Chapter 3 Theory of Operation
PC-LPM-16/PnP User Manual 3-8

National Instruments Corporation

Digital I/O Circuitry

The PC-LPM-16PnP has 16 digital I/O lines that are TTL-compatible.

Pins DIN<0..7> of the I/O connector are digital input lines, and pins

DOUT<0..7> are digital output lines. These lines are monitored or

driven by the Digital Input Register or the Digital Output Register,

respectively. Reading the Digital Input Register returns the current state

of the DIN<0..7> lines. Writing to the Digital Output Register drives

the new value onto the DOUT<0..7> lines. The external device may

drive the EXTINT* signal to indicate the readiness of data transfer.

Figure 3-4.

Digital I/O Circuitry Block Diagram

PC I/O Channel
8
/
8
/
I/O Connector
EXTINT*
8
/
8
/
I/O RD
I/O WR
DIN <0..7>
DOUT<0..7>
Digital 
Input 
Register
Digital 
Output 
Register
Status
Register 1
Plug and
Play
Interrupt
Interface

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