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MICROPROCESSOR INSTRUCTION REFERENCE->EXT

EXT    Sign Extend


Sign Extended Destination -> Destination

    

Assembler Syntax:	EXT.W Dn	extend byte to word
	EXT.L Dn	extend word to long word

Size:    Word, Long

Extends a byte in a data register to a word or a long word, or a word in a data register to a long word, by replicating the sign bit to the left.

Condition Codes:

N    Set if result negative, else cleared
Z    Set if result zero, else cleared
V    Always cleared
C    Always cleared
X    Not affected