CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

University Institute of Engineering

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

Instruction set of 8086

Prepared By:
Sukhpreet Singh E1474 &
Oshin E5408
 Instruction Set of 8086

• An instruction is a binary pattern designed

inside a microprocessor to perform a specific
function.
• The entire group of instructions that a
microprocessor supports is called Instruction
Set.
• 8086 has more than 20,000 instructions.
 Classification of Instruction Set

• Data Transfer Instructions

• Arithmetic Instructions
• Logical Instructions
• Program Execution Transfer Instructions
• String Instructions
• Processor Control Instructions
 Data Transfer Instructions

• These instructions are used to transfer data

from source to destination.
• The operand can be a constant, memory
location, register or I/O port address.
 Data Transfer Instructions

MOV Des, Src:

Src operand can be register, memory location or immediate
operand.
Des can be register or memory operand.
Both Src and Des cannot be memory location at the same time.
E.g.:
MOV CX, 037A H
MOV AL, BL
MOV BX, [0301 H]
 Data Transfer Instructions

PUSH Operand:
It pushes the operand into top of stack.
E.g.: PUSH BX

POP Des:
It pops the operand from top of stack to Des.
Des can be a general purpose register, segment register (except
CS) or memory location.
E.g.: POP AX
 Data Transfer Instructions

• XCHG Des, Src:

– This instruction exchanges Src with Des.
– It cannot exchange two memory locations directly.
– E.g.: XCHG DX, AX
 Data Transfer Instructions

• IN Accumulator, Port Address:

– It transfers the operand from specified port to accumulator
register.
– E.g.: IN AX, 0028 H

• OUT Port Address, Accumulator:

– It transfers the operand from accumulator to specified port.
– E.g.: OUT 0028 H, AX
 Data Transfer Instructions

• LEA Register, Src:

– It loads a 16-bit register with the offset
address of the data specified by the Src.
– E.g.: LEA BX, [DI]
 Data Transfer Instructions

• LDS Des, Src:

– It loads 32-bit pointer from memory source to
destination register and DS.
– The offset is placed in the destination register and the
segment is placed in DS.
– To use this instruction the word at the lower memory
address must contain the offset and the word at the
higher address must contain the segment.
– E.g.: LDS SI, ES:[BX]
 Data Transfer Instructions

• LES Des, Src:

– It loads 32-bit pointer from memory source to
destination register and ES.
– The offset is placed in the destination register and
the segment is placed in ES.
– This instruction is very similar to LDS except that it
initializes ES instead of DS.
– E.g.: LES DI, DS:[BX]
 Data Transfer Instructions

• LAHF:
– It copies the lower byte of flag register to AH.

• SAHF:
– It copies the contents of AH to lower byte of flag register.

• PUSHF:
– Pushes flag register to top of stack.

• POPF:
– Pops the stack top to flag register.
 Exercise 1

Q.1 Transfer 16 bit number from memory into register AX. The
address of first location is 7000h:1500h(BA:EA).

Q.2 Define data memory segment from address 1500h.

Q.3 Save data of registers AX,BX,CX,DX into stack memory.

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 Arithmetic Instructions

• ADD Des, Src:

– It adds a byte to byte or a word to word.
– It effects AF, CF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– E.g.:
• ADD AL, 74H
• ADD DX, AX
• ADD AX, [BX]
 Arithmetic Instructions

• ADC Des, Src:

– It adds the two operands with CF.
– It effects AF, CF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– E.g.:
• ADC AL, 74H
• ADC DX, AX
• ADC AX, [BX]
 Arithmetic Instructions

• SUB Des, Src:

– It subtracts a byte from byte or a word from word.
– It effects AF, CF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– For subtraction, CF acts as borrow flag.
– E.g.:
• SUB AL, 74H
• SUB DX, AX
• SUB AX, [BX]
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• SBB Des, Src:

– It subtracts the two operands and also the borrow
from the result.
– It effects AF, CF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– E.g.:
• SBB AL, 74H
• SBB DX, AX
• SBB AX, [BX]
 Arithmetic Instructions

• INC Src:
– It increments the byte or word by one.
– The operand can be a register or memory location.
– It effects AF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– CF is not effected.
– E.g.: INC AX
 Arithmetic Instructions

• DEC Src:
– It decrements the byte or word by one.
– The operand can be a register or memory location.
– It effects AF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags.
– CF is not effected.
– E.g.: DEC AX
 Arithmetic Instructions

• AAA (ASCII Adjust after Addition):

– The data entered from the terminal is in ASCII format.
– In ASCII, 0 – 9 are represented by 30H – 39H.
– This instruction allows us to add the ASCII codes.
– This instruction does not have any operand.

• Other ASCII Instructions:

– AAS (ASCII Adjust after Subtraction)
– AAM (ASCII Adjust after Multiplication)
– AAD (ASCII Adjust Before Division)
 Arithmetic Instructions

• DAA (Decimal Adjust after Addition)

– It is used to make sure that the result of adding two
BCD numbers is adjusted to be a correct BCD number.
– It only works on AL register.
• DAS (Decimal Adjust after Subtraction)
– It is used to make sure that the result of subtracting two
BCD numbers is adjusted to be a correct BCD number.
– It only works on AL register.
 Arithmetic Instructions

• NEG Src:
– It creates 2’s complement of a given
number.
– That means, it changes the sign of a
number.
 Arithmetic Instructions

• CMP Des, Src:

– It compares two specified bytes or words.
– The Src and Des can be a constant, register or memory
location.
– Both operands cannot be a memory location at the same
time.
– The comparison is done simply by internally subtracting the
source from destination.
– The value of source and destination does not change, but the
flags are modified to indicate the result.
 Arithmetic Instructions

• MUL Src:
– It is an unsigned multiplication instruction.
– It multiplies two bytes to produce a word or two words to produce a
double word.
– AX = AL * Src
– DX : AX = AX * Src
– This instruction assumes one of the operand in AL or AX.
– Src can be a register or memory location.
• IMUL Src:
– It is a signed multiplication instruction.
 Arithmetic Instructions

• DIV Src:
– It is an unsigned division instruction.
– It divides word by byte or double word by word.
– The operand is stored in AX, divisor is Src and the
result is stored as:
• AH = remainder AL = quotient

• IDIV Src:
– It is a signed division instruction.
 Arithmetic Instructions

• CBW (Convert Byte to Word):

– This instruction converts byte in AL to word in AX.
– The conversion is done by extending the sign bit of AL
throughout AH.
• CWD (Convert Word to Double Word):
– This instruction converts word in AX to double word in
DX : AX.
– The conversion is done by extending the sign bit of AX
throughout DX.
 Exercise 2
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Q.1 Write a program to add two 16 bit numbers. Store the result
in memory from address ES: 2000h.

Q.2 Write an ALP to perform the subtraction of decimal numbers -

. Store the result in BCD format in register AH.

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 Logical Instructions

• These instructions are used at the bit level.

• These instructions can be used for:
– Testing a zero bit
– Set or reset a bit
– Shift bits across registers
 Logical Instructions

• NOT Src:
– It complements each bit of Src to produce 1’s
complement of the specified operand.
– The operand can be a register or memory location.
 Logical Instructions

• AND Des, Src:

– It performs AND operation of Des and Src.
– Src can be immediate number, register or memory location.
– Des can be register or memory location.
– Both operands cannot be memory locations at the same
time.
– CF and OF become zero after the operation.
– PF, SF and ZF are updated.
 Logical Instructions

• OR Des, Src:
– It performs OR operation of Des and Src.
– Src can be immediate number, register or memory location.
– Des can be register or memory location.
– Both operands cannot be memory locations at the same
time.
– CF and OF become zero after the operation.
– PF, SF and ZF are updated.
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• XOR Des, Src:

– It performs XOR operation of Des and Src.
– Src can be immediate number, register or memory location.
– Des can be register or memory location.
– Both operands cannot be memory locations at the same
time.
– CF and OF become zero after the operation.
– PF, SF and ZF are updated.
 Logical Instructions

• SHL Des, Count:

– It shift bits of byte or word left, by count.
– It puts zero(s) in LSBs.
– MSB is shifted into carry flag.
– If the number of bits desired to be shifted is 1, then
the immediate number 1 can be written in Count.
– However, if the number of bits to be shifted is more
than 1, then the count is put in CL register.
 Logical Instructions

• SHR Des, Count:

– It shift bits of byte or word right, by count.
– It puts zero(s) in MSBs.
– LSB is shifted into carry flag.
– If the number of bits desired to be shifted is 1, then
the immediate number 1 can be written in Count.
– However, if the number of bits to be shifted is more
than 1, then the count is put in CL register.
 Logical Instructions

• ROL Des, Count:

– It rotates bits of byte or word left, by count.
– MSB is transferred to LSB and also to CF.
– If the number of bits desired to be shifted is 1,
then the immediate number 1 can be written in
Count.
– However, if the number of bits to be shifted is
more than 1, then the count is put in CL register.
 Logical Instructions

• ROR Des, Count:

– It rotates bits of byte or word right, by count.
– LSB is transferred to MSB and also to CF.
– If the number of bits desired to be shifted is 1,
then the immediate number 1 can be written in
Count.
– However, if the number of bits to be shifted is
more than 1, then the count is put in CL register.
 Exercise 3

Q.1 Mask 3 LSBs of register AL without changing 5MSBs.

Q.2 Invert 3 MSBs of register AH without changing other bits.

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 Program Execution Transfer Instructions

• These instructions cause change in the

sequence of the execution of instruction.
• This change can be through a condition or
sometimes unconditional.
• The conditions are represented by flags.
 Program Execution Transfer Instructions

• CALL Des:
– This instruction is used to call a subroutine or function or
procedure.
– The address of next instruction after CALL is saved onto
stack.
• RET:
– It returns the control from procedure to calling program.
– Every CALL instruction should have a RET.
 Program Execution Transfer Instructions

• JMP Des:
– This instruction is used for unconditional jump
from one place to another.

• Jxx Des (Conditional Jump):

– All the conditional jumps follow some conditional
statements or any instruction that affects the flag.
 Conditional Jump Table

Mnemonic Meaning Jump Condition

JA Jump if Above CF = 0 and ZF = 0
JAE Jump if Above or Equal CF = 0
JB Jump if Below CF = 1
JBE Jump if Below or Equal CF = 1 or ZF = 1
JC Jump if Carry CF = 1
JE Jump if Equal ZF = 1
JNC Jump if Not Carry CF = 0
JNE Jump if Not Equal ZF = 0
JNZ Jump if Not Zero ZF = 0
JPE Jump if Parity Even PF = 1
JPO Jump if Parity Odd PF = 0
JZ Jump if Zero ZF = 1
 Program Execution Transfer Instructions

• Loop Des:
– This is a looping instruction.
– The number of times looping is required is placed
in the CX register.
– With each iteration, the contents of CX are
decremented.
– ZF is checked whether to loop again or not.
 String Instructions

• String in assembly language is just a

sequentially stored bytes or words.
• There are very strong set of string instructions
in 8086.
• By using these string instructions, the size of
the program is considerably reduced.
 String Instructions

• CMPS Des, Src:

– It compares the string bytes or words.

• SCAS String:
– It scans a string.
– It compares the String with byte in AL or with
word in AX.
 String Instructions

• MOVS / MOVSB / MOVSW:

– It causes moving of byte or word from one string
to another.
– In this instruction, the source string is in Data
Segment and destination string is in Extra
Segment.
– SI and DI store the offset values for source and
destination index.
 String Instructions

• REP (Repeat):
– This is an instruction prefix.
– It causes the repetition of the instruction until CX
becomes zero.
– E.g.: REP MOVSB STR1, STR2
• It copies byte by byte contents.
• REP repeats the operation MOVSB until CX becomes
zero.
 Processor/Flag Control Instructions

• These instructions control the processor itself.

• 8086 allows to control certain control flags
that:
– causes the processing in a certain direction
– processor synchronization if more than one
microprocessor attached.
 Processor Control Instructions

• STC:
– It sets the carry flag to 1.

• CLC:
– It clears the carry flag to 0.

• CMC:
– It complements the carry flag.
 Processor Control Instructions

• STD:
– It sets the direction flag to 1.
– If it is set, string bytes are accessed from higher memory
address to lower memory address.

• CLD:
– It clears the direction flag to 0.
– If it is reset, the string bytes are accessed from lower
memory address to higher memory address.
 Home Assignment
Q.1 Give the status of zero and carry flag for the instructions :
(a) MOV AX, 1345h
(b) MOV BX, 1457h
(c) CMP BX, AX

Q.2 Write ALP to find one’s complement of an 8-bit number.

Q.3 Shift an 8 -bit number to left by 1- bit.

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