Device overview SPC563Mxx
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For high priority interrupt requests, the time from the assertion of the interrupt request from
the peripheral to when the processor is executing the interrupt service routine (ISR) has
been minimized. The INTC provides a unique vector for each interrupt request source for
quick determination of which ISR needs to be executed. It also provides an ample number of
priorities so that lower priority ISRs do not delay the execution of higher priority ISRs. To
allow the appropriate priorities for each source of interrupt request, the priority of each
interrupt request is software configurable.
When multiple tasks share a resource, coherent accesses to that resource need to be
supported. The INTC supports the priority ceiling protocol for coherent accesses. By
providing a modifiable priority mask, the priority can be raised temporarily so that all tasks
which share the resource can not preempt each other.
Multiple processors can assert interrupt requests to each other through software setable
interrupt requests. These same software setable interrupt requests also can be used to
break the work involved in servicing an interrupt request into a high priority portion and a low
priority portion. The high priority portion is initiated by a peripheral interrupt request, but
then the ISR asserts a software setable interrupt request to finish the servicing in a lower
priority ISR. Therefore these software setable interrupt requests can be used instead of the
peripheral ISR scheduling a task through the RTOS.
The INTC provides the following features:
● 356 peripheral interrupt request sources
● 8 software setable interrupt request sources
● 9-bit vector addresses
● Unique vector for each interrupt request source
● Hardware connection to processor or read from register
● Each interrupt source can be programmed to one of 16 priorities
● Preemptive prioritized interrupt requests to processor
● ISR at a higher priority preempts executing ISRs or tasks at lower priorities
● Automatic pushing or popping of preempted priority to or from a LIFO
● Ability to modify the ISR or task priority to implement the priority ceiling protocol for
accessing shared resources
● Low latency—three clocks from receipt of interrupt request from peripheral to interrupt
request to processor
This device also includes a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) pin that bypasses the INTC and
multiplexing logic.
3.3.5 FMPLL
The FMPLL allows the user to generate high speed system clocks from a 4 MHz to 20 MHz
crystal oscillator or external clock generator. Further, the FMPLL supports programmable
frequency modulation of the system clock. The PLL multiplication factor, output clock divider
ratio are all software configurable.