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Interrupts

The document discusses interrupts for the 8051 microcontroller. It describes interrupts as events that interrupt normal program flow to service external devices. Interrupts provide faster response than polling. The interrupt service routine starts at a specific memory location. Interrupts are enabled via the interrupt enable register and have a default priority order that can be modified using the interrupt priority register. An example program uses a timer 0 interrupt to blink an LED.

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Interrupts

The document discusses interrupts for the 8051 microcontroller. It describes interrupts as events that interrupt normal program flow to service external devices. Interrupts provide faster response than polling. The interrupt service routine starts at a specific memory location. Interrupts are enabled via the interrupt enable register and have a default priority order that can be modified using the interrupt priority register. An example program uses a timer 0 interrupt to blink an LED.

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8051

Interrupts
Interrupts Programming
• An interrupt is an external or internal event that
interrupts the microcontroller to inform it that a
device needs its service.
Interrupts vs. Polling
• A single microcontroller can serve several devices.
• There are two ways to do that:
– interrupts
– polling.
• The program which is associated with the interrupt
is called the interrupt service routine (ISR) or
interrupt handler.
Steps in executing an interrupt
• Finish current instruction and saves the PC on stack.

• Jumps to a fixed location in memory depend on type


of interrupt

• Starts to execute the interrupt service routine until


RETI (return from interrupt)

• Upon executing the RETI the microcontroller returns


to the place where it was interrupted. Get pop PC
from stack
Interrupt Sources
• Original 8051 has 6 sources of interrupts
– Reset
– Timer 0 overflow
– Timer 1 overflow
– External Interrupt 0
– External Interrupt 1
– Serial Port events (buffer full, buffer empty, etc)
Interrupt Vectors
Each interrupt has a specific place in code memory where
program execution (interrupt service routine) begins.

External Interrupt 0: 0003h


Timer 0 overflow: 000Bh
External Interrupt 1: 0013h
Timer 1 overflow: 001Bh
Serial : 0023h
Timer 2 overflow(8052+) 002bh
Interrupt Enable (IE) register
All interrupt are disabled after reset
We can enable and disable them bye IE
External interrupt type control
• By low nibble of Timer control register TCON
• IE0 (IE1): External interrupt 0(1) edge flag.
– set by CPU when external interrupt edge (H-to-L) is detected.
• IT0 (IT1): interrupt 0 (1) type control bit.
– IT=1 edge trigger
– IT=0 low-level trigger

(MSB) (LSB)

TF1 TR1 TF0 TR0 IE1 IT1 IE0 IT0


Timer 1 Timer0 for Interrupt
Interrupt Priorities
• What if two interrupt sources interrupt at the same
time?
• The interrupt with the highest PRIORITY gets
serviced first.
• All interrupts have a power on default priority order.
1. External interrupt 0 (INT0)
2. Timer interrupt0 (TF0)
3. External interrupt 1 (INT1)
4. Timer interrupt1 (TF1)
5. Serial communication (RI+TI)
• Priority can also be set to “high” or “low” by IP reg.
Interrupt Priorities (IP) Register

--- --- PT2 PS PT1 PX1 PT0 PX0

IP.7: reserved
IP.6: reserved
IP.5: timer 2 interrupt priority bit(8052 only)
IP.4: serial port interrupt priority bit
IP.3: timer 1 interrupt priority bit
IP.2: external interrupt 1 priority bit
IP.1: timer 0 interrupt priority bit
IP.0: external interrupt 0 priority bit
#include<reg51.h>

void delay(unsigned int);


void timer0(void) interrupt 0
{
P0=0xff;
}
void delay(unsigned int it) IE=0x81;
{ TCON=0x03;
unsigned int i; while(1)
for(i=0;i<it;i++); for(i=0;i<it;i++); {
} P1=0x00;
delay(200);
void main() P1=0xff;
{ delay(200);
}}

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