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CHAPTER 3 REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS
3.3.2 Program Status (PS)
The program status (PS) indicates the status of program execution, and consists of the
following three parts:
• Interrupt level mask register (ILM)
• System condition code register (SCR)
• Condition code register (CCR)
■ Overview of Program Status Register
The program status register consists of sections that set the interrupt enable level, control the program trace
break function in the CPU, and indicate the status of instruction execution.
■ Program Status Register Configuration
Figure 3.3-2 shows the configuration of the program status register.
Figure 3.3-2 Program Status Register Configuration
■ Unused Bits in the Program Status Register
Unused bits are all reserved for future system expansion. Write values should always be "0". The read
value of these bits is always "0".
■ Interrupt Level Mask Register (ILM: Bit 20 to bit 16)
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Bit Configuration of the ILM Register
Figure 3.3-3 Bit Configuration of the ILM Register
● ILM Functions
The "ILM" determines the level of interrupt that will be accepted. Whenever the "I" flag in the "CCR"
register is "1", the contents of this register are compared to the level of the current interrupt request. If the
value of this register is greater than the level of the request, interrupt processing is activated. Interrupt
levels are higher in priority at value approaching "0", and lower in priority at increasing values up to "31".
Note that bit "ILM4" differs from the other bits in the register, in that setting values for this bit are
restricted.
Figure 3.3-4 shows the functions of the "ILM".
PS Unused UnusedILM SCR CCR
Bit no.
31 2120 1615 1110 0807 00
20 19 18 17 16
ILM ILM4 ILM3 ILM2 ILM1 ILM0 Initial value: 01111
B