Upward Compatibility
H8 MCUs: Fully Upward Compatible
H8 CPUs are all CISC-based (Complex Instruction
Set Computation), developed to allow compatibility up
and down the various H8 series. This makes it easy to
move between the product lines in the H8 family.
The CPUs within the H8 family range from 8-bit,
low-power optimized cores, to full 32-bit high-performance
cores that achieve 1MIPS/MHz.
Benefits of H8 CPU cores include:
• Most instructions execute in one clock cycle
• Built-in hardware MAC (H8S/2600 and H8SX only)
• Fast multipliers and dividers
• Enhanced memory addressing schemes
(memory-to-memory access, one instruction)
• Advanced conditional branching instructions
• Powerful CISC instructions with small code size
CPU Register Set
The CPUs within the H8 family are
designed from the same register set,
allowing complete compatibility.
H8/300L devices
use 8 general-purpose registers as
8 and 16 bits. PC is 16 bits wide.
H8/300H devices
use 8 general-purpose registers as
8, 16 and 32 bits. PC is 24 bits wide.
H8S/2000 devices
use 8 general-purpose registers as
8, 16 and 32 bits. PC is 24 bits wide.
H8S/2600 devices
use 8 general-purpose registers as
8, 16 and 32 bits. PC is 24 bits wide.
Hardware MAC.
H8SX devices
use 8 general-purpose registers as
8, 16 and 32 bits. PC is 32 bits wide.
Hardware MAC. VBR and SBR
available.
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