Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
89C51/89C52/89C54/89C58
80C51 8-bit microcontroller family
4K/8K/16K/32K Flash
1999 Oct 27
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Interrupt Priority Structure
The 89C51/89C52/89C54/89C58 have a 6-source four-level
interrupt structure.
There are 3 SFRs associated with the four-level interrupt. They are
the IE, IP, and IPH. (See Figures 10, 11, and 12.) The IPH (Interrupt
Priority High) register makes the four-level interrupt structure
possible. The IPH is located at SFR address B7H. The structure of
the IPH register and a description of its bits is shown in Figure 12.
The function of the IPH SFR is simple and when combined with the
IP SFR determines the priority of each interrupt. The priority of each
interrupt is determined as shown in the following table:
PRIORITY BITS
INTERRUPT PRIORITY LEVEL
IPH.x
IP.x
INTERRUPT PRIORITY LEVEL
0
Level 0 (lowest priority)
0
1
Level 1
1
0
Level 2
1
Level 3 (highest priority)
There are four interrupt levels rather than two as on the 80C51. An
interrupt will be serviced as long as an interrupt of equal or higher
priority is not already being serviced. If an interrupt of equal or
higher level priority is being serviced, the new interrupt will wait until
it is finished before being serviced. If a lower priority level interrupt is
being serviced, it will be stopped and the new interrupt serviced.
When the new interrupt is finished, the lower priority level interrupt
that was stopped will be completed.
Table 7.
Interrupt Table
SOURCE
POLLING PRIORITY
REQUEST BITS
HARDWARE CLEAR?
VECTOR ADDRESS
X0
1
IE0
N (L)1
Y (T)2
03H
T0
2
TP0
Y
0BH
X1
3
IE1
N (L)
Y (T)
13H
T1
4
TF1
Y
1BH
SP
5
RI, TI
N
23H
T2
6
TF2, EXF2
N
2BH
NOTES:
1. L = Level activated
2. T = Transition activated
EX0
IE (0A8H)
Enable Bit = 1 enables the interrupt.
Enable Bit = 0 disables it.
BIT
SYMBOL
FUNCTION
IE.7
EA
Global disable bit. If EA = 0, all interrupts are disabled. If EA = 1, each interrupt can be individually
enabled or disabled by setting or clearing its enable bit.
IE.6
—
Not implemented. Reserved for future use.
IE.5
ET2
Timer 2 interrupt enable bit.
IE.4
ES
Serial Port interrupt enable bit.
IE.3
ET1
Timer 1 interrupt enable bit.
IE.2
EX1
External interrupt 1 enable bit.
IE.1
ET0
Timer 0 interrupt enable bit.
IE.0
EX0
External interrupt 0 enable bit.
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ET0
EX1
ET1
ES
ET2
—
EA
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Figure 10. IE Registers