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Unit IV 8051 - Interrupts

This document provides an overview of interrupts in the 8051 microcontroller. It discusses the different types of interrupts including hardware interrupts from pins INT0 and INT1, serial port interrupts, and timer interrupts. It describes the registers associated with interrupts - the Interrupt Enable register (IE) which enables/disables interrupts, the Interrupt Priority register (IP) which sets interrupt priorities, and the TCON register. It also covers interrupt control, destination, and how interrupts are handled in 8051 C code using interrupt functions.

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Unit IV 8051 - Interrupts

This document provides an overview of interrupts in the 8051 microcontroller. It discusses the different types of interrupts including hardware interrupts from pins INT0 and INT1, serial port interrupts, and timer interrupts. It describes the registers associated with interrupts - the Interrupt Enable register (IE) which enables/disables interrupts, the Interrupt Priority register (IP) which sets interrupt priorities, and the TCON register. It also covers interrupt control, destination, and how interrupts are handled in 8051 C code using interrupt functions.

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A Brief Overview

Types of Interrupts in 8051


INT0

All 8051 interrupts except RST


 Hardware are Maskable Interrupts
INT1

Serial Port Interrupt (P1 or R1)

 Software
Timer1 Flag Interrupt TF1

Timer0 Flag Interrupt TF0


8051 - Pin Diagram

Serial Interrupt

Hardware

Timer Interrupts

Image from: Kenneth J. Ayala, The 8051 Microcontroller


Types of Interrupts in 8051 (cntd.,)
 Special kind of Interrupt – RESET

 RESET – active high signal

 On RESET, PC is cleared and program starts execution


from 0000h of the code memory

 All SFRs restored to POR (Power On Reset) values

 RESET - Non-maskable interrupt


Registers Associated with
Interrupt’s functions

Interrupt Enable (IE)


Interrupt Priority (IP)
TCON register
Interrupt Control
 8051 Interrupts can be enabled or disabled by altering
the content of IE register

 Each Interrupt can be controlled individually by


setting or resetting appropriate bits in IE register
(‘1’ for enabling and ‘0’ for disabling)

 Priorities can be set to interrupts by altering the


contents of IP register
Interrupt Enable (IE) Register
IE register - Example
1 X X 0 0 1 0 1

Global Interrupt Enable Enable Hardware Interrupt


INT0 and INT1
Interrupt Priority
 Bits of IP register decides which of the five
interrupts to have High Priority
 When two interrupts have same priority, the
following ranking is assigned:
1. INT0 Highest Priority
2. TF0 (Timer 0)
3. INT1
4. TF1 (Timer 1)
5. Serial (R1 or T1) Lowest Priority
Interrupt Priority (IP) Register
IP register - Example

X X X 1 0 0 0 0

Priority to Serial
Interrupt
IP register - Example

X X X 0 0 1 0 1

Priority to INT0 and INT1

Note:
INT0 and INT1 has same priority. So, 8051 follows the default ranking
Which means INT0 has more priority than INT1
Interrupt Destination
 When an INTERRUPT occurs, the program execution
point is transferred to the Interrupt Destination of that
particular interrupt
Interrupt Destination (cntd.,)
 The Programmer has to make sure that the ISR of a
particular interrupt is present in the destination
address
 A RETI instruction is used to return from the ISR.
 Simultaneously, the RETI instruction resets interrupt
logic so that another interrupt can be serviced
TCON Register

Note:
Generating Interrupts by Software
 When an Interrupt Flag is set to ‘1’ by any means, an
interrupt is generated unless blocked
Interrupt functions in 8051 C
void <interrrupt_name> (void) interrupt
<interrupt_number> using <register bank no.>

The using function attribute is used to select a register bank different from that of the
non-interrupt program code
The following rules apply to interrupt
functions:
 No function arguments may be specified for an
interrupt function
 The compiler generates an interrupt vector for each
interrupt function automatically
 The Cx51 Compiler allows interrupt numbers within
the 0-31 range
 ‘Functions’ called from an ‘interrupt procedure’ must
function with the same register bank as the interrupt
procedure
Example
void falarm (void) interrupt 1 using 3
{
alarm_count = count + 2;
alarm = 1;
}
Fin
IE

IP

TCON

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