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Functional Diagram

Pin Description

SYMBOL

PIN

NUMBER

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

26

recommended for decoupling.

GND

7

GROUND

D0-D7

27-34

I/O

DATA BUS: The Data Bus lines are bidirectional three-state pins connected to the

system data bus.

RESET

35

I

RESET: A high on this input clears the control register and all ports (A, B, C) are set

to the input mode with the “Bus Hold” circuitry turned on.

CS

6

I

CHIP SELECT: Chip select is an active low input used to enable the 82C55A onto the

Data Bus for CPU communications.

RD

5

I

READ: Read is an active low input control signal used by the CPU to read status

information or data via the data bus.

WR

36

I

WRITE: Write is an active low input control signal used by the CPU to load control

words and data into the 82C55A.

A0-A1

8, 9

I

ADDRESS: These input signals, in conjunction with the RD and WR inputs, control

the selection of one of the three ports or the control word register. A0 and A1 are

normally connected to the least significant bits of the Address Bus A0, A1.

PA0-PA7

1-4, 37-40

I/O

PORT A: 8-bit input and output port. Both bus hold high and bus hold low circuitry are

present on this port.

PB0-PB7

18-25

I/O

PORT B: 8-bit input and output port. Bus hold high circuitry is present on this port.

PC0-PC7

10-17

I/O

PORT C: 8-bit input and output port. Bus hold circuitry is present on this port.

GROUP A

PORT A

(8)

GROUP A

PORT C

UPPER

(4)

GROUP B

PORT C

LOWER

(4)

GROUP B

PORT B

(8)

GROUP B

CONTROL

GROUP A

CONTROL

DATA BUS

BUFFER

READ

WRITE

CONTROL

LOGIC

RD

WR

A1

A0

RESET

CS

D7-D0

POWER

SUPPLIES

+5V

GND

BI-DIRECTIONAL

DATA BUS

I/O

PA7-PA0

I/O

PC7-PC4

I/O

PC3-PC0

I/O

PB7-PB0

8-BIT

INTERNAL

DATA BUS

82C55A