WH Tan wrote: > Ain't the 14-bit core is a subset of 16-bit? Hi WH Tan, If you mean: Is the PIC18 instruction set 100% backward-compatible with the 14-bit core?, then the answer is no. The easiest way to see the differences is to compare the two instruction sets side-by-side -- and keep an eye especially on the status bits affected between the same instructions of the two different core architectures. Related to your specific question of your original post, you'll quickly see that CLRW is not part of the PIC18 instruction set. Regards, Ken Pergola -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu