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11. External Interrupts
The external interrupts are triggered by the INT0 and INT1 pins or any of the PCINT23..0 pins. Observe that, if enabled, the
interrupts will trigger even if the INT0 and INT1 or PCINT23..0 pins are configured as outputs. This feature provides a way of
generating a software interrupt. The pin change interrupt PCI2 will trigger if any enabled PCINT23..16 pin toggles. The pin
change interrupt PCI1 will trigger if any enabled PCINT14..8 pin toggles. The pin change interrupt PCI0 will trigger if any
enabled PCINT7..0 pin toggles. The PCMSK2, PCMSK1 and PCMSK0 registers control which pins contribute to the pin
change interrupts. Pin change interrupts on PCINT23..0 are detected asynchronously. This implies that these interrupts can
be used for waking the part also from sleep modes other than idle mode.
The INT0 and INT1 interrupts can be triggered by a falling or rising edge or a low level. This is set up as indicated in the
specification for the external interrupt control register A – EICRA. When the INT0 or INT1 interrupts are enabled and are
configured as level triggered, the interrupts will trigger as long as the pin is held low. Note that recognition of falling or rising
edge interrupts on INT0 or INT1 requires the presence of an I/O clock, described in
Section 6.1 “Clock Systems and their Distribution” on page 23. Low level interrupt on INT0 and INT1 is detected
asynchronously. This implies that this interrupt can be used for waking the part also from sleep modes other than idle mode.
The I/O clock is halted in all sleep modes except idle mode.
Note that if a level triggered interrupt is used for wake-up from power-down, the required level must be held long enough for
the MCU to complete the wake-up to trigger the level interrupt. If the level disappears before the end of the start-up time, the
MCU will still wake up, but no interrupt will be generated. The start-up time is defined by the SUT and CKSEL fuses as
described in Section 6. “System Clock and Clock Options” on page 23.
11.1 External Interrupt Control Register A – EICRA
The external interrupt control register A contains control bits for interrupt sense control.
• Bit 7..4 – Res: Reserved Bits
These bits are unused bits in the Atmel
®
ATmega48/88/168, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 3, 2 – ISC11, ISC10: Interrupt Sense Control 1 Bit 1 and Bit 0
The external interrupt 1 is activated by the external pin INT1 if the SREG I-flag and the corresponding interrupt mask are set.
The level and edges on the external INT1 pin that activate the interrupt are defined in Ta b le 11 -1. The value on the INT1 pin
is sampled before detecting edges. If edge or toggle interrupt is selected, pulses that last longer than one clock period will
generate an interrupt. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate an interrupt. If low level interrupt is selected, the low
level must be held until the completion of the currently executing instruction to generate an interrupt.
Bit 76543210
––––ISC11ISC10ISC01ISC00EICRA
Read/Write RRRRR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value00000000
Table 11-1. Interrupt 1 Sense Control
ISC11 ISC10 Description
0 0 The low level of INT1 generates an interrupt request.
0 1 Any logical change on INT1 generates an interrupt request.
1 0 The falling edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.
1 1 The rising edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.