External Interrupt (IRQ)
IRQ Pin
MC68HC908MR16/MC68HC908MR32 — Rev. 4.0 Advance Information
MOTOROLA External Interrupt (IRQ) 333
17.5 IRQ Pin
A logic 0 on the IRQ pin can latch an int errupt 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 these actions must occur
to clear the IRQ1 latch:
• Vector fetch, software clear, or reset — A vector fetch generates
an interrupt acknowledge signal to clear the latch. Software can
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 IRQ1 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 that occurs after writing to the ACK1 bit latches another
interrupt request. If the IRQ1 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 IRQ1 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.
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
IRQ1 latch.
Use the branch if IRQ pin high (BIH) or branch if IRQ pin low (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.