Yeh. I was getting confused about knowing when it was negative.
Carry being clear when it goes negative always confuses me.
But I am OK now, thanks
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On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 at 19:34, Neil <
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> Quick first thought...
> Subtract 1 from lower byte.
> If it goes negative, then you need to subtract 1 from upper byte (else
> you're done and result is not negative).
> If decrementing upper byte goes negative, then there's your negative flag.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
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> On 2/22/2021 2:21 PM, David C Brown wrote:
> > I am ashamed to admit that I am struggling to do this in a PIC18F88.
> > Subtract 1 from a sixteen bit number and indicate when it goes negative
> > Can anyone spare my blushes?
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