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internal interrupt

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internal interrupt

An interrupt that is caused by processing, for example, a request for input or output or an arithmetic overflow error. Contrast with external interrupt.


internal interrupt [in′tərn·əl ′int·ə‚rəpt]
(computer science)
A signal for attention sent to a computer's central processing unit by another component of the computer.


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In addition, the new MCU features a DTC (data transfer controller) that can be activated by internal interrupt or by software, a watch dog timer and a 10 bit, 16 channel A/D converter.
 
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