
PIC12C5XX
DS40139A-page 12
Advance Information
1996 Microchip Technology Inc.
4.2
Data Memory Organization
Data memory is composed of registers, or bytes of
RAM. Therefore, data memory for a device is specified
by its register file. The register file is divided into two
functional groups: special function registers and
general purpose registers.
The special function registers include the TMR0
register, the Program Counter (PC), the Status
Register, the I/O registers (ports), and the File Select
Register (FSR). In addition, special purpose registers
are used to control the I/O port configuration and
prescaler options.
The general purpose registers are used for data and
control information under command of the instructions.
For the PIC12C508, the register file is composed of 7
special function registers and 25 general purpose
registers (Figure 4-2).
For the PIC12C509, the register file is composed of 7
special function registers, 25 general purpose
registers, and 16 general purpose registers that may
be addressed using a banking scheme (Figure 4-3).
4.2.1
GENERAL PURPOSE REGISTER FILE
The general purpose register file is accessed either
directly or indirectly through the file select register
FSR (Section 4.7).
FIGURE 4-2:
PIC12C508 REGISTER FILE
MAP
File Address
00h
01h
02h
03h
04h
05h
06h
07h
1Fh
INDF
(1)
TMR0
PCL
STATUS
FSR
OSCCAL
GPIO
General
Purpose
Registers
Note
1:
Not a physical register. See Section 4.7
FIGURE 4-3:
PIC12C509 REGISTER FILE MAP
File Address
00h
01h
02h
03h
04h
05h
06h
07h
1Fh
INDF
(1)
TMR0
PCL
STATUS
FSR
OSCCAL
GPIO
0Fh
10h
Bank 0
Bank 1
3Fh
30h
20h
2Fh
General
Purpose
Registers
General
Purpose
Registers
General
Purpose
Registers
Addresses map
back to
addresses
in Bank 0.
Note
1:
Not a physical register. See Section 4.7
FSR<6:5>
00
01