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OBJECTIVES

To understand the addressing modes of 8085

microprocessor.
To learn the instruction set of 8085
microprocessor.

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Addressing Modes of 8085

The method by which the address of
source of data or the address of
destination of result is given in the
instruction is called Addressing Modes.
The term addressing mode refers to the
way in which the operand of the
instruction is specified in the instruction.

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Types of Addressing Modes

Intel 8085 uses the following addressing modes:

Direct Addressing mode
Register Addressing Mode
Register Indirect Addressing Mode
Immediate Addressing Mode
Implicit Addressing Mode

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Direct Addressing Mode

In this mode, the address of the operand is

given in the instruction itself.
Example: LDA 2500H
This instruction loads the contents of memory
location 2500H in accumulator.
LDA is the operation.
2500H is the address of the source.
Accumulator is the destination.

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Register Addressing Mode

In this mode, the operand is in general purpose

register.
Example: MOV A,B
This instruction moves the contents of register B
to A.
MOV is the operation.
B is the source of data.
A is the destination.

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Register Indirect Addressing
Mode
In this mode, the address of operand is specified
by a register pair.
Example: MOV A,M
This instruction moves data from memory
location specified by H-L pair to accumulator.
MOV is the operation.
M is the memory location specified by H-L pair.
A is the destination.

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Immediate Addressing Mode

In this mode, the operand is specified within the
instruction itself.
Example: MVI A, 05H
This instruction moves the data 05H in the
accumulator.
MVI is the operation.
05H is the immediate data (source).
A is the destination.

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Implicit Addressing Mode

If address of source of data as well as address of
destination of result is fixed, then there is no
need to give any operand along with the
instruction.
Example: CMA
Complement the accumulator.
CMA is the operation.
A is the source.
A is the destination.

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FAQs
1. What is Direct Addressing mode?
2. Give an example of Register Addressing Mode.
3. What do you understand by Register Indirect
Addressing Mode
4. How Immediate Addressing Mode is different
from direct addressing mode?
5. Give at least two examples of Implicit
Addressing Mode?

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References
[1]
http://microprocessorforyou.blogspot.in/2012/06/addressing-
modes-in-8085.html
[2] http://scanftree.com/microprocessor/Addressing-Modes-
In-8085
[3] http://www.editsworld.com/8085-addressing-modes-
example-instruction-size/#.WF_JKtJ97IU
[4]
http://www.eazynotes.com/notes/microprocessor/slides/addr
essing-modes-of-8085.pdf

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