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3.3.5 Interrupt Operations
Interrupts are controlled by an interrupt controller. Figure 3-2 shows a block diagram of the
interrupt controller. Figure 3-3 shows the flow up to interrupt acceptance.
External or
internal
interrupts
External
interrupts or
internal
interrupt
enable
signals
Interrupt operation is described as follows.
• When an interrupt condition is met while the interrupt enable register bit is set to 1, an
interrupt request signal is sent to the interrupt controller.
• When the interrupt controller receives an interrupt request, it sets the interrupt request flag.
• From among the interrupts with interrupt request flags set to 1, the interrupt controller selects
the interrupt request with the highest priority and holds the others pending. (Refer to table 3-2
for a list of interrupt priorities.)
• The interrupt controller checks the I bit of CCR. If the I bit is 0, the selected interrupt request
is accepted; if the I bit is 1, the interrupt request is held pending.
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Figure 3-2 Block Diagram of Interrupt Controller
Interrupt controller
I
CCR (CPU)
Interrupt
request
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