| 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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A8
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1 byte
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2 cycles
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| Flags Affected
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| N
|
V
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M
|
X
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D
|
I
|
Z
|
C
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| N
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
Z
|
.
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TAY is a 65x instruction that transfers the value of the accumulator to the Y index register. The size of the Y index register determines how many bytes are transferred. TAY always takes two cycles, regardless of whether one or two bytes are transferred.
| Instruction Behavior
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|
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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
TAY
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