Basic Info
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Addressing Mode
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Opcode
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Length
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Speed
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Implied (type 1)
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AA
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1 byte
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2 cycles
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Flags Affected
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N
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V
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M
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X
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D
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I
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Z
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C
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N
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.
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Z
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TAX is a 65x instruction that transfers the value of the accumulator to the X index register. TAX always takes two cycles, regardless of whether one or two bytes are transferred.
Instruction Behavior
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8-bit accumulator (m=1)
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16-bit accumulator (m=0)
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8-bit index registers (x=1)
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8 bits are transferred
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8 bits are transferred (low byte of accumulator)
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16-bit index registers (x=0)
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16 bits are transferred
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16 bits are transferred
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Syntax
TAX
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