual is also written for users of the M68000 Family that are not familiar
with the CPU32. Although there are comparative references to other Motorola
microprocessors throughout the manual, Section 1, Section 2, and Appendix A
specifically identify the CPU32 within the M68000 Family, and discuss the
differences between it and related devices.
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