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Break Module (BRK)
Technical Data MC68HC908GR8 — Rev 4.0
92 Break Module (BRK) MOTOROLA
6.4 Functional Description
When the internal address bus matches the value written in the break
address registers, the break module issues a breakpoint signal to the
CPU. The CPU then loads the instruction register with a software
interrupt instruction (SWI) after completion of the current CPU
instruction. The program counter vectors to $FFFC and $FFFD ($FEFC
and $FEFD in monitor mode).
The following events can cause a break interrupt to occur:
• A CPU-generated address (the address in the program counter)
matches the contents of the break address registers.
• Software writes a logic 1 to the BRKA bit in the break status and
control register.
When a CPU-generated address matches the contents of the break
address registers, the break interrupt begins after the CPU completes its
current instruction. A return-from-interrupt instruction (RTI) in the break
routine ends the break interrupt and returns the MCU to normal
operation. Figure 6-1 shows the structure of the break module.
Figure 6-1. Break Module Block Diagram
IAB15–IAB8
IAB7–IAB0
8-BIT COMPARATOR
8-BIT COMPARATOR
CONTROL
BREAK ADDRESS REGISTER LOW
BREAK ADDRESS REGISTER HIGH
IAB15–IAB0
BREAK
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