DI

Operation

IFF <- 0

Mnemonic

DI

Operands

None

b7b6b5b4b3b2b1b0
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1$F3

Description

DI disables the maskable interrupt by resetting the interrupt enable flip-flops (IFF1 and IFF2).

NOTE: This instruction disables the maskable interrupt during its execution.

Condition Bits Affected

None.

Example

When the CPU executes the instruction

	DI

the maskable interrupt is disabled until it is subsequently re-enabled by an EI instruction. The CPU does not respond to an Interrupt Request (INT) signal.