Programming:Square Root
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Square Root of 16bit value by Ricardo Bittencourt
;Square root of 16-bit value ;In: HL = value ;Out: D = result (rounded down) .Sqr16 ld de,#0040 ld a,l ld l,h ld h,d or a ld b,8 .Sqr16_Loop sbc hl,de jr nc,Sqr16_Skip add hl,de .Sqr16_Skip ccf rl d add a,a adc hl,hl add a,a adc hl,hl djnz Sqr16_Loop ret