Nios® V Processor Reference Manual

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Date 7/26/2024
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3.3.5. Trap Controller

In the Nios V processor, trap refers to the transfer of control to a trap handler caused by either an exception or an interrupt.
  • Exceptions are synchronous events that originate inside the processor. They are commonly caused by an unusual condition occurring at run time associated with an instruction.
  • Interrupts are asynchronous events that originate originated outside of the processor. It is commonly caused by unexpected requests associated with system peripherals