Programmable Peripheral

Interface Devices

Support chips: 8155, 8255,

8279,8254,8257, 8259,8251
Programmable Interface
Devices
 used to interface a I/O device to
the microprocessor
System Bus Programmable
I/O
8085 I/O
Devices
Interface

 Can be programmed/configured to
perform various I/O functions by
writing software instructions
8255 – A programmable parallel
I/O device
 Designed to be compatible with 8085
 It consists of
 Three I/O ports
 Port A
 Port B
 Port C
 Port C can be used as two 4-bit ports
 PCu (Port C upper 4 bits)
 PCl (Port C lower 4 bits)
 I/O Interfacing using 8255

Port A

System Temperature
8-bit
Bus
Port Cu Sensor
ADC
8085 8255
Port Cl
LED
Port B DISPLAY
 Interfacing with Analog-to-Digital
Converter

Port A

System Temperature
Bus SOC Sensor
8-bit
8085 8255 ADC
EOC

OE

Port C
lines
Application Programming Logic
 Configure 8255 I/O ports
 8085 sends SOC command to ADC
 8085 waits for EOC signal from ADC
 8085 sends OE command to ADC
 8085 reads 8-bit temperature value
from port A
 8085 displays temperature value on
LED display connected to port B
Writing the program
 At this point, it will help us to
understand, what we need to know
more about 8255
 1. Configure 8255 I/O Ports

Port A

System Temperature
8-bit
Bus
Port Cu Sensor
ADC
8085 8255
Port Cl
LED
Port B DISPLAY
 Port A as INPUT port
 Port B as OUTPUT port
 Port C (PCu – O/P , PCl – I/P )
 SOC (PC4) is a OUTUT line
 EOC (PC0) is a INPUT line
 OE (PC7) is a OUTPUT line
 Know more about
 Modes of operation of 8255
 Control word format of 8255
 Modes of Operation of 8255
 Two primary modes of operation
1. Parallel I/O mode
 Mode 0 (Simple Input/Output)
 Mode 1 (Input/Output with Handshake)
 Mode 2 (Bidirectional data transfer)
2. Bit Set/Reset Mode
 This application uses
 Parallel I/O mode - Mode 0
 Bit Set/Reset mode
Control Word for 8255
 8255 has a 8-bit Control word
register
 8255 ports can be configured for
operation by writing a appropriate
control word in it
for Parallel I/O

1
0
0

91H
0
1
0
0
1
for Bit Set/Reset Mode
Application Programming
 Configure 8255 I/O ports
MVI A, 91H
OUT CWR
 Writing value 91H in Control Word
Register of 8255
 CWR represents the 8-bit port
address of Control Word Register
Application Programming
 8085 sends SOC (PC4=1)command
to ADC
MVI A, 00001001B
OUT CWR
 Uses Bit Set/Reset mode of
8255
Application Programming
 8085 waits for EOC signal from ADC
WAIT: IN PORTC
RAR
JC WAIT
 EOC is taken to be active low
Application Programming
 8085 sends OE command to ADC
MVI A, 00001111H
OUT PORTC
 8085 reads 8-bit temperature value
from port A
IN PORTA
MOV B, A
Application Programming
 8085 displays temperature value on
LED display connected to port B
OUT PORTB
Pin diagram of 8255
D7 – D0 Data Bus
PA7 – PA0 Port A
PB7 – PB0 Port B
PC7 – PC0 Port C
CS Chip Select
A0, A1 Address bits
RD Read Input
WR Write Input
RESET Reset Input
Vcc +5V
GND 0 Volts
Interfacing 8255 with 8085
 8255 can be interfaced to 8085 using
 Memory-mapped I/O
 Peripheral-mapped I/O
 As application program uses
IN/OUT instructions
 Peripheral-mapping is used
 8-bit addresses are used for ports
and control register of 8255
 For e.g.
 OUT CWR
 IN PORTA
 OUT PORTB
 In actual program, label CWR will
be substituted by 8-bit address of
Control Word Register of 8255
8255 Chip selection & Port Addresses

A7
A = 80H
A6
A5 B = 81H
CS
A4
A3 8255 C = 82H
A2 A1 A0 Port
A1 A1 0 0 A
A0 A0 0 1 B
1 0 C
1 1 CWR
Programming with port addresses
 OUT CWR  OUT 83H
 IN PORTA  IN 80H
 OUT PORTB  OUT 81H
Block diagram of 8255