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MC68HC908GZ16 • MC68HC908GZ8 Data Sheet, Rev. 4
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Chapter 8
External Interrupt (IRQ)
8.1 Introduction
The IRQ (external interrupt) module provides a maskable interrupt input.
8.2 Features
Features of the IRQ module include:
• A dedicated external interrupt pin (IRQ
)
• IRQ interrupt control bits
• Hysteresis buffer
• Programmable edge-only or edge and level interrupt sensitivity
• Automatic interrupt acknowledge
• Internal pullup resistor
8.3 Functional Description
A logic 0 applied to the external interrupt pin can latch a central processor unit (CPU) interrupt request.
Figure 8-1 shows the structure of the IRQ module.
Interrupt signals on the IRQ
pin are latched into the IRQ latch. An interrupt latch remains set until one of
the following actions occurs:
• Vector fetch — A vector fetch automatically generates an interrupt acknowledge signal that clears
the latch that caused the vector fetch.
• Software clear — Software can clear an interrupt latch by writing to the appropriate acknowledge
bit in the interrupt status and control register (INTSCR). Writing a logic 1 to the ACK bit clears the
IRQ latch.
• Reset — A reset automatically clears the interrupt latch.
The external interrupt pin is falling-edge triggered and is software-configurable to be either falling-edge
or falling-edge and low-level triggered. The MODE bit in the INTSCR controls the triggering sensitivity of
the IRQ
pin.
When an interrupt pin is edge-triggered only, the interrupt remains set until a vector fetch, software clear,
or reset occurs.