SILICON GATE MOS 8255

Combinations of Mode 1

Port A and Port B can be individually defined as input or output in Mode 1 to support a wide variety of strobed I/O applications.

PA7 -PAo

PC4

PCs

PC3

PC6•7

P~-PBO

PC,

8

PA7 -PAO

8

STBA

PC7

OBFA

IBFA

PC6 - + -- ACKA

 

CONTROL WORD

 

INTRA

PC3

INTRA

2

 

2

..-.;-.-.. I/O

PC45

I/O

8

PB7 -PBo

 

 

PC2

STBB

 

PC,

IBFB

INTRB

PCo

INTRB

PORT A -

(STROBED INPUT)

PORT A -

(STROBED OUTPUT)

PORT B -

(STROBED OUTPUT)

PORT B -

(STROBED INPUT)

Operating Modes

Mode 2 (Strobed Bi-Directional Bus I/O)

This functional configuration provides a means for com- municating with a peripheral device or structure on a single 8-bit bus for both transmitting and receiving data (bi-direc- tional bus I/O). "Handshaking" signals are provided to main- tain proper bus flow discipline in a similar manner to Mode

1.Interrupt generation and enable/disable fu nctions are also available.

Mode 2 Basic Functional Definitions:

Used in Group A only.

One 8-bit, bi-directional bus Port (Port A) and a 5-bit control Port (Port C).

Both inputs and outputs are latched.

The 5-bit control port (Port C) is used for control and status for the 8-bit, bi-directional bus port (Port

A).

Bi-Directional Bus I/O Control Signal Definition

INTR (Interrupt Request)

A high on this output can be used to interrupt the CPU for both input or output operations.

Output Operations

OBF (Output Buffer Full)

The OBF output will go "low" to indicate that the CPU has written data out to Port A.

ACK (Acknowledge)

A"Iow" on this input enables the tri-state output buffer of Port A to send out the data. Otherwise, the output buffer will be in the high-impedance state.

INTE 1 (The INTE Flip-Flop associated with OBF)

Controlled by bit set/reset of PCs.

Input Operations

STB (Strobe Input)

A "low" on this input loads data into the input latch.

IBF (Input Buffer Full F/F)

A"h igh" on th is output indicates that data has been loaded into the input latch.

INTE 2 (The INTE Flip-Flop associated with IBF)

Controlled by bit set/reset of PC4.

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Intel 8080 Combinations of Mode, Operating Modes, Bi-Directional Bus I/O Control Signal Definition, Output Operations

8080 specifications

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