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--- sd-8516_programmer_s_reference_guide [2026/01/29 19:00] – appledog
+++ sd-8516_programmer_s_reference_guide [2026/01/30 02:03] (current) – appledog
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 == Introduction
 The **Stellar Dynamics SD-8516** represents a categoretroical reimagining of microprocessor architecture. This 16-bit CPU, implemented in AssemblyScript for the VC-3 computer system, delivers performance exceeding conventional silicon constraints through advanced cross-boundary resonance microcascades.
+The SD-8516 is intended to be an easy to learn architecture which remains era-authentic.
+^ CPU ^ Opcodes ^ Assembler ^ Notes ^
+|
+| SD-8516 | 56 opcodes | 105 opcodes | |
+| 6809 | 59 opcodes | 154+ | "the most elegant 8 bit CPU ever designed" |
+| 8086 | 117 opcodes | 117 | standard of the era |
+| 6502 | 151 opcodes | 151 | standard of the era |
+| Z80 | 158 opcodes | hundreds | prefix machine--158 base opcodes |
+| 8080 | 244 opcodes | | |
 === Key Specifications
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 == Register Encoding
 === Byte Access
-Each register's high and low bytes are individually addressable using H/L suffixes: *AH*/*AL*, *BH*/*BL*, *XH*/*XL*, etc.
+Each register's high and low bytes are individually addressable using H/L suffixes: AH/AL, BH/BL, XH/XL, etc.
 === 32-bit Pairs
 Adjacent registers can be combined for certain 32-bit operations using concatenated names:
-- *AB* = A (high) + B (low)
+- AB = A (high) + B (low)
-- *CD* = C (high) + D (low)
+- CD = C (high) + D (low)
-- *EF*, *GI*, *JK*, *LM*, *TY*, *XZ*
+- EF, GI, JK, LM, TY, XZ
 This is simulated 32 bit access; changing the value of a 32 bit pair will corrupt the underlying 16 bit registers, and so forth. Secondly, access is only marginally faster than 16 bit access; for memory loads, stores and compares it is usually faster to use native 16-bit mode.
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 === 24-bit Pointers
 Memory addressing uses a bank byte plus 16-bit offset. The naming convention is `[low-byte][offset]`:
-- *BLX* = *BL* (bank) + *X* (address)
+- BLX = BL (bank) + X (address)
-- *ELM* = *EL* (bank) + *M* (address)
+- ELM = EL (bank) + M (address)
-- *FLD* = *FL* (bank) + *D* (address)
+- FLD = FL (bank) + D (address)
-- *GLK* = *GL* (bank) + *K* (address)
+- GLK = GL (bank) + K (address)
-Eight bank registers (*BL*, *EL*, *FL*, *GL*, *IL*, *JL*, *LL*, *TL*) each pair with eight address registers (*A*, *C*, *D*, *K*, *M*, *X*, *Y*, *Z*), yielding 64 possible 24-bit pointer combinations.
+Eight bank registers (BL, EL, FL, GL, IL, JL, LL, TL) each pair with eight address registers (A, C, D, K, M, X, Y, Z), yielding 64 possible 24-bit pointer combinations.
 === Register Overlap
-As with their 32-bit counterparts, 24-bit pointers share components. *ELM* and *ELD* both use the *EL* bank byte. *FLD* and *GLD* both use the D address register. Modifying one affects the other -- a common source of bugs. Always verify pointer independence when using multiple pointers simultaneously.
+As with their 32-bit counterparts, 24-bit pointers share components. ELM and ELD both use the EL bank byte. FLD and GLD both use the D address register. Modifying one affects the other -- a common source of bugs. Always verify pointer independence when using multiple pointers simultaneously.
 === Flags Register
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 | SEV | Set overflow flag |
 | CLV | Clear overflow flag |
+=== Other
+|= Instruction |= Description |
+| TSX | Transfer SP to register* |
+| TXS | Transfer register to SP* |
+* (*) these opcodes were suggested by stackminer from the Fantasy Console 2.0 discord. Thank you, stackminer!
 === System Operations
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-**SD-8516 Technical Manual** - Revision 1.0
+**SD-8516 Technical Manual** - Revision 1.0\\
-**Copyright © 2025 Appledog Hu**
+**Copyright © 2025 Appledog Hu**\\
 **All specifications subject to change as quantum resonance research continues.**