NLZ

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NLZ
Description Normalize (integer to floating)
Format NLZ <scaling>
Code 151 4008
Affected (T), (A) and (D)
Type User
Architecture {{{Architecture}}}

NLZ is an assembly instruction. It converts the number in the A register to a standard form floating number in the floating point accumulator (A and D registers), using the scaling of the NLZ instruction as a scaling factor.

The scaling is given to the conversion of -128 to 127 (approximately 10-39 to 1039).

For integers, a scaling factor of +1610 will give a floating point number with the same value as the integer. A larger scaling factor will result in a higher floating point number. Because of the single precision fixed point number, the D register will be cleared.


Example

  • NLZ+20 (code 151420) Convert from integer to floating point.


ND-110 48-bit floating point CPU

Main article: 48-bit floating point

The ND-110 can have a 48-bit floating point CPU. In the 48-bit floating point CPU a further register (T) and memory location (ea + 2) are used. In this case, the T register is linked to location ea, A to ea + 1 and D to ea + 2.


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