Sidebars that link 8085 concepts to modern microcontrollers like the AVR (Arduino) and ARM architectures. Final Verdict
For any computing system to interact responsively with the real world, it must handle asynchronous events. Gaonkar provides a systematic analysis of the 8085's hardware and software interrupt structures. The 8085 Interrupt Vector Map Interrupt Name Trigger Mechanism Vector Address Edge & Level Sensitive 1 (Highest) RST 7.5 Edge Sensitive RST 6.5 Level Sensitive RST 5.5 Level Sensitive INTR Level Sensitive Custom (External) 5 (Lowest) Programmable Interface Devices Sidebars that link 8085 concepts to modern microcontrollers
Readers are introduced to the Accumulator (A register), the flags register, and the general-purpose registers (B, C, D, E, H, L). Gaonkar explains how these registers combine to form 16-bit pairs for memory addressing. the flags register