Datasheet

IRQ Pin
MC68HC908GR60A • MC68HC908GR48A • MC68HC908GR32A Data Sheet, Rev. 5
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8.4 IRQ Pin
A falling edge 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 MODE bit is set, the IRQ
pin is both falling-edge-sensitive and low-level-sensitive. With MODE set,
both of the following actions must occur to clear IRQ:
• 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 1 to the ACK bit in
the interrupt status and control register (INTSCR). The ACK bit is useful in applications that poll the
IRQ
pin and require software to clear the IRQ latch. Writing to the ACK bit prior to leaving an
interrupt service routine can also prevent spurious interrupts due to noise. Setting ACK does not
affect subsequent transitions on the IRQ
pin. A falling edge that occurs after writing to the ACK bit
latches another interrupt request. If the IRQ mask bit, IMASK, is clear, the CPU loads the program
counter with the vector address at locations $FFFA and $FFFB.
• Return of the IRQ pin to a high level — As long as the IRQ pin is low, IRQ remains active.
The vector fetch or software clear and the return of the IRQ
pin to a high level may occur in any order.
The interrupt request remains pending as long as the IRQ
pin is low. A reset will clear the latch and the
MODE control bit, thereby clearing the interrupt even if the pin stays low.
If the MODE bit is clear, the IRQ
pin is falling-edge-sensitive only. With MODE clear, a vector fetch or
software clear immediately clears the IRQ latch.
The IRQF bit in the INTSCR register can be used to check for pending interrupts. The IRQF bit is not
affected by the IMASK bit, which makes it useful in applications where polling is preferred.
Use the BIH or 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.
8.5 IRQ Module During Break Interrupts
The BCFE bit in the SIM break flag control register (SBFCR) enables software to clear the latch during
the break state. See Chapter 19 Development Support.
To allow software to clear the IRQ latch during a break interrupt, write a 1 to the BCFE bit. If a latch is
cleared during the break state, it remains cleared when the MCU exits the break state.
To protect CPU interrupt flags during the break state, write a 0 to the BCFE bit. With BCFE at 0 (its default
state), writing to the ACK bit in the IRQ status and control register during the break state has no effect on
the IRQ interrupt flags.