Datasheet
73S1215F Data Sheet  DS_1215F_003 
34 Rev. 1.4 
1.7.3.1 Interrupt Overview 
When an interrupt occurs, the MPU will vector to the predetermined address as shown in Table 33. Once 
the interrupt service has begun, it can only be interrupted by a higher priority interrupt. The interrupt 
service is terminated by a return from the REIT instruction. When a RETI is performed, the processor will 
return to the instruction that would have been next when the interrupt occurred. 
When the interrupt condition occurs, the processor will also indicate this by setting a flag bit. This bit is 
set regardless of whether the interrupt is enabled or disabled. Each interrupt flag is sampled once per 
machine cycle, then samples are polled by the hardware. If the sample indicates a pending interrupt 
when the interrupt is enabled, then the interrupt request flag is set. On the next instruction cycle, the 
interrupt will be acknowledged by hardware forcing an LCALL to the appropriate vector address. 
Interrupt response will require a varying amount of time depending on the state of the MPU when the 
interrupt occurs. If the MPU is performing an interrupt service with equal or greater priority, the new 
interrupt will not be invoked. In other cases, the response time depends on the current instruction. The 
fastest possible response to an interrupt is 7 machine cycles. This includes one machine cycle for 
detecting the interrupt and six cycles to perform the LCALL. 
1.7.3.2  Special Function Registers for Interrupts 
Interrupt Enable 0 Register (IEN0): 0xA8 Å 0x00 
Table 20: The IEN0 Register 
MSB LSB 
EAL WDT  –  ES0 ET1 EX1 ET0 EX0 
Bit Symbol  Function 
IEN0.7  EAL  EAL = 0 – disable all interrupts. 
IEN0.6  WDT  Not used for interrupt control. 
IEN0.5 –  
IEN0.4  ES0  ES0 = 0 – disable serial channel 0 interrupt. 
IEN0.3  ET1  ET1 = 0 – disable timer 1 overflow interrupt. 
IEN0.2  EX1  EX1 = 0 – disable external interrupt 1. 
IEN0.1  ET0  ET0 = 0 – disable timer 0 overflow interrupt. 
IEN0.0  EX0  EX0 = 0 – disable external interrupt 0. 










