Motorola 6800 microprocessor

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The Motorola 6800 microprocessor is an 8-bit CPU introduced in the mid-1970s that became influential in early microcomputer and embedded system designs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit microprocessor
CPU
microprocessor
accumulatorNames A
B
addressBusWidth 16 bits
architecture 8-bit CISC
competedWith Intel 8008
Intel 8080
dataBusWidth 8 bits
designedFor early microcomputers
embedded systems
endianess big-endian
family Motorola 6800 family
hasSignal non-multiplexed address bus
non-multiplexed data bus
single-phase clock input
indexRegister X register
influenced Hitachi 6301
MOS Technology 6502
Motorola 6801
Motorola 6802
Motorola 6809
instructionSet Motorola 6800 instruction set
instructionSetType orthogonal
interruptTypes maskable interrupt
non-maskable interrupt
introducedInDecade 1970s
introducedInYear 1974
manufacturer Motorola
maximumAddressableMemory 64 KB
notableFeature on-chip bus control logic
on-chip clock circuitry
separate address and data buses
simple, regular instruction set
notableFor influential role in early microcomputer designs
widespread use in embedded systems
numberOfAccumulators 2
packageType 40-pin DIP
programCounter 16-bit program counter
registerType accumulator-based
resetVectorAddress 0xFFFE
stackLocation user-definable in memory
stackPointer 16-bit stack pointer
statusRegister condition code register
successor Motorola 6802
Motorola 6809
supplyVoltage 5 V
supportsInterrupts yes
technologyNode NMOS
typicalClockFrequency 1 MHz
2 MHz
usedIn Altair 680 computer
SWTP 6800 computer systems
automotive control units
early industrial control systems
wordSize 8 bits

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Motorola notableProduct Motorola 6800 microprocessor
Motorola 6800 instructionSet Motorola 6800 instruction set
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Motorola 6800 influenced Motorola 6801
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Motorola 6800 family Motorola 6800 family
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Hitachi 6301 architectureFamily Motorola 6800
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Hitachi 6301 derivedFrom Motorola 6800 architecture
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Altair 680 computer cpu Motorola 6800
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Altair 680 computer architecture Motorola 6800 architecture
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Altair 680 computer hasComponent Motorola 6800 microprocessor
Motorola 6802 compatibleWith Motorola 6800
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Motorola 6802 family Motorola 6800 family
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Motorola 6802 instructionSet Motorola 6800 instruction set
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Motorola 6802 busCompatibility Motorola 6800 bus
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Motorola 6802 compatibleWith Motorola 6801 (at instruction-set level)
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Motorola 6809 predecessor Motorola 6800
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