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BMI

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Basic Info
Addressing Mode Opcode Length Speed
Program Counter Relative 30 2 bytes 2 cycles*
Flags Affected
N V M X D I Z C
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BMI (Branch if Minus) is a 65x instruction that performs a jump if the negative flag is set. The signed displacement of the target address can range from -128 to 127.

If the negative flag is clear, control simply falls through to the instruction following BMI.

No flags are affected.

Syntax

BMI nearlabel

Cycle Penalties

  • BMI takes one extra cycle if the branch is taken
  • BMI takes another extra cycle if that branch crosses a page boundary in emulation mode.

See Also

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