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IT2623-MODULE 6
ADDRESSING
MODES OF 8086

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• The different ways in

which a processor
can access data are
called
addressing
modes
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• 8086 accesses code bytes using

contents of CS & IP register

• 8086 accesses stack using contents

of SS & SP register
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How 8086 accesses data?

• 8086 assembly language instructions
can be used to illustrate the
addressing modes

• Format of MOV instruction

MOV destination, source
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• Source of data can be

– Immediate data
– A specified register
– A memory location specified in 1 of 24
different ways
• Destination of data can be
– A specified register
– A memory location specified in 1 of 24
different ways
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ADDRESSING MODES OF 8086

1) Immediate addressing mode
2) Register addressing mode
3) Direct memory addressing mode
4) Register based indirect addressing
mode
5) Register relative addressing mode
6) Base indexed addressing mode
7) Relative based indexed addressing mode
8) Implied addressing mode
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1) Immediate addressing mode

• In this mode, the operand is specified in the instruction
itself. Instructions are longer but the operands are easily
identified.
• Immediate data is a part of instruction.
• The immediate data may be 8-bit or 16-bit in size.

Example:
• MVI CL, 12H
• MOV AX, 0005H
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2) Register addressing mode

• In this mode, operands are specified using registers. This
addressing mode is normally preferred because the
instructions are compact and fastest executing of all
instruction forms.
• Registers may be used as source operands, destination
operands or both.
• Source/Destination Can Be One Of The 8086 Registers

Example:

• MOV AX, BX
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3) Direct memory addressing mode

• In this mode, address of the operand is directly specified in the
instruction. Here only the offset address is specified, the
segment being indicated by the instruction.

• Memory Address (Offset) Is Directly Specified In The

Instruction .
• By default, DS register is used for accessing data from memory

• 16-bit offset can be specified in many ways

Example:
• MOV CL, [4321H]
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Different ways of specifying

offset
• Direct memory addressing
• Register Indirect addressing
• Based addresing
• Indexed addressing
• Based Indexed addressing
• String addressing
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4) Register based indirect addressing mode

• In this mode, the effective address of the
memory may be taken directly from one of the
base register or index register specified by
instruction. If register is SI, DI and BX then DS
is by default segment register.

• If BP is used, then SS is by default segment

register.

Example:
• MOV CX, [BX]
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5) Register relative addressing mode

• In this mode, the operand address is

calculated using one of the base
registers and an 8 bit or a 16 bit
displacement.
• Specifies the operand as a 8-bit signed
displacement relative to PC
Example:
• MOV CL, [BX + 04H]
• JNC 08H
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6) Base indexed addressing mode

• Here, operand address is calculated as base
register plus an index register.
• Effective address is sumof
– 16-bit offset given ininstruction
– Contents of index register SI or DI
– Contents of base register BX or BP
• Segment register is DS
Example:
• MOV CL, [BX + SI]
• MOV AX, 4[BX][SI]
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7) Relative based indexed addressing

mode
• In this mode, the address of the operand
is calculated as the sum of base register,
index register and 8 bit or 16 bit
displacement.

Example:
• MOV CL, [BX + DI + 20]
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8) Implied addressing mode

• In this mode, the operands are
implied and are hence not specified
in the instruction.
• No operands are specified

Example:
• STC
• CLC
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