Datasheet
Section 2 CPU 
Page 80 of 1384    R01UH0310EJ0500 Rev. 5.00 
 Sep 25, 2012 
H8S/2426, H8S/2426R, H8S/2424 Group
2.8  Processing States 
The H8S/2600 CPU has five main processing states: the reset state, exception handling state, 
program execution state, bus-released state, and program stop state. Figure 2.13 indicates the state 
transitions. 
•  Reset State 
The CPU and on-chip peripheral modules are all initialized and stop. When the RES input goes 
low, all current processing stops and the CPU enters the reset state. All interrupts are masked 
in the reset state. Reset exception handling starts when the RES signal changes from low to 
high. For details, refer to section 4, Exception Handling. 
The reset state can also be entered by a watchdog timer overflow. 
•  Exception-Handling State 
The exception-handling state is a transient state that occurs when the CPU alters the normal 
processing flow due to an exception source, such as, a reset, trace, interrupt, or trap instruction. 
The CPU fetches a start address (vector) from the exception vector table and branches to that 
address. For further details, refer to section 4, Exception Handling. 
•  Program Execution State 
In this state the CPU executes program instructions in sequence. 
•  Bus-Released State 
In a product which has a bus master other than the CPU, such as a direct memory access 
controller (DMAC) and a data transfer controller (DTC), the bus-released state occurs when 
the bus has been released in response to a bus request from a bus master other than the CPU. 
While the bus is released, the CPU halts operations. 
•  Program stop state 
This is a power-down state in which the CPU stops operating. The program stop state occurs 
when a SLEEP instruction is executed or the CPU enters hardware standby mode. For further 
details, refer to section 23, Power-Down Modes. 










