82C55

Programmable Peripheral Interface

 About 82C55
• The 82C55 is a popular low cost interfacing
component, that can interface any TTL-
compatible I/O device to a microprocessor.

• It is used to interface to the keyboard and

a parallel printer port in PCs (usually as
part of an integrated chipset).
 About 82C55

• PPI has 24 pins for I/O that are

programmable in groups of 12 pins
and has three distinct modes of
operation.
 82C55 : Pin Layout

Group : A
Port (A0-A7) &
Data Upper part of port C
bus (C4-C7)

Port A
Input
pin
Port B

Reset all
program

Port C

Group : B
Programmi Port (B0-B7) & Lower
ng,reading part of port C (C0-C3)
& writing to
a port
 82C55
Control Signals:

RD

WR Read/write
Control
A0 Logic

A1

Reset

CS
Figure 11–19 The 82C55 interfaced to the low bank of the
80386SX microprocessor.
• A RESET input to the 82C55 initializes the
device whenever the microprocessor is
reset.

• A RESET input to the 82C55 causes all

ports to be set up as simple input ports
using mode 0 operation.
 82C55 PPI
Addressing the 82C55

A1 A0 = 00 Port A ;
= 01 Port B ;
= 10 Port C ;
= 11 Command Register;
 Programming The 82C55
• 82C55 contains only two internal Command
Registers

Notice that bit position 7 selects either Command byte

A or Command byte B.

Command byte A : (command byte A programs the

function of group A and B)

Command byte B : (command byte b sets (1) or reset

(0) bit of port C only if the 82C55 is programmed in
mode 1 & 2)
 Programming The 82C55
• Group B Pins:
Are programmed as either input or output
pins.Group B can operate in either mode o
or 1.
Mode 0 is the basic input/output mode that
allows pins of group B to be programmed as
simple input latched output connections.

Mode 1 operation is the strobed operation for

group B connections.
 Programming The 82C55
• Group A Pins:
Are also programmed as either input or
output pins.The difference is that Group
A can operate in modes 0,1 and 2.

82C55 has three operation modes:

 mode 0
 mode 1
 mode 2
Programming 82C55
 Mode 0 (Basic Input/Output).
• This functional configuration
provides simple input and output
operations for each of the three
ports.
• No “handshaking” is required, data
is simply written to or read from a
specified port.
MODE 1 (Strobed Input/Output)
• This functional configuration
provides a means for transferring
I/O data to or from a specified port
in conjunction with strobes or
“handshaking” signals.
• In mode 1, Port A and Port B use
the lines on Port C to generate or
accept these “handshaking” signals
Mode 1 Basic functional Definitions
• Two Groups (Group A and Group B).
• Each group contains one 8-bit data port
and one 4-bit control/data port.
• The 8-bit data port can be either input
or output Both inputs and outputs are
latched.
• The 4-bit port is used for control and
status of the 8-bit data port.
MODE 2 Basic Functional Definitions:

• Used in Group A only.

• One 8-bit, bi-directional bus port (Port
A) and a 5-bit control port (Port C).
• Both inputs and outputs are latched.
• The 5-bit control port (Port C) is used
for control and status for the 8-bit, bi-
directional bus port (Port A).
 A Stepper Motor Interfaced to the
82C55.
• Another device often interfaced to a
computer system is the stepper motor.
– a digital motor because it is moved in
discrete steps as it traverses through 360°
• An inexpensive stepper motor is geared
to move perhaps 15° per step
• A more costly, high-precision stepper
motor can be geared to 1° per step.
 A Stepper Motor Interfaced to the
82C55.
• In all cases, these steps are gained through many magnetic
poles and/or gearing.
• Figure 11–23 shows a four-coil stepper motor that uses an
armature with a single pole.
– two coils are energized
• If less power is required, one coil may be energized at a
time, causing the motor to
step at 45°, 135°, 225°, and 315°.
• The motor is shown with the armature rotated to four
discrete places, called full stepping.
– accomplished by energizing the coils, as shown
Figure 11–23 The stepper motor showing full-step operation:
(a) 45° (b) 135° (c) 225° (d) 315°.
A Stepper Motor Interfaced to the
82C55.
• The motor is driven by NPN Darlington amp pairs
to provide a large current to each coil.
• A circuit that can drive this stepper motor is
illustrated in Fig 11–24.
• with the four coils shown in place
• This circuit uses the 82C55 to provide drive
signals used to rotate the motor armature in
either the right- or left-hand direction.
Figure 11–24 A stepper motor interfaced to the 82C55. This
illustration does not show the decoder.
 A Stepper Motor Interfaced to the 82C55.
•From subroutine of Ex 10-10, CX contain the direction
and steps of rotation.
– If CX>8000h, motor spins in right hand direction
–If CX<8000h, motor spins in left hand direction
–The 15 bits except MSL(leftmost bit) express the no. of steps.