MSP430x33x

MIXED SIGNAL MICROCONTROLLERS

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operation modes and interrupts

The MSP430 operating modes support various advanced requirements for ultra-low power and ultra-low energy

consumption. This is achieved by the intelligent management of the operations during the different module

operation modes and CPU states. The requirements are fully supported during interrupt event handling. An

interrupt event awakens the system from each of the various operating modes and returns with the RETI

instruction to the mode that was selected before the interrupt event. The clocks used are ACLK and MCLK.

ACLK is the crystal frequency and MCLK is a multiple of ACLK and is used as the system clock.

The following five operating modes are supported:

are active, and loop control for MCLK is active.

are active, and loop control for MCLK is inactive.

and MCLK and loop control for MCLK are inactive.

MCLK and loop control for MCLK are inactive, and the dc generator for the digital controlled oscillator (DCO)

(

³MCLK generator) is switched off.

(crystal oscillator stopped), MCLK and loop control for MCLK are inactive, and the dc generator for the DCO

is switched off.

The special function registers (SFR) include module-enable bits that stop or enable the operation of the specific

peripheral module. All registers of the peripherals may be accessed if the operational function is stopped or

enabled. However, some peripheral current-saving functions are accessed through the state of local register

bits. An example is the enable/disable of the analog voltage generator in the LCD peripheral which is turned

on or off using one register bit.

The most general bits that influence current consumption and support fast turn-on from low power operating

modes are located in the status register (SR). Four of these bits control the CPU and the system clock generator:

SCG1, SCG0, OscOff, and CPUOff.

Reserved For Future

Enhancements

15

9

8

7

0

V

SCG1

SCG0

OscOff

CPUOff

GIE

N

Z

C

rw-0

interrupts

Software determines the activation of interrupts through the monitoring of hardware set interrupt flag status bits,

the control of specific interrupt enable bits in SRs, the establishment of interrupt vectors, and the programming

of interrupt handlers. The interrupt vectors and the power-up starting address are located in ROM address

locations 0FFFFh through 0FFE0h. Each vector contains the 16-bit address of the appropriate interrupt handler

instruction sequence. Table 3 provides a summation of interrupt functions and addresses.