VDict - Definition of Programmable Interrupt Controller

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Programmable Interrupt Controller

integrated circuit PIC A special-purpose integratedcircuit that functions as an overall manager in an

interrupt driven system. It accepts requests from the

peripheral equipment, determines which of the incoming

requests is of the highest priority, ascertains whether the

incoming request has a higher priority value than the level

currently being serviced, and issues an interrupt to the CPU

based on this determination.

PICs typically have eight interrupt lines, and two PICs are

often cascaded to provide 15 available interrupt lines.

(2003-03-18)

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