ColdFire Core
Freescale Semiconductor
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MCF51CN128 Reference Manual, Rev. 6
If the processor is not in trace mode and executes a stop instruction where the immediate operand sets
SR[T], hardware loads the SR and generates a trace exception. The PC in the exception stack frame points
to the instruction after the stop, and the SR reflects the value loaded in step 2.
Because ColdFire processors do not support any hardware stacking of multiple exceptions, it is the
responsibility of the operating system to check for trace mode after processing other exception types. As
an example, consider a TRAP instruction execution while in trace mode. The processor initiates the trap
exception and then passes control to the corresponding handler. If the system requires that a trace exception
be processed, it is the responsibility of the trap exception handler to check for this condition (SR[T] in the
exception stack frame set) and pass control to the trace handler before returning from the original
exception.
7.3.3.6
Unimplemented Line-A Opcode
The default operation of the V1 ColdFire processor is the generation of an illegal opcode reset event if an
unimplemented line-A opcode is detected. If CPUCR[IRD] is set, the reset is disabled and a processor
exception is generated as detailed below.
A line-A opcode is defined when bits 15-12 of the opword are 0b1010. This exception is generated by the
attempted execution of an undefined line-A opcode.
7.3.3.7
Unimplemented Line-F Opcode
The default operation of the V1 ColdFire processor is the generation of an illegal opcode reset event if an
unimplemented line-F opcode is detected. If CPUCR[IRD] is set, the reset is disabled and a processor
exception is generated as detailed below.
A line-F opcode is defined when bits 15-12 of the opword are 0b1111. This exception is generated when
attempting to execute an undefined line-F opcode.
7.3.3.8
Debug Interrupt
Chapter 20, “Version 1 ColdFire Debug (CF1_DEBUG)
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for a detailed explanation of this exception,
which is generated in response to a hardware breakpoint register trigger. The processor does not generate
an IACK cycle, but rather calculates the vector number internally (vector number 12). Additionally,
SR[M,I] are unaffected by the interrupt.
7.3.3.9
RTE and Format Error Exception
The default operation of the V1 ColdFire processor is the generation of an illegal address reset event if an
RTE format error is detected. If CPUCR[ARD] is set, the reset is disabled and a processor exception is
generated as detailed below.
When an RTE instruction is executed, the processor first examines the 4-bit format field to validate the
frame type. For a ColdFire core, any attempted RTE execution (where the format is not equal to {4,5,6,7})
generates a format error. The exception stack frame for the format error is created without disturbing the
original RTE frame and the stacked PC pointing to the RTE instruction.
