BGT

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Instruction NameBranch if Greater Than Branch if Not Less Than or Equal
MnemonicsBGT / BNLE
CP1610 Clock Cycles7 or 9
InterruptibleYes
Opcode Range$020E, $022E

The Branch if Greater Than opcode (BGT) is a two-decle opcode that is a part of the Branch family of opcodes. It is also known as Branch if Not Less Than or Equal (BNLE). This instruction causes the CP1610 to branch if the both the Zero Flag is clear and the Sign Flag is equal to the Overflow Flag. If this condition is true, then the CP1610 branches to the address specified by the following parameters.

   Format - Decle #1    Format - Word #2 (All 16 bits are significant)
   0000:0010:00d0:1101  aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa
where:
d indicates the direction of the branch such that: d == 0 indicates to branch in the forward direction d == 1 indicates to branch in the reverse direction
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa indicates the amount of offset

See the Branch opcode family documentation for more information.