SNAS207B May 2004 – January 2024 LM64
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The LM64's ALERT output can be implemented as a simple interrupt signal when it is used to trigger an interrupt service routine. In such systems it is desirable for the interrupt flag to repeatedly trigger during or before the interrupt service routine has been completed. Under this method of operation, during the read of the ALERT Status Register the LM64 will set the ALERT Mask bit in the Configuration Register if any bit in the ALERT Status Register is set, with the exception of Busy and Open. This prevents further ALERT triggering until the master has reset the ALERT Mask bit, at the end of the interrupt service routine. The ALERT Status Register bits are cleared only upon a read command from the master (see Figure 6-2) and will be re-asserted at the end of the next conversion if the triggering condition(s) persist(s). In order for the ALERT to be used as a dedicated interrupt signal, the Comparator Mode bit in the Remote Diode Temperature Filter and Comparator Mode Register must be set low. This is the power-on default state. The following sequence describes the response of a system that uses the ALERT output pin as an interrupt flag: