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1.4.2.1.8 Base Priority Mask Register (BASEPRI)
BASEPRI is shown in
and described in
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The BASEPRI register defines the minimum priority for exception processing. When BASEPRI is set to a
nonzero value, it prevents the activation of all exceptions with the same or lower priority level as the
BASEPRI value. Exceptions should be disabled when they might impact the timing of critical tasks. This
register is only accessible in privileged mode. For more information on exception priority levels, see
Figure 1-11. BASEPRI Register
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
RESERVED
R-0h
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
RESERVED
BASEPRI
RESERVED
R-0h
R/W-0h
R-0h
Table 1-12. BASEPRI Register Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Type
Reset
Description
31:8
RESERVED
R
0h
7:5
BASEPRI
R/W
0h
Base Priority. Any exception that has a programmable priority level
with the same or lower priority as the value of this field is masked.
The PRIMASK register can be used to mask all exceptions with
programmable priority levels. Higher priority exceptions have lower
priority levels.
4:0
RESERVED
R
0h