
MC68HC908AZ60A — Rev 2.0 Technical Data
MOTOROLA Break Module (BRK) 203
Technical Data — MC68HC908AZ60A
Section 13. Break Module (BRK)
13.1 Contents
13.2 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
13.3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
13.4 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
13.4.1 Flag Protection During Break Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . .205
13.4.2 CPU During Break Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
13.4.3 TIM During Break Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
13.4.4 COP During Break Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
13.5 Low-Power Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
13.5.1 Wait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
13.5.2 Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
13.6 Break Module Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
13.6.1 Break Status and Control Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
13.6.2 Break Address Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
13.2 Introduction
The break module can generate a break interrupt that stops normal
program flow at a defined address to enter a background program.
13.3 Features
• Accessible I/O Registers during Break Interrupts
• CPU-Generated Break Interrupts
• Software-Generated Break Interrupts
• COP Disabling during Break Interrupts