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Interfacing 8279 With 8086 Processor PDF

The document summarizes how to interface an 8279 keyboard and display chip with an 8086 processor. An 8279 chip is used to interface a hex keyboard and 7-segment LED display. The 8279 can be memory mapped or I/O mapped. In this circuit, it is I/O mapped. An external 3-to-8 decoder is used to decode the scan lines from the 8279 to drive the display. The 8279 multiplexes the display by outputting a display code and scan code to turn on the corresponding digit driver for each digit in sequence. It also scans the keyboard matrix using its return lines as columns and decoded scan lines as rows to detect key presses.

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Interfacing 8279 With 8086 Processor PDF

The document summarizes how to interface an 8279 keyboard and display chip with an 8086 processor. An 8279 chip is used to interface a hex keyboard and 7-segment LED display. The 8279 can be memory mapped or I/O mapped. In this circuit, it is I/O mapped. An external 3-to-8 decoder is used to decode the scan lines from the 8279 to drive the display. The 8279 multiplexes the display by outputting a display code and scan code to turn on the corresponding digit driver for each digit in sequence. It also scans the keyboard matrix using its return lines as columns and decoded scan lines as rows to detect key presses.

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INTERFACING 8279 WITH 8086 PROCESSOR

• A typical Hexa keyboard and 7-segment LED display interfacing circuit using 8279 f
8086 based system is shown.

• The system consists of 16 numbers of hexa-keys and numbers of 7-segment LEDs. The 7- segment LEDs
can be used to display eight-digit alphanumeric character.

• The 8279 can be either memory mapped or I/O mapped in the system. In the circuit shown
is I/O mapped.

• The address line A1 of the system is used as A0 of 8279.

• The clock signal for 8279 is obtained by dividing the PCLK (peripheral clock) of 8284 by
a clock divider circuit.
• The chip select signals, for I/O mapped devices are generated by using a 3-to-8 decoder.

• The address lines A5, A6 and A7 are used as input to decoder.

• The address line A0 and the control signal M /IO (low) are used as enable for decoder. The chip select
signal IOCS-3 is used to select 8279.

• The I/O address of the internal devices of 8279 is shown in table.

• The circuit has 6 numbers of 7-segment LEDs and so the 8279 has to be programmed in
encoded scan. (Because in decoded scan, only 4 numbers of 7-segment LEDs can be interfaced):

• In encoded scan the output of scan lines will be binary count. Therefore an external, 3-to-
8 decoder is used to decode the scan lines SL0, SL1 and SL2 of 8279 to produce eight scan lines S0 to S7.

• The decoded scan lines S0 and S1 are common for keyboard and display.

• The decoded scan lines S2 to S5 are used only for display and the decoded scan lines S6
and S7 are not used in the system.

• Anode and Cathode drivers are provided to take care of the current requirement of LEDs.

• The pnp transistors, BC 158 are used as driver transistors.


• The anode drivers are called segment drivers and cathode drivers are called digit drivers.

• The 8279 output the display code for one digit through its output lines (OUT A0 to OUT
A3 and OUT B0 to OUT B3) and send a scan code through, SL0- SL3.

• The display code is inverted by segment drivers and sent to segment bus.

• The scan code is decoded by the decoder and turns ON the corresponding digit driver.
Now one digit of the display character is displayed. After a small interval (10 milli-
second, typical), the display is turned OFF (i.e., display is blanked) and the above process
is repeated for next digit. Thus multiplexed display is performed by 8279.

• The keyboard matrix is- formed using the return lines, RL0 to RL3 of 8279 as columns and decoded scan
lines S0 and S1 as rows.

• A hexa key is placed at the crossing point of each row and column. A key press will short the row and
column. Normally the column and row line will be high.

• During scanning the 8279 will output binary count on SL0 to SL3, which is decoded by decoder to make a
row as zero. When a row is zero the 8279 reads the columns. If there is
a key press then the corresponding column will be zero.

• If 8279 detects a key press then it wait for debounce time and again read the columns to generate key
code.

• In encoded scan keyboard mode, the 8279 stores an 8-bit code for each valid key press. The keycode
consist of the binary value of the column and row in which the key is found
and the status of shift and control key.

• After a scan time, the next row is made zero and the above process is repeated and so on. Thus 8279
continuously scan the keyboard.

Source : http://mediatoget.blogspot.in/2012/12/keyboard-and-display-interface-
using.html

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