1 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/peripheral/nvic.rs b/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
index c59c2c8..750565e 100644
--- a/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
+++ b/src/peripheral/nvic.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(not(armv6m))]
 use volatile_register::RO;
-use volatile_register::RW;
+use volatile_register::{RW, WO};
 
 use interrupt::Nr;
 use peripheral::NVIC;
@@ -65,9 +65,35 @@ pub struct RegisterBlock {
     /// so convenient byte-sized representation wouldn't work on that
     /// architecture.
     pub ipr: [RW<u32>; 8],
+
+    #[cfg(not(armv6m))]
+    reserved5: [u32; 208],
+
+    #[cfg(armv6m)]
+    reserved5: [u32; 696],
+
+    #[cfg(not(armv6m))]
+    /// Software Trigger Interrupt
+    pub stir: WO<u32>,
 }
 
 impl NVIC {
+    /// Request an IRQ in software
+    ///
+    /// Writing a value to the INTID field is the same as manually pending an interrupt by setting
+    /// the corresponding interrupt bit in an Interrupt Set Pending Register. This is similar to
+    /// `set_pending`.
+    pub fn request<I>(&mut self, interrupt: I)
+    where
+        I: Nr,
+    {
+        let nr = interrupt.nr();
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.stir.write(nr as u32);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Clears `interrupt`'s pending state
     #[deprecated(since = "0.5.8", note = "Use `NVIC::unpend`")]
     pub fn clear_pending<I>(&mut self, interrupt: I)