C51 pointers

Pointers


The Cx51 Compiler supports the declaration of variable pointers using the * character. The Cx51 Compiler pointers may be used to perform all operations available in standard C. However, because of the unique architecture of the 8051 and its derivatives, the Cx51 Compiler provides two different types of pointers:


generic pointers
memory-specific pointers
Comparison: Memory Specific & Generic Pointers


You can significantly accelerate an 8051 C program by using memory specific pointers. The following sample program shows the differences in code & data size and execution time for various pointer declarations.


Description idata Pointerxdata Pointer Generic Pointer
Sample Program char idata *ip;
char val;
val = *ip; char xdata *xp;
char val;
val = *xp; char *p;
char val;
val = *p;
8051 Program Code
Generated MOV R0,ip
MOV val,@R0 MOV DPL,xp +1
MOV DPH,xp
MOV A,@DPTR
MOV val,A MOV R1,p + 2
MOV R2,p + 1
MOV R3,p
CALL CLDPTR
Pointer Size
Code Size
Execution Time 1 byte
4 bytes
4 cycles 2 bytes
9 bytes
7 cycles 3 bytes
11 bytes + library call
13 cycles
C51的指针，用不好，就是祸害。


 Posted by ian at 07:53  Tagged with: pointer