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Honored ContributorIntterupt processing time
Hello! I'd like to know how many clock ticks interrupt handler takes from the interrupt point to interrupt handler function? I created project, which includes following components: PIO(outpu...
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Honored ContributorKira,
It's hard to comment on your interrupt latency time, as all sorts of things will affect the time taken, clock frequency, version of processor, what memory your code is running from, the priority of the interrupt etc. Your time sounds quite long we have measured latency at between 81-83 cycles on a 1S10 full design which uses Nios II/f processor. Chapter 6 of the Nios II Software Developer's Guide has some documentation on Exceptions and tips on how to reduce interrupt latency Some things you could do to speed up your IRQ latency include: Use the highest priority interrupt available Place your interrupt handler into an on chip memory
