8086 Instruction set

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Instruction set of 8086 Microprocessor (Classification of Instructions)
 Data Transfer Instructions
 Arithmetic Instructions
 Bit Manipulation Instructions
 Program Execution Transfer Instructions
 String Instructions
 Processor Control Instructions
1. 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.
Mnemonic Meaning Format Operation
MOV Move Mov D,S (S)  (D)
XCHG Exchange XCHG D,S (S) (D)
LEA Load Effective
Address
LEA Reg16,EA EA  (Reg16)
LDS Load Register
And DS
LDS Reg16,MEM32 (MEM32)  (Reg16)
(Mem32+2)  (DS)
LES Load Register
&ES
LES Reg16,MEM32 (MEM32)  (Reg16)(Mem32+2)
 (DS)
i. MOV Des, Src
Src operand can be register, memory location or immediate operand.

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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
ii. PUSH Operand
It pushes the operand into top of stack.
E.g.: PUSH BX
iii. 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
iv. XCHG Des, Src
 This instruction exchanges Src with Des.
 It cannot exchange two memory locations directly.
E.g.: XCHG DX, AX
v. IN Accumulator, Port Address
 It transfers the operand from specified port to accumulator register.
E.g.: IN AX, 0028 H
vi. OUT Port Address, Accumulator
 It transfers the operand from accumulator to specified port.
E.g.: OUT 0028 H, AX
vii. LDS Des, Src
 It loads 32-bit pointer from memory source to destination register and DS.
 E.g: LDS BX, [0301 H]
viii. LES Des, Src
 It loads 32-bit pointer from memory source to destination register and ES.

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ix LAHF
 It copies the lower byte of flag register to AH.
x SAHF
 It copies the contents of AH to lower byte of flag register.
xi PUSHF
 Pushes flag register to top of stack.
xii POPF
 Pops the stack top to flag register.
2. ARITHMETIC INSTRUCTIONS
Mnemonic Meaning Format Operation
SUB Subtract SUB D,S (D) - (S)  (D)
Borrow  (CF)
SBB Subtract with
borrow
SBB D,S (D) - (S) - (CF)  (D)
DEC Decrement by
one
DEC D (D) - 1  (D)
NEG Negate NEG D
DAS Decimal adjust
for subtraction
DAS Convert the result in AL to
packed decimal format
AAS ASCII adjust
for subtraction
AAS (AL) difference (AH) dec by 1 if
borrow
ADD Addition ADD D,S (S)+(D)  (D)
carry  (CF)

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ADC Add with carry ADC D,S (S)+(D)+(CF)  (D)
carry  (CF)
INC Increment by
one
INC D (D)+1  (D)
AAA ASCII adjust
for addition
AAA If the sum is >9, AH
is incremented by 1
DAA Decimal adjust
for addition
DAA Adjust AL for decimal
Packed BCD
i. 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
ii. 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
iii. 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.
iv. SBB Des, Src
It subtracts the two operands and also the borrow from the result
Eg: SBB AL, 74H SBB DX, AX
v. INC Src
It increments the byte or word by one.

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It effects AF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags. CF is not effected
vi. DEC Src
It decrements the byte or word by one.
It effects AF, OF, PF, SF, ZF flags. CF is not effected
vii. AAA (ASCII Adjust after Addition)
The data entered from the terminal is in ASCII format
o AAS (ASCII Adjust after Subtraction)
o AAM (ASCII Adjust after Multiplication)
o AAD (ASCII Adjust Before Division)
viii. 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
ix. 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.
x. NEG Src
It creates 2’s complement of a given number.
That means, it changes the sign of a number.
xi. 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.

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xii. 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.
xiii. IMUL Src:
It is a signed multiplication instruction
xiv. 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
xv. IDIV Src:
It is a signed division instruction
xvi. 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.
xvii. 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

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Multiplication and Division Examples

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MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION:
Multiplication
(MUL or IMUL)
Multiplicand Operand
(Multiplier)
Result
Byte*Byte AL Register or memory AX
Word*Word AX Register or memory DX :AX
Dword*Dword EAX Register or memory EAX :EDX
Division
(DIV or IDIV)
Dividend Operand
(Divisor)
Quotient: Remainder
Word/Byte AX Register or Memory AL : AH
Dword/Word DX:AX Register or Memory AX : DX
Qword/Dword EDX: EAX Register or Memory EAX : EDX

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3. Bit Manipulation 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
Mnemonic Meaning Format Operation
AND
OR
XOR
NOT
Logical AND
Logical Inclusive OR
Logical Exclusive OR
LOGICAL NOT
AND D,S
OR D,S
XOR D,S
NOT D
(S) · (D) → (D)
(S) + (D) → (D)
(S) (D) → (D)
(D) → (D)
i. AND
Especially used in clearing certain bits (masking)
xxxx xxxx AND 0000 1111 = 0000 xxxx
(clear the first four bits B7-B4)
–Examples: AND BL, 0FH
ii. OR
Used in setting certain bits
xxxx xxxx OR 0000 1111 = xxxx 1111
(Set the upper four bits B4-B0)
iii. XOR
Used in Inverting bits
xxxx xxxx XOR 0000 1111 = xxxx x’x’x’x’ (Invert the upper four bits B4-B0)

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Example: Clear bits 0 and 1, set bits 6 and 7, invert bit 5 of register CL:
AND CL, FCH ; 1111 1100B
OR CL, C0H ; 1100 0000B
XOR CL, 20H ; 0010 0000B
iv. SHL
The SHL (shift left) instruction performs a logical left shift on the destination
operand, filling the lowest bit with 0.
Example:
mov DL,4
shl DL,1 RESULT  DL =10 ( 4 * 21
= 8 )
v. SHR
The SHR (shift right) instruction performs a logical right shift on the destination
operand. The highest bit position is filled with a zero
Example:
mov DL,8
shr DL,1 RESULT  DL =4 ( 8 / 21
= 4 )
vi. SAR
performs a right arithmetic shift on the destination operand
Example:
mov DL,-8
sar DL,2 RESULT  DL = - 2 ( - 8 / 22
= - 2 )
vii. ROL
ROL (rotate) shifts each bit to the left
The highest bit is copied into both the Carry flag and into the lowest bit
No bits are lost
Example:

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Example:
viii. ROR
ROR (rotate right) shifts each bit to the right
The lowest bit is copied into both the Carry flag and into the highest bit
No bits are lost
ix. RCL
RCL (rotate carry left) shifts each bit to the left
Copies the Carry flag to the least significant bit
Copies the most significant bit to the Carry flag
x. ROR Instruction
ROR (rotate right) shifts each bit to the right
The lowest bit is copied into both the Carry flag and into the highest bit

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No bits are lost
xi. RCR
RCR (rotate carry right) shifts each bit to the right
Copies the Carry flag to the most significant bit
Copies the least significant bit to the Carry flag

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4. 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.
i. 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.
ii. RET
It returns the control from procedure to calling program.
Every CALL instruction should have a RET.
iii. JMP Des
This instruction is used for unconditional jump from one place to another
iv. Jxx Des
All the conditional jumps follow some conditional statements or any
instruction that affects the flag
Mnemonic meaning condition
JA Above CF=0 and ZF=0
JB Above or Equal CF=0
JB Below CF=1
JBE Below or Equal CF=1 or ZF=1
JC Carry CF=1
JCXZ CX register is Zero (CF or ZF)=0

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JE Equal ZF=1
JG Greater ZF=0 and SF=OF
JGE Greater or Equal SF=OF
JL Less (SF XOR OF) = 1
Mnemonic meaning condition
JLE Less or Equal ((SF XOR OF) or ZF) = 1
JNA Not Above CF =1 or Zf=1
JNAE Not Above nor Equal CF = 1
JNB Not Below CF = 0
JNBE Not Below nor Equal CF = 0 and ZF = 0
JNC Not Carry CF = 0
JNE Not Equal ZF = 0
JNG Not Greater ((SF XOR OF) or ZF)=1
JNGE Not Greater nor Equal (SF XOR OF) = 1
JNL Not Less SF = OF

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Mnemonic meaning format Operation
LOOP Loop Loop short-
label
(CX)  (CX) – 1
Jump to location given
by short-label if CX ≠ 0
LOOPE/
LOOPZ
Loop while
equal/ loop
while zero
LOOPE/LOOPZ
short-label
(CX)  (CX) – 1
Jump to location given
by short-label if CX ≠ 0
and ZF=1
LOOPNE/
LOOPNZ
Loop while
not equal/
loop while
not zero
LOOPNE/LOO
PNZ short-
label
(CX)  (CX) – 1
Jump to location given
by short-label if CX ≠ 0
and ZF=0
v. 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.
5. 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.

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CMPS Des, Src:
o 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.
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.
REP (Repeat):
This is an instruction prefix.
It causes the repetition of the instruction until CX becomes zero.
E.g.: REP MOVSB STR1, STR2
a. It copies byte by byte contents.
b. REP repeats the operation MOVSB until CX becomes zero.
6. PROCESSOR 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.
STC:
o It sets the carry flag to 1.

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CLC:
o It clears the carry flag to 0.
CMC:
o It complements the carry flag.
STD:
o It sets the direction flag to 1.
o If it is set, string bytes are accessed from higher memory address to
lower memory address.
CLD:
o It clears the direction flag to 0.
o If it is reset, the string bytes are accessed from lower memory address to
higher memory address.
HLT instruction – HALT processing
The HLT instruction will cause the 8086 to stop fetching and
executing instructions.
NOP instruction
this instruction simply takes up three clock cycles and does no
processing.
LOCK instruction
This is a prefix to an instruction. This prefix makes sure that during
execution of the instruction, control of system bus is not taken by other
microprocessor.
WAIT instruction
This instruction takes 8086 to an idle condition. The CPU will not do any
processing during this.
ESC instruction
whenever this instruction executes, the microprocessor does NOP or
access a data from memory for coprocessor. This instruction passes the information
to 8087 math processor. Six bits of ESC instruction provide the opcode to
coprocessor.
when 8086 fetches instruction bytes, co-processor also picks up these
bytes and puts in its queue. The co-processor will treat normal 8086 instructions as
NOP. Floating point instructions are executed by 8087 and during this 8086 will be in
WAIT.