Practice - Timer Interrupts
Practice Questions
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What is an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a call comes into a phone.
What does the IE register do?
💡 Hint: Remember which interrupts can be turned on.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of timer interrupts?
💡 Hint: Consider how waiting and processing work together.
The IE register is used to enable interrupts. True or False?
💡 Hint: Think about what control does the IE register provide.
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked with creating a timer in your microcontroller that triggers every 250 ms. Describe how you would set the initial timer value and write the ISR to handle the event.
💡 Hint: Remember to consider the microcontroller's clock frequency for accurate delay.
You need to distinguish between Timer 0 and Timer 1 interrupts in your application. Explain how to do this within your code structure.
💡 Hint: Look into how the TCON register indicates which timers have overflowed.
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