LD dd,nn

Operation

dd <- nn

Mnemonic

Operands

dd,nn

b7	b6	b5	b3	b2	b1	b0

0	0	d	0	0	0	1

n

n

Description

The 2-byte integer nn is loaded to the dd register pair, in which dd defines the BC, DE, HL, or SP register pairs, assembled as follows in the object code:

Register	dd	Hex
BC	00	$01
DE	01	$11
HL	10	$21
SP	11	$31

Condition Bits Affected

None

Example

Upon the execution of

	LD	HL,$5000