MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACE

INTERRUPTS IN 8085

PRESESENTATION BY:
SYEDA FATIMA HYDER SAFVI
INTERRUPTS IN 8085 MICROPROCESSOR

INTERRUPTS

When microprocessor receives any interrupt signal from peripheral(s) which are
requesting its services, it stops its current execution and program control is transferred
to a sub-routine by generating CALL signal and after executing sub-routine by
generating RET signal again program control is transferred to main program from
where it had stopped.

When microprocessor receives interrupt signals, it sends an acknowledgement (INTA)

to the peripheral which is requesting for its service.

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CLASSIFICATION OF 8085 INTERRUPTS
Interrupts can be classified into various categories based on different parameters:

Hardware Interrupts Non-vectored Interrupts

01 04

Software Interrupts Maskable Interrupts

02 05

Vectored Interrupts Non-maskable Interrupts

03 06

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Hardware and Software Interrupts

Hardware Interrupts

 When microprocessors receive interrupt signals through pins (hardware)

of microprocessor, they are known as Hardware Interrupts.
 There are 5 Hardware Interrupts in 8085 microprocessor.
 They are – INTR, RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5, TRAP

Software Interrupts

 Software Interrupts are those which are inserted in between the program
which means these are mnemonics of microprocessor.
 There are 8 software interrupts in 8085 microprocessor.
 They are – RST 0, RST 1, RST 2, RST 3, RST 4, RST 5, RST 6, RST 7.

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Vectored and Non-Vectored Interrupts

Vectored Interrupts

 In this type of interrupt, the interrupt address is known to the processor.

 For example: RST7.5, RST6.5, RST5.5, TRAP.

Non-Vectored Interrupts

 In this type of interrupt, the interrupt address is not known to the processor
so, the interrupt address needs to be sent externally by the device to
perform interrupts.
 For example: INTR.
 (INTR is the only non-vectored interrupt in 8085 microprocessor.)

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Maskable and Non-Maskable Interrupts

Maskable Interrupts

 Maskable Interrupts are those which can be disabled or ignored by the

microprocessor.
 INTR, RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5 are maskable interrupts in 8085
microprocessor.

Non-Maskable Interrupts

 Non-Maskable Interrupts are those which cannot be disabled or ignored

by microprocessor.
 TRAP is a non-maskable interrupt.

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PRIORITY OF INTERRUPTS

When microprocessor receives multiple

interrupt requests simultaneously, it will
execute the interrupt service request (ISR)
according to the priority of the interrupts.
 PRIORITY OF INTERRUPTS
TRAP- It is a non-maskable interrupt, having the highest priority among all
interrupts. By default, it is enabled until it gets acknowledged. In case of failure,
01 it executes as ISR and sends the data to backup memory. This interrupt
transfers the control to the location 0024H.

RST7.5- It is a maskable interrupt, having the second highest priority among all

02 interrupts. When this interrupt is executed, the processor saves the content of

Interrupt Service Routine the PC register into the stack and branches to 003CH address.

(ISR) RST 6.5- It is a maskable interrupt, having the third highest priority among all

A small program or a routine that when

03 interrupts. When this interrupt is executed, the processor saves the content of
the PC register into the stack and branches to 0034H address.
executed, services the corresponding
interrupting source is called an ISR. RST 5.5- It is a maskable interrupt. When this interrupt is executed, the

04 processor saves the content of the PC register into the stack and branches to
002CH address.

INTR- It is a maskable interrupt, having the lowest priority among all interrupts.
05 It can be disabled by resetting the microprocessor.

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When INTR signal goes high, the following events can occur −

The microprocessor checks the status of

INTR signal during the execution of each
instruction.
When the INTR signal is high, then the
microprocessor completes its current
instruction and sends active low interrupt
acknowledge signal.
When instructions are received, then the
microprocessor saves the address of the
next instruction on stack and executes the
received instruction.

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