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Interrupts (Continued)

VIS Execution

When the VIS instruction is executed it activates the arbitra-

tion logic. The arbitration logic generates an even number

between E0 and FE (E0, E2, E4, E6 etc...) depending on

which active interrupt has the highest arbitration ranking at

the time of the 1st cycle of VIS is executed. For example, if

the software trap interrupt is active, FE is generated. If the

external interrupt is active and the software trap interrupt is

not, then FA is generated and so forth. If the only active inter-

rupt is software trap, than E0 is generated. This number re-

places the lower byte of the PC. The upper byte of the PC re-

mains unchanged. The new PC is therefore pointing to the

vector of the active interrupt with the highest arbitration rank-

ing. This vector is read from program memory and placed

into the PC which is now pointed to the 1st instruction of the

service routine of the active interrupt with the highest arbitra-

tion ranking.

Figure 17 illustrates the different steps performed by the VIS

instruction.

Figure 18 shows a flowchart for the VIS instruc-

tion.

The non-maskable interrupt pending flag is cleared by the

RPND (Reset Non-Maskable Pending Bit) instruction (under

certain conditions) and upon RESET.

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FIGURE 17. VIS Operation

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