82C55A
Ports A, B, and C
register will contain 9Bh. During the execution of the system
program, any of the other modes may be selected using a
single output instruction. This allows a single 82C55A to
service a variety of peripheral devices with a simple software
maintenance routine. Any port programmed as an output
port is initialized to all zeros when the control word is written.
The 82C55A contains three 8-bit ports (A, B, and C). All can
be configured to a wide variety of functional characteristics
by the system software but each has its own special features
or “personality” to further enhance the power and flexibility of
the 82C55A.
ADDRESS BUS
CONTROL BUS
DATA BUS
Port A One 8-bit data output latch/buffer and one 8-bit data
input latch. Both “pull-up” and “pull-down” bus-hold devices
are present on Port A. See Figure 2A.
Port B One 8-bit data input/output latch/buffer and one 8-bit
data input buffer. See Figure 2B.
Port C One 8-bit data output latch/buffer and one 8-bit data
input buffer (no latch for input). This port can be divided into
two 4-bit ports under the mode control. Each 4-bit port con-
tains a 4-bit latch and it can be used for the control signal
output and status signal inputs in conjunction with ports A
and B. See Figure 2B.
RD, WR
D7-D0
A0-A1
CS
82C55A
C
MODE 0
MODE 1
B
8
A
8
I/O
4
I/O
4
I/O
I/O
PB7-PB0 PC3-PC0 PC7-PC4 PA7-PA0
C
INPUT MODE
MASTER
RESET
B
A
OR MODE
CHANGE
8
I/O
8
I/O
INTERNAL
DATA IN
EXTERNAL
PORT A PIN
PB7-PB0 CONTROL CONTROL PA7-PA0
OR I/O OR I/O
INTERNAL
DATA OUT
(LATCHED)
MODE 2
C
B
8
A
OUTPUT MODE
BI-
I/O
FIGURE 2A. PORT A BUS-HOLD CONFIGURATION
DIRECTIONAL
V
CC
PB7-PB0
PA7-PA0
RESET
OR MODE
CHANGE
CONTROL
P
FIGURE 3. BASIC MODE DEFINITIONS AND BUS INTERFACE
CONTROL WORD
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
GROUP B
INTERNAL
DATA IN
EXTERNAL
PORT B, C
PIN
INTERNAL
DATA OUT
(LATCHED)
PORT C (LOWER)
1 = INPUT
0 = OUTPUT
OUTPUT MODE
PORT B
1 = INPUT
0 = OUTPUT
FIGURE 2B. PORT B AND C BUS-HOLD CONFIGURATION
FIGURE 2. BUS-HOLD CONFIGURATION
MODE SELECTION
0 = MODE 0
1 = MODE 1
Operational Description
GROUP A
Mode Selection
PORT C (UPPER)
1 = INPUT
There are three basic modes of operation than can be
selected by the system software:
Mode 0 - Basic Input/Output
0 = OUTPUT
PORT A
1 = INPUT
0 = OUTPUT
Mode 1 - Strobed Input/Output
Mode 2 - Bi-directional Bus
MODE SELECTION
00 = MODE 0
When the reset input goes “high”, all ports will be set to the
input mode with all 24 port lines held at a logic “one” level by
internal bus hold devices. After the reset is removed, the
82C55A can remain in the input mode with no additional ini-
tialization required. This eliminates the need to pullup or pull-
down resistors in all-CMOS designs. The control word
01 = MODE 1
1X = MODE 2
MODE SET FLAG
1 = ACTIVE
FIGURE 4. MODE DEFINITION FORMAT
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