CHAPTER 2 VR4120A
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Figure 2-63. Cold Reset Exception Handling

(Hardware)
PCFFFF FFFF BFC0 0000H
(Software) The processor provides no means
of distinguishing between an NMI
exception and Soft Reset exception,
so that this must be determined at
the system level.
Servicing by
Cold Reset
exception routine
Servicing by
Soft Reset
exception routine
Servicing by NMI
exception routine
ERET
BD bit1
ErrorEPCPC4
Random register31
Wired register0
Update Config register bit
31:28||Undef(27:23)||22:6||Undef(5:0)
Set Status register
BEV bit1
TS bit0
SR bit0
ERL bit1
BD bit0
ErrorEPCPC

Cold Reset

Exception

Yes
ERL=1?
No
NoYes Instruction
in branch delay
slot?
Yes
NMI?
No
= 0
SR bit
= 1
Yes
M16=1?
(config20)
No Instruction
in delay slot?
BD bit0
ErrorEPCPC
ErrorEPCEIM
BD bit1
ErrorEPCPC4
ErrorEPCEIM
NoYes