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15. External Interrupts
The External Interrupts are triggered by the INT7:0 pin or any of the PCINT23:0 pins. Observe that, if enabled, the
interrupts will trigger even if the INT7:0 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, Pin change interrupt PCI1 if any
enabled PCIN T15:8 toggles and Pin change interrupts PCI0 will trigger if any enabled PCINT7:0 pin toggles.
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 External 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 Registers – EICRA (INT3:0) and EICRB (INT7:4). When the external
interrupt is enabled and is configured as level triggered, the interrupt will trigger as long as the pin is held low.
Low level interrupts and the edge interrupt on INT3:0 are detected asynchronously. This implies that these inter-
rupts 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 “System Clock and Clock Options” on page 39.
15.1 Pin Change Interrupt Timing
An example of timing of a pin change interrupt is shown in Figure 15-1.
Figure 15-1. Normal pin change interrupt.
clk
PCINT(n)
pin_lat
pin_sync
pcint_in_(n)
pcint_syn
pcint_setflag
PCIF
PCINT(0)
pin_sync
pcint_syn
pin_lat
D Q
LE
pcint_setflag
PCIF
clk
clk
PCINT(0) in PCMSK(x)
pcint_in_(0)
0
x