PIC Microcontoller Delay Method

Bob Ammerman [RAMMERMAN at PRODIGY.NET] says:

I prefix my N*3 delay routine with a few instructions and branch to the right one for the desired delay.

DELAY   macro count
        local next
        local n
n =  (count)

        if n < D'1' 
		error "Delay count less than 1" 
		exitm 
		endif 
	if n < D'4' 
		if (n & 1) 
			nop 
			endif 
		if (n & 2) 
			goto next 
		next 
			endif 
		exitm 
		endif 
	if n <= D'7' 
		call delay4-(n-4) 
		exitm 
		endif 
	movlw (n-D'5')/D'3' 
	call delay_3W_p4-((n+1) % 3) 
	endm 

DELAY2 macro first,last 
	DELAY last-first+1 
	endm ; Delay Routine 

delay_3W_p6: ;3N+6 from here down (includes call and return) 
	movwf temp0 	;{1} 
delay_3W_p5: 		;3N+5 from here down (includes call and return) 
	movwf temp0 	;{1} 
delay_3W_p4: 		;3N+4 from here down (includes call and return) 
	movwf temp0 	;{1} 
delay_loop: 		;3N+1 from here down (includes return) 
	decfsz temp0,F 	;{N+1} loop eats 3N-1 
	goto delay_loop ;{2N-2} 
	return 		;{2} 
delay7: nop 
delay6: nop 
delay5: nop 
delay4: return 
	end 

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