mc68ec020 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc, mc68ec020 Datasheet - Page 217

• Manufacturer Part Number: mc68ec020
• Description: Microprocessors
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc

8.1.4 Instruction Execution Overlap
Overlap is the time, measured in clocks, when two instructions execute concurrently. In
Figure 8-1, instructions A and B execute concurrently, and the overlapped portion of
instruction B is absorbed in the instruction execution time of A (the previous instruction).
The overlap time is deducted from the execution time of instruction B. Similarly, there is an
overlap period between instruction B and instruction C, which reduces the attributed
execution time for C.
The execution time attributed to instructions A, B, and C (after considering the overlap) is
depicted in Figure 8-2.
It is possible that the execution time of an instruction will be absorbed by the overlap with
a previous instruction for a net execution time of zero clocks.
Because of this overlap, a NOP is required between a write to a peripheral to clear an
interrupt request and a subsequent MOVE to SR instruction to lower the interrupt mask
level. Otherwise, the MOVE to SR instruction may complete before the write is
accomplished, and a new interrupt exception will be generated for an old interrupt request.
MOTOROLA
Figure 8-2. Instruction Execution for Instruction Timing Purposes
INSTRUCTION A
INSTRUCTION A
Figure 8-1. Concurrent Instruction Execution
INSTRUCTION A)
(ABSORBED BY
OVERLAP
OVERLAP
PERIOD
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INSTRUCTION B
INSTRUCTION B
INSTRUCTION B)
(ABSORBED BY
OVERLAP
OVERLAP
PERIOD
INSTRUCTION C
INSTRUCTION C
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