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2.2 Interrupt control

Table 2.1 shows the details of bit assignment for interrupt factors. The bit assignment represents the interrupt status register. The level of interrupt is lowest at level 1 and highest at level F. A detailed explanation of each interrupt source is given below.

Table 2.1 Interrupt factors
 Bit assignment 
 Interrupt source 
 Interrupt source 
 vector number 
 level 
 bit 0 
 V-Blank-IN 
 VDP2 
 Vector 40 
 Level F 
 bit 1 
 V-Blank-OUT 
 VDP2 
 Vector 41 
 Level E 
 bit 2 
 H-blank-IN 
 VDP2 
 Vector 42 
 Level D 
 bit 3 
 Timer 0 
 SCU 
 Vector 43 
 Level C 
 bit 4 
 Timer 1 
 SCU 
 Vector 44 
 Level B 
 bit 5 
 DSP-End 
 SCU 
 Vector 45 
 Level A 
 bit 6 
 Sound-Request 
 SCSP 
 Vector 46 
 Level 9 
bit 7
SMPC
SMPC
 Vector 47 
 Level 8 
 bit 8 
 PAD interrupt 
 PAD 
 Vector 48 
 Level 8 
 bit 9 
 Level-2 DMA end 
 SCU 
 Vector 49 
 Level 6 
 bit 10 
 Level-1 DMA end 
 SCU 
 Vector 4A 
 Level 6 
 bit 11 
 Level-0 DMA end 
 SCU 
 Vector 4B 
 Level 5 
 bit 12 
 DMA-Illegal 
 SCU 
 Vector 4C 
 Level 3 
 bit 13 
 End sprite drawing 
 VDP1 
 Vector 4D 
 Level 2 
 bit 14 
 
 
 
 bit 15 
 
 
 
 bit 16 
 External interrupt 00 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 50 
 Level 7 
 bit 17 
 External interrupt 01 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 51 
 Level 7 
 bit 18 
 External interrupt 02 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 52 
 Level 7 
 bit 19 
 External interrupt 03 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 53 
 Level 7 
 bit 20 
 External interrupt 04 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 54 
 Level 4 
 bit 21 
 External interrupt 05 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 55 
 Level 4 
 bit 22 
 External interrupt 06 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 56 
 Level 4 
 bit 23 
 External interrupt 07 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 57 
 Level 4 
 bit 24 
 External interrupt 08 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 58 
 Level 1 
 bit 25 
 External interrupt 09 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 59 
 Level 1 
 bit 26 
 External interrupt 10 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5A 
 Level 1 
 bit 27 
 External interrupt 11 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5B 
 Level 1 
 bit 28 
 External interrupt 12 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5C 
 Level 1 
 bit 29 
 External interrupt 13 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5D 
 Level 1 
 bit 30 
 External interrupt 14 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5E 
 Level 1 
 bit 31 
 External interrupt 15 
 A-Bus 
 Vector 5F 
 Level 1 


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