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PIC16F684
12.5 Context Saving During Interrupts
During an interrupt, only the return PC value is saved
on the stack. Typically, users may wish to save key
registers during an interrupt (e.g., W and STATUS
registers). This must be implemented in software.
Temporary holding registers W_TEMP and
STATUS_TEMP should be placed in the last 16 bytes
of GPR (see Figure 2-2). These 16 locations are
common to all banks and do not require banking. This
makes context save and restore operations simpler.
The code shown in Example 12-1 can be used to:
• Store the W register
• Store the STATUS register
• Execute the ISR code
• Restore the Status (and Bank Select Bit register)
• Restore the W register
Note:
The PIC16F684 does not require saving
the PCLATH. However, if computed
GOTOs are used in both the ISR and the
main code, the PCLATH must be saved
and restored in the ISR.
EXAMPLE 12-1: SAVING STATUS AND W REGISTERS IN RAM
MOVWF W_TEMP
SWAPF STATUS,W
MOVWF
:
:(ISR)
:
SWAPF
STATUS_TEMP
STATUS_TEMP,W
MOVWF
SWAPF
SWAPF
STATUS
W_TEMP,F
W_TEMP,W
;Copy W to TEMP register
;Swap status to be saved into W
;Swaps are used because they do not affect the status bits
;Save status to bank zero STATUS_TEMP register
;Insert user code here
;Swap STATUS_TEMP register into W
;(sets bank to original state)
;Move W into STATUS register
;Swap W_TEMP
;Swap W_TEMP into W
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