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Ed Arnold
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return a value from interrupt
PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 6:31 pm     Reply with quote

Will a return value from a function within an interrupt get back to main or a main function? For example a keypad entry which gets polled using #int_rtcc every 20ms. When set_time() fuction is running in main, it will wait for a key to be passed to it. I know there are other ways to do this. The current method I am using works, but now I need to have mutiple fuctions to use the keys in different ways. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.
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Curt
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Re: return a value from interrupt
PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 11:39 pm     Reply with quote

No, I don't believe there is any mechanism for this, it would be basically impossible. Since an interrupt can occur at any time (thus the name ;) ) it can be called at any time, and therefore there is nowhere to return to.

The way to pass values back is through a global register. In its simplist form you would have a register and a flag. The flag will be set true and the character will be placed in the register by the ISR.

Then in your main loop, inspect this flag. If it's true, set it false and process the register as a 'return' value, remember to disable interrupts when you inspect the flag, and don't re-enable them until after you have set the flag false and copied the character! Otherwise the ISR may run and "bad things happen".

-Curt



:=Will a return value from a function within an interrupt get back to main or a main function? For example a keypad entry which gets polled using #int_rtcc every 20ms. When set_time() fuction is running in main, it will wait for a key to be passed to it. I know there are other ways to do this. The current method I am using works, but now I need to have mutiple fuctions to use the keys in different ways. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.
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