PIC18 cheatsheet

ADDWF

Detailed reference for the ADDWF instruction in PIC18 ISA.

Description

Add the contents of WREG to file register f.

  • d = 0 → result is stored in WREG.
  • d = 1 → result is stored back into register f.
  • a = 0 → Access‑bank addressing.
  • a = 1 → Banked addressing.

Examples

; d=0, a=0  → result in WREG, Access bank
ADDWF 0xFF, 0, 0   ; W = 0xFF + W
; d=0, a=1  → result in WREG, Banked address
ADDWF 0xFF, 0, 1   ; W = 0xFF + W
; d=1, a=0  → result back to file register, Access bank
ADDWF 0xFF, 1, 0   ; 0xFF = 0xFF + W
; d=1, a=1  → result back to file register, Banked address
ADDWF 0xFF, 1, 1   ; 0xFF = 0xFF + W
; Load literal into WREG then add, result in WREG (Access bank)
ADDWF 0xFF, 0, 0   ; W = 0xFF + 0xFF