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Nios II Interrupts

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CS-476: Embedded system design

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This lecture covers the Nios II embedded system architecture, including the Nios II/Avalon Architecture, memory components, JTAG connection, and various peripherals. It explains trade-off patterns in implementation variables, programming model registers, interrupt handling, exceptions, and performance metrics for Interrupt Service Routines (ISRs). The lecture also delves into the hardware interrupt controller, interrupt vector custom instruction, and the handling of software traps and unimplemented instructions.

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Ties Jan Henderikus Kluter

Since January 2011: Teaching digital systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne Switzerland Since August 2009: Teaching responsible for digital systems at the university of applied science of Bern, Bienne Switzerland 2003-2010: Ph.D. candidate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne Switzerland 2002-2003: Product development team leader in the infotainment group of Agere Systems, Nieuwegein The Netherlands. 1997-2003: Design Engineer in the design services group of Dedris Embedded Algorithms/Frontier Design BV./Adelante Technologies, Tiel The Netherlands 1996-1997: Assistant R&D at the faculty of computer controlled systems and computer techniques University of Twente, Enschede The Netherlands 1992-1996: MSc. education at the Technical University of Twente, Enschede The Netherlands 1988-1992: Bc. edudation at the Higher Technical School of Groningen, Groningen The Netherlands

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Related concepts (32)

Interrupt

In digital computers, an interrupt (sometimes referred to as a trap) is a request for the processor to interrupt currently executing code (when permitted), so that the event can be processed in a timely manner. If the request is accepted, the processor will suspend its current activities, save its state, and execute a function called an interrupt handler (or an interrupt service routine, ISR) to deal with the event.

Interrupt handler

In computer systems programming, an interrupt handler, also known as an interrupt service routine or ISR, is a special block of code associated with a specific interrupt condition. Interrupt handlers are initiated by hardware interrupts, software interrupt instructions, or software exceptions, and are used for implementing device drivers or transitions between protected modes of operation, such as system calls. The traditional form of interrupt handler is the hardware interrupt handler.

Nios II

Nios II is a 32-bit embedded processor architecture designed specifically for the Altera family of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) integrated circuits. Nios II incorporates many enhancements over the original Nios architecture, making it more suitable for a wider range of embedded computing applications, from digital signal processing (DSP) to system-control. Nios II is a successor to Altera's first configurable 16-bit embedded processor Nios, introduced in 2000.

Interrupt latency

In computing, interrupt latency refers to the delay between the start of an Interrupt Request (IRQ) and the start of the respective Interrupt Service Routine (ISR). For many operating systems, devices are serviced as soon as the device's interrupt handler is executed. Interrupt latency may be affected by microprocessor design, interrupt controllers, interrupt masking, and the operating system's (OS) interrupt handling methods. There is usually a trade-off between interrupt latency, throughput, and processor utilization.

Interrupt request

In a computer, an interrupt request (or IRQ) is a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special program, an interrupt handler, to run instead. Hardware interrupts are used to handle events such as receiving data from a modem or network card, key presses, or mouse movements. Interrupt lines are often identified by an index with the format of IRQ followed by a number. For example, on the Intel 8259 family of programmable interrupt controllers (PICs) there are eight interrupt inputs commonly referred to as IRQ0 through IRQ7.

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