I saw this post on the ImageCraft icc-430 mailing list (I follow both
lists - occasionally it can be useful to cross-polinate).  Do you guys know
about these problems (or supposed problems) ?

----- Original Message -----
From: <moja...@iwvisp.com>
To: <icc-...@imagecraft.com>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:58 AM
Subject: [Icc-430] R2 and R3 operations


> TI's doucmentation to the contrary, operations on R2
> do affect the status values.  However, while performing
> these operations, the MSP's internal status checking is
> disabled so that common sense results are obtained.
> For instance, clearing R2 does /not/ set the Z bit to
> indicate that zero was written to R2.  Other than
> disabling the status actions, operations on R2 are the
> same as any for other register.
>
> Performing operations on R3 gives very peculiar results
> including throwing the processor into some interminable
> wild state.  It would seem to be the better part of
> discretion to avoid trying to write to R3 and just use
> it in its CG2 role only.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Everett M. Greene  (The Mojave Greene, crotalus scutulatus scutulatus)
> Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555           Path: moja...@iwvisp.com
>
> The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting
> something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
>
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