Datasheet
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc. DS39646C-page 337
PIC18F8722 FAMILY
CLRF Clear f
Syntax: CLRF f {,a}
Operands: 0 ≤ f ≤ 255
a ∈ [0,1]
Operation: 000h → f
1 → Z
Status Affected: Z
Encoding: 0110 101a ffff ffff
Description: Clears the contents of the specified 
register. 
If ‘a’ is ‘0’, the Access Bank is selected. 
If ‘a’ is ‘1’, the BSR is used to select the 
GPR bank (default). 
If ‘a’ is ‘0’ and the extended instruction 
set is enabled, this instruction operates 
in Indexed Literal Offset Addressing 
mode whenever f ≤ 95 (5Fh). See 
Section 26.2.3 “Byte-Oriented and 
Bit-Oriented Instructions in Indexed 
Literal Offset Mode” for details.
Words: 1
Cycles: 1
Q Cycle Activity:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Decode Read
register ‘f’
Process 
Data
Write
register ‘f’ 
Example:
CLRF FLAG_REG,1
Before Instruction
FLAG_REG = 5Ah
After Instruction
FLAG_REG = 00h
CLRWDT Clear Watchdog Timer
Syntax: CLRWDT
Operands: None
Operation: 000h → WDT,
000h → WDT postscaler,
1 → TO,
1 → PD
Status Affected: TO, PD
Encoding: 0000 0000 0000 0100
Description: CLRWDT instruction resets the 
Watchdog Timer. It also resets the post-
scaler of the WDT. Status bits, TO
 and 
PD
, are set.
Words: 1
Cycles: 1
Q Cycle Activity:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Decode No 
operation
Process 
Data
No 
operation
Example:
CLRWDT
Before Instruction
WDT Counter = ?
After Instruction
WDT Counter = 00h
WDT Postscaler = 0
TO
=1
PD
=1










