AT91SAM7A3-AU Atmel, AT91SAM7A3-AU Datasheet - Page 138

• Manufacturer Part Number: AT91SAM7A3-AU
• Description: IC ARM7 MCU FLASH 256K 100LQFP
• Manufacturer: Atmel
• Series: AT91SAMr

Specifications of AT91SAM7A3-AU

• Core Processor: ARM7
• Core Size: 16/32-Bit
• Speed: 60MHz
• Connectivity: CAN, I²C, MMC, SPI, SSC, UART/USART
• Peripherals: POR, PWM, WDT
• Number Of I /o: 62
• Program Memory Size: 256KB (256K x 8)
• Program Memory Type: FLASH
• Ram Size: 32K x 8
• Voltage - Supply (vcc/vdd): 1.65 V ~ 1.95 V
• Data Converters: A/D 8x10b
• Oscillator Type: Internal
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Package / Case: 100-LQFP
• Controller Family/series: AT91SAM7xx
• No. Of I/o's: 62
• Ram Memory Size: 32KB
• Cpu Speed: 60MHz
• No. Of Timers: 3
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• Package: 100LQFP
• Device Core: ARM7TDMI
• Family Name: 91S
• Maximum Speed: 60 MHz
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V
• Data Bus Width: 32 Bit
• Number Of Programmable I/os: 62
• Interface Type: CAN/SPI/I2S/TWI/USART/USB
• On-chip Adc: 2(8-chx10-bit)
• Number Of Timers: 3
• Processor Series: AT91SAMx
• Core: ARM7TDMI
• Data Ram Size: 32 KB
• Maximum Clock Frequency: 60 MHz
• Maximum Operating Temperature: + 85 C
• Mounting Style: SMD/SMT
• 3rd Party Development Tools: JTRACE-ARM-2M, MDK-ARM, RL-ARM, ULINK2
• Development Tools By Supplier: AT91SAM-ICE, AT91-ISP, AT91SAM7A3-EK
• Minimum Operating Temperature: - 40 C
• Cpu Family: 91S
• Device Core Size: 32b
• Frequency (max): 60MHz
• Total Internal Ram Size: 32KB
• # I/os (max): 62
• Number Of Timers - General Purpose: 3
• Operating Supply Voltage (typ): 3.3V
• Operating Supply Voltage (max): 3.6V
• Operating Supply Voltage (min): 3V
• Instruction Set Architecture: RISC
• Operating Temp Range: -40C to 85C
• Operating Temperature Classification: Industrial
• Mounting: Surface Mount
• Pin Count: 100
• Package Type: LQFP
• For Use With: AT91SAM-ICE - EMULATOR FOR AT91 ARM7/ARM9AT91SAM7A3-EK - KIT EVAL FOR AT91SAM7A3
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Eeprom Size: -
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Details

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AT91SAM7A3 Preliminary
Protect Mode
Spurious Interrupt
The Protect Mode permits reading the Interrupt Vector Register without performing the associ-
ated automatic operations. This is necessary when working with a debug system. When a
debugger, working either with a Debug Monitor or the ARM processor's ICE, stops the applica-
tions and updates the opened windows, it might read the AIC User Interface and thus the IVR.
This has undesirable consequences:
In either case, an End of Interrupt command is necessary to acknowledge and to restore the
context of the AIC. This operation is generally not performed by the debug system as the
debug system would become strongly intrusive and cause the application to enter an undes-
ired state.
This is avoided by using the Protect Mode. Writing DBGM in AIC_DCR (Debug Control Regis-
ter) at 0x1 enables the Protect Mode.
When the Protect Mode is enabled, the AIC performs interrupt stacking only when a write
access is performed on the AIC_IVR. Therefore, the Interrupt Service Routines must write
(arbitrary data) to the AIC_IVR just after reading it. The new context of the AIC, including the
value of the Interrupt Status Register (AIC_ISR), is updated with the current interrupt only
when AIC_IVR is written.
An AIC_IVR read on its own (e.g., by a debugger), modifies neither the AIC context nor the
AIC_ISR. Extra AIC_IVR reads perform the same operations. However, it is recommended to
not stop the processor between the read and the write of AIC_IVR of the interrupt service rou-
tine to make sure the debugger does not modify the AIC context.
To summarize, in normal operating mode, the read of AIC_IVR performs the following opera-
tions within the AIC:
1. Calculates active interrupt (higher than current or spurious).
2. Determines and returns the vector of the active interrupt.
3. Memorizes the interrupt.
4. Pushes the current priority level onto the internal stack.
5. Acknowledges the interrupt.
However, while the Protect Mode is activated, only operations 1 to 3 are performed when
AIC_IVR is read. Operations 4 and 5 are only performed by the AIC when AIC_IVR is written.
Software that has been written and debugged using the Protect Mode runs correctly in Normal
Mode without modification. However, in Normal Mode the AIC_IVR write has no effect and can
be removed to optimize the code.
The Advanced Interrupt Controller features protection against spurious interrupts. A spurious
interrupt is defined as being the assertion of an interrupt source long enough for the AIC to
assert the nIRQ, but no longer present when AIC_IVR is read. This is most prone to occur
when:
• If an enabled interrupt with a higher priority than the current one is pending, it is stacked.
• If there is no enabled pending interrupt, the spurious vector is returned.
• An external interrupt source is programmed in level-sensitive mode and an active level
occurs for only a short time.
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