interrupt controller

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:abbreviation PIC
gptkbp:alternativeName Programmable_Interrupt_Controller
gptkbp:category gptkb:interrupt_controller
microcontroller peripheral
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:microprocessor
interrupt lines
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Intel
gptkbp:example gptkb:Advanced_Programmable_Interrupt_Controller
gptkb:Intel_8259A
gptkbp:function manages hardware interrupts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label interrupt controller
gptkbp:introduced 1976
gptkbp:purpose enables/disables interrupts
prioritizes interrupt requests
vectorizes interrupts
gptkbp:relatedTo interrupt request (IRQ)
interrupt vector
direct memory access (DMA)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:APIC
gptkbp:usedIn embedded systems
computers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4