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B. interrupt request lines (irq) – IBASE MB900 User Manual

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B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)


Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the
service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices
on board.

Level

Function

IRQ0

System Timer Output

IRQ1 Keyboard
IRQ2 Interrupt

Cascade

IRQ3

Serial Port #2

IRQ4

Serial Port #1

IRQ5 Reserved
IRQ6

Floppy Disk Controller

IRQ7

Parallel Port #1

IRQ8

Real Time Clock

IRQ9 Reserved
IRQ10 Reserved
IRQ11 Reserved
IRQ12 PS/2

Mouse

IRQ13 80287
IRQ14 Primary

IDE

IRQ15 Secondary

IDE