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06/13/11 09:01
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#182623 - All in a name
Responding to: ???'s previous message
The name "vector" is actually just a special case of a one-dimensional matrix.

So a processor may have a vector of addresses.
Or a vector of instructions (that may be abused to store part of the program if that interrupt source isn't needed)

It's just a question of view. Some people consider both the above as interrupt vector tables. Some people consider only the table of addresses to be interrupt vector tables.

But the naming is irrelevant. The important thing here is to notice the huge difference in behaviour between a processor that loads an address from a vector element, and a processor to jumps to the vector elements and expects to find instructions there.

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My port does not do as my program            01/01/70 00:00      
   Tested...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Details of components            01/01/70 00:00      
         How a microprocessor/microcontroller starts...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just a minute ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Vectors            01/01/70 00:00      
            Difference between 8051 "Vectors" and ARM "Vectors"            01/01/70 00:00      
               All in a name            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Sort of            01/01/70 00:00      
         Vectors            01/01/70 00:00      
            There are many ways to skin the proverbial cat ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               placing an entire ISR in the space available            01/01/70 00:00      
         vectors and vectors            01/01/70 00:00      
         Startup            01/01/70 00:00      
   Found the problem !!!            01/01/70 00:00      

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