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B. interrupt request lines (irq) – IBASE MB968 User Manual

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APPENDIX

MB968 User’s 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

IRQ4

Serial Port #1

IRQ3

Serial Port #2

IRQ5

Serial Port #3

IRQ11

Serial Port #4

IRQ8

Real Time Clock

IRQ14

Primary IDE

IRQ15

Secondary IDE