Datasheet

8272A–AVR–01/10

164A/164PA/324A/324PA/644A/644PA/1284/1284P

When the AVR exits from an interrupt, it will always return to the main program and execute one

more instruction before any pending interrupt is served.

Note that the Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine, nor

restored when returning from an interrupt routine. This must be handled by software.

When using the CLI instruction to disable interrupts, the interrupts will be immediately disabled.

No interrupt will be executed after the CLI instruction, even if it occurs simultaneously with the

CLI instruction. The following example shows how this can be used to avoid interrupts during the

timed EEPROM write sequence..

When using the SEI instruction to enable interrupts, the instruction following SEI will be exe-

cuted before any pending interrupts, as shown in this example.

6.7.1 Interrupt Response Time

The interrupt execution response for all the enabled AVR interrupts is five clock cycles minimum.

After five clock cycles the program vector address for the actual interrupt handling routine is exe-

cuted. During these five clock cycle period, the Program Counter is pushed onto the Stack. The

vector is normally a jump to the interrupt routine, and this jump takes three clock cycles. If an

Assembly Code Example

in r16, SREG ; store SREG value

cli ; disable interrupts during timed sequence

sbi EECR, EEMPE ; start EEPROM write

sbi EECR, EEPE

out SREG, r16 ; restore SREG value (I-bit)

C Code Example

char cSREG;

cSREG = SREG; /* store SREG value */

/* disable interrupts during timed sequence */

__disable_interrupt();

EECR |= (1<<EEMPE); /* start EEPROM write */

EECR |= (1<<EEPE);

SREG = cSREG; /* restore SREG value (I-bit) */

Assembly Code Example

sei ; set Global Interrupt Enable

sleep; enter sleep, waiting for interrupt

; note: will enter sleep before any pending

; interrupt(s)

C Code Example

__enable_interrupt(); /* set Global Interrupt Enable */

__sleep(); /* enter sleep, waiting for interrupt */

/* note: will enter sleep before any pending interrupt(s) */