I/O Interfacing

Unit – I

Chapter - 7

(e) I/O Interfacing

Contents

7.1 Introduction  .... May-08

7.2 I/O Interfacing Techniques in 8085  ... May-04,05, 06,07,12,16, ... Dec.-04, 05, 09,10,12 ... Marks 10

7.3 Data Transfer Schemes ... Dec.-08 ....  Marks         10

7.4 Two Marks Questions with Answers

7.5 University Questions with Answers (Long Answered Questions)

Introduction

AU : May-08

Any application of a microprocessor based system requires the transfer of data between external circuitry to the microprocessor and microprocessor to the external circuitry. User can give information to the microprocessor based system using keyboard and user can see the result or output information from the microprocessor based system with the help of display device. The transfer of data between keyboard and microprocessor and microprocessor and display device is called input/output data transfer or I/O data transfer. This data transfer is done with the help of I/O ports.

Input port : It is used to read data from the simplest form of input port is a buffer. The input device is connected to the microprocessor through buffer, as shown in the Fig. 7.1.1.

This buffer is a tri-state buffer and its output is available only when enable signal is active. When microprocessor wants to read data from the input device (keyboard), the control signals from the microprocessor activates the buffer by asserting enable input of the buffer. Once the buffer is enabled, data from the input device is available on the data bus. Microprocessor reads this data by initiating read command.

Output port : It is used to send data to the output device such as display from the microprocessor. The simplest form of output port is a latch. The output device is connected to the microprocessor through latch, as shown in the Fig. 7.1.2. When microprocessor wants to send data to the output device it puts the data on the data bus and activates the clock signal of the latch, latching the data from the data bus at the output of latch. It is then available at the output of latch for the output device.

In this chapter, we will see the interfacing concepts of these I/O devices and different methods of I/O transfer.

Review Question

1. What do you mean by input port and output port ?