Interrupt Controller (INTC) RM0046
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Figure 87. Hardware vector mode handshaking timing diagram
9.7 Initialization/application information
9.7.1 Initialization flow
After exiting reset, all of the PRIn fields in INTC Priority Select Registers (INTC_PSR0_3–
INTC_PSR220_221) will be zero, and PRI in INTC current priority register (INTC_CPR) will
be 15. These reset values will prevent the INTC from asserting the interrupt request to the
processor. The enable or mask bits in the peripherals are reset such that the peripheral
interrupt requests are negated. An initialization sequence for allowing the peripheral and
software settable interrupt requests to cause an interrupt request to the processor is:
interrupt_request_initialization:
interrupt_request_initialization:
configure VTES and HVEN in INTC_MCR
configure VTBA in INTC_IACKR
raise the PRIn fields in INTC_PSRn
set the enable bits or clear the mask bits for the peripheral interrupt
requests
lower PRI in INTC_CPR to zero
enable processor recognition of interrupts
9.7.2 Interrupt exception handler
These example interrupt exception handlers use Power Architecture assembly code.
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010
Clock
Interrupt request to processor
Hardware vector enable
Interrupt vector
Interrupt acknowledge
Read INTC_IACKR
Write INTC_EOIR
INTVEC in INTC_IACKR
PRI in INTC_CPR
Peripheral interrupt request 100
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