MC68HC908MR8 Datasheet, PDF (301/372 Pages) Motorola, Inc – Microcontrollers

External Interrupt (IRQ)
IRQ Pin
16.5 IRQ Pin
A logic 0 on the IRQ pin can latch an interrupt request into the IRQ latch.
A vector fetch, software clear, or reset clears the IRQ latch.
If the MODE1 bit is set, the IRQ pin is both falling-edge-sensitive and
low-level-sensitive. With MODE1 set, both of these actions must occur
to clear the IRQ latch:
• Vector fetch, software clear, or reset — A vector fetch generates
an interrupt acknowledge signal to clear the latch. Software can
generate the interrupt acknowledge signal by writing a logic 1 to
the ACK1 bit in the interrupt status and control register (ISCR).
The ACK1 bit is useful in applications that poll the IRQ pin and
require software to clear the IRQ latch. Writing to the ACK1 bit can
also prevent spurious interrupts due to noise. Setting ACK1 does
not affect subsequent transitions on the IRQ pin. A falling edge
that occurs after writing to the ACK1 bit latches another interrupt
request. If the IRQ mask bit, IMASK1, is clear, the CPU loads the
program counter with the vector address at locations $FFFA and
$FFFB.
• Return of the IRQ pin to logic 1 — As long as the IRQ pin is at logic
0, the IRQ latch remains set.
The vector fetch or software clear and the return of the IRQ pin to logic
1 can occur in any order. The interrupt request remains pending as long
as the IRQ pin is at logic 0.
If the MODE1 bit is clear, the IRQ pin is falling-edge-sensitive only. With
MODE1 clear, a vector fetch or software clear immediately clears the
IRQ latch.
Use the branch if IRQ pin high (BIH) or branch if IRQ pin low (BIL)
instruction to read the logic level on the IRQ pin.
NOTE: When using the level-sensitive interrupt trigger, avoid false interrupts by
masking interrupt requests in the interrupt routine.
MC68HC908MR8 — Rev 4.1
Freescale Semiconductor
External Interrupt (IRQ)
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