MC68HC08AZ60 Datasheet, PDF (169/452 Pages) Motorola, Inc – Advance Information

IRQ Pin
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External Interrupt Module (IRQ)
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 the following actions must
occur to clear the IRQ latch:
• Vector fetch or software clear — A vector fetch generates an
interrupt acknowledge signal to clear the latch. Software may
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 on
IRQ/V_PP 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. A reset will clear the latch and the MODE1
control bit, thereby clearing the interrupt even if the pin stays low.
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.
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MC68HC08AZ60 — Rev 1.0
External Interrupt Module (IRQ)
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