// The program demonstrates About the External interrupt to the Controller

#include<lpc214x.h>

void Extint0_Isr(void) __irq; //declaration of ISR

unsigned char int_flag = 0, flag = 0;

int main(void)

IO1DIR |= 0X02000000;

IO1SET = 0X02000000;

PINSEL1 =0X00000001; //Setup P0.16 to alternate function EINT0

EXTMODE =0x01; //edge i.e falling egge trigger and active low

EXTPOLAR= 0X00;

VICVectAddr0 = (unsigned long) Extint0_Isr; //Assign the EINT0 ISR function

VICVectCntl0 = 0x20 | 14; //Assign the VIC channel EINT0 to interrupt priority 0

VICIntEnable |= 0x00004000; //Enable the EINT0 interrupt

while(1) //waiting for interrupt to occur

if(int_flag == 0x01)

if(flag == 0)
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IO1CLR = 0X02000000;

flag = 1;

else if(flag == 1)

IO1SET = 0x02000000;

flag = 0;

int_flag = 0x00;

void Extint0_Isr(void)__irq

{ //whenever there is a low level on EINT0

EXTINT |= 0x01; //Clear interrupt

int_flag = 0x01;

VICVectAddr = 0; //Acknowledge Interrupt