Data Sheet

8161D–AVR–10/09

ATmega48PA/88PA/168PA/328P

12.2 Register Description

12.2.1 EICRA – External Interrupt Control Register A

The External Interrupt Control Register A contains control bits for interrupt sense control.

• Bit 7..4 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48PA/88PA/168PA/328P, and will always read as

zero.

• Bit 3, 2 – ISC11, ISC10: Interrupt Sense Control 1 Bit 1 and Bit 0

The External Interrupt 1 is activated by the external pin INT1 if the SREG I-flag and the corre-

sponding interrupt mask are set. The level and edges on the external INT1 pin that activate the

interrupt are defined in Table 12-1. The value on the INT1 pin is sampled before detecting

edges. If edge or toggle interrupt is selected, pulses that last longer than one clock period will

generate an interrupt. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate an interrupt. If low level

interrupt is selected, the low level must be held until the completion of the currently executing

instruction to generate an interrupt.

• Bit 1, 0 – ISC01, ISC00: Interrupt Sense Control 0 Bit 1 and Bit 0

The External Interrupt 0 is activated by the external pin INT0 if the SREG I-flag and the corre-

sponding interrupt mask are set. The level and edges on the external INT0 pin that activate the

interrupt are defined in Table 12-2. The value on the INT0 pin is sampled before detecting

edges. If edge or toggle interrupt is selected, pulses that last longer than one clock period will

generate an interrupt. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate an interrupt. If low level

interrupt is selected, the low level must be held until the completion of the currently executing

instruction to generate an interrupt.

Bit 76543210

(0x69) – – – – ISC11 ISC10 ISC01 ISC00 EICRA

Read/Write R R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table 12-1. Interrupt 1 Sense Control

ISC11 ISC10 Description

0 0 The low level of INT1 generates an interrupt request.

0 1 Any logical change on INT1 generates an interrupt request.

1 0 The falling edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.

1 1 The rising edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.

Table 12-2. Interrupt 0 Sense Control

ISC01 ISC00 Description

0 0 The low level of INT0 generates an interrupt request.

0 1 Any logical change on INT0 generates an interrupt request.

1 0 The falling edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.

1 1 The rising edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.