Re: [avr-gcc-list] efficiency of assigning bits

[Parthasaradhi Nayani]

--- Jamie Morken <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to turn two bits off on a port as
> quickly as possible, how do these two methods
> compare:
> 
> PORTD = (PORTD & ~PD1) & ~PD4;
> 
> or:
> 
> cbi(PORTD, PD1); 
> cbi(PORTD, PD4);
> 

Hello,
To turn two bits off, the method I would adopt is

  PORTD &= 0B11101101;

This is the fastest method.

The cbi and sbi instructions are removed in the latest
version of winavr and can not be used. Moreover the
two instructions take more time and more space
compared to the above example.

Nayani



                
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