Operations Manual 8255 PCI bus adapter

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

The PCI bus 8255 adapter is a 32 bits PCI bus adapter with
Plug and Play (PnP) features, it is a programmable I/O interface
for PC/486, Pentium or compatible computers. The PnP
features let hardware configuration for IRQ and I/O address is
detected by BIOS automatically, you don’t need set switch and
jumper.

The PCI bus 8255 adapter provides total 6 digital I/O ports,
each I/O port contains 8 I/O lines, and can be set either input or
output by the user’s program. The signal assignments of PCI
bus 8255 adapter is designed as a standard configurations, so
that it can be used to connect to the 8255 terminator board for
several applications.

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 The features of the PCI bus 8255 adapter are:

 32 bits PCI bus with Plug and Play (PnP) features.

 Programmable I/O control functions.
 Up to 48 I/O lines.
 Maximum of 10 MHZ counter rate.
 Support several operating modes that are
programmable.
 Provides DII device driver for PnP features.

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CHAPTER 2
UNPACKING INFORMATION

 Check that your PCI bus 8255 package includes the

following items:

 PCI bus 8255 adapter.

 Demo Program.
 Data Capture Software Manual with CD.
 8255 terminator board (option).
 Two expansion flat cables (option).
 DII device driver.
 User manual.
 Warranty form.

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CHAPTER 3
HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Your PCI bus 8255 adapter is designed to be inserted in any

available PCI slot in your PC/486, Pentium or compatibles. In
order to gain access to the expansion slots, follow the steps
listed below:

1. Turn off all power to your computer and all peripheral

devices before installing your 8255 adapter.
2. Remove the cover of the computer.
3. Insert the 8255 adapter into any available PCI slot.
Make sure the adapter is firmly seated in the chosen
slot.
4. Replace the cover of the computer.
5. Connects the expansion cables.
6. Turn on the power of your computer, the PnP features
will recognize the 8255 adapter.

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CHAPTER 4
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

4.1 I/O Port Address

Base + 0 : Port 1A input/output buffer.

Base + 1 : Port 1B input/output buffer.
Base + 2 : Port 1C input/output buffer.
Base + 3 : Port 1 control register.
Base + 4 : Port 2A input/output buffer.
Base + 5 : Port 2B input/output buffer.
Base + 6 : Port 2C input/output buffer.
Base + 7 : Port 2 control register.

The DIP switch is used to identify 8255 adapter, you may set
any switch, however if more than one 8255 adapters are
plugged in, please set different switch number to avoid address
conflict with each others.

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4.2 Pin Assignments

1. Pin Assignments for CN1 Connector

Pin Function Pin Function

1 GND 2 GND
3 GND 4 P1A3
5 P1A1 6 P1A2
7 CLK0 8 P1A0
9 GATE0 10 OUT0
11 OUT2 12 CLK2
13 CLK1 14 GATE2
15 OUT1 16 GATE1
17 P1A5 18 P1A4
19 P1A7 20 P1A6
21 P1C6 22 P1C7
23 P1C4 24 P1C5
25 P1C1 26 P1C0
27 P1B7 28 P1C2
29 P1B6 30 P1C3
31 P1B5 32 P1B0
33 P1B4 34 P1B1
35 P1B3 36 P1B2

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37 +5V 38 -5V
39 +12V 40 -12V
2. Pin Assignments for CN2 Connector

Pin Function Pin Function

1 GND 2 GND
3 GND 4 GND
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND 10 GND
11 GND 12 GND
13 P2A0 14 P2A1
15 P2A2 16 P2A3
17 P2A4 18 P2A5
19 P2A6 20 P2A7
21 P2C7 22 P2C6
23 P2C5 24 P2C4
25 P2C0 26 P2C1
27 P2C2 28 P2B7
29 P2C3 30 P2B6
31 P2B0 32 P2B5
33 P2B1 34 P2B4
35 P2B2 36 P2B3
37 +5V 38 -5V
39 +12V 40 -12V

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CHAPTER 5
DII DEVICE DRIVER

To install DII (Decision Industrial Interface) for Windows 95

and Windows NT, you may start the installation by running
SETUP.EXE supplied on this distribution CD. During
installation, the Setup application will install an icon into a new
program group in your start menu (default name: "Decision
Industrial Interface"). After DII is installed, please select
“Start” menu, then “Settings”, then “Control Panel”, then “Add
New Hardware” menu, then select PCI 8255 card on the
“Industrial I/O Devices” hardware group.

The DII provides DLL, OCX, ... etc. components for further
programming. For more details, please refer DII manual.

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CHAPTER 6
DIAGNOSTIC

6.1 BASIC Programming

100 REM 8255 I/O CARD TESTING PROGRAM
110 SCREEN 0,0,0: WIDTH 80,25: KEY OFF: CLS
120 LOCATE 10,10: PRINT "8255 I/O CARD TESTING"
130 LOCATE 12,10: PRINT "TWO 8255 PORT A,B,C OUTPUT
SQUARE WAVE"
140 LOCATE 14,10: PRINT "8253 COUNTER 0 DIVIDE BY 2"
150 LOCATE 16,10: PRINT " COUNTER 1 DIVIDE BY 50"
160 LOCATE 18,10: PRINT " COUNTER 2 DIVIDE BY 100"
250 REM 8253 TESTING
255 PORT = &H1B0
260 OUT PORT+11,&H36
270 OUT PORT+11,&H76
280 OUT PORT+11,&HB6
290 OUT PORT+8,&H2: OUT PORT+8,&H0
300 OUT PORT+9,&H32: OUT PORT+9,&H0
310 OUT PORT+10,&H64: OUT PORT+10,&H0
320 PORT=&H1B0
330 OUT PORT+3,&H80
340 A=0: GOSUB 500
345 FOR K= 0 TO 1000: NEXT K
350 A=&HFF: GOSUB 500
360 PORT=PORT+4
370 OUT PORT+3,&H80
380 A=0: GOSUB 500
385 FOR K=0 TO 1000: NEXT K
390 A=&HFF: GOSUB 500
400 GOTO 320
500 FOR I=0 TO 2
510 OUT PORT+I,A
520 NEXT I
530 RETURN

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6.2 PASCAL Programming

program diagnostic(input, output);
uses Crt;
var a, i, test : integer;
procedure subtest;
begin
for i := 0 to 2 do
port[test+i] := a;
end;
begin
{ 8255 I/O Card Testing Program }
clrscr;
gotoxy(10, 10);
writeln('8255 I/O CARD TESTING');
gotoxy(10, 12);
writeln('TWO 8255 PORT A,B,C OUTPUT SQUARE WAVE');
gotoxy(10, 14);
writeln('8253 COUNTER 0 DIVIDE BY 2');
gotoxy(10, 16);
writeln(' COUNTER 1 DIVIDE BY 50');
gotoxy(10, 18);
writeln(' COUNTER 2 DIVIDE BY 100');
{ 8253 Testing }
test := $1B0;
port[test+11] := $36;
port[test+11] := $76;
port[test+11] := $B6;
port[test+ 8] := $02; port[test+ 8] := $0;
port[test+ 9] := $32; port[test+ 9] := $0;
port[test+10] := $64; port[test+10] := $0;
repeat
test := $1B0;
port[test+3] := $80;
a := 0; subtest;
for i := 0 to 1000 do;
a := $ff; subtest;
test := test + 4;
port[test+3] := $80;
a := 0; subtest;
for i := 0 to 1000 do;

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a := $ff; subtest
until keypressed;
end.
6.3 C Programming
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
int test,i,a;
void subtest()
{
for(i=0;i<=2;i++) outportb(test+i,a);
}
main()
{
clrscr();
gotoxy(10,10);
puts("8255 I/O CARD TESTING");
gotoxy(10,12);
puts("TWO 8255 PORT A,B,C OUTPUT SQUARE WAVE");
gotoxy(10,14);
puts("8253 COUNTER 0 DIVIDE BY 2");
gotoxy(10,16);
puts("8253 COUNTER 1 DIVIDE BY 50");
gotoxy(10,18);
puts("8253 COUNTER 2 DIVIDE BY 100");

test = 0x1b0;
outportb(test+11,0x36);
outportb(test+11,0x76);
outportb(test+11,0xb6);
outportb(test+ 8,0x02);
outportb(test+ 8,0x00);
outportb(test+ 9,0x32);
outportb(test+ 9,0x00);
outportb(test+10,0x64);
outportb(test+10,0x00);

do {
test = 0x1b0;
outportb(test+3,0x80);
a = 0;
subtest();
for(i=0;i<=1000;i++);

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a = 0xff;
subtest();
} while(!kbhit());
}

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APPENDIX A
TERMINATOR BOARD
The 8255 terminator board provides expansion signal
connection for convenience purpose. When power control on
the normal condition, the LED will light. To connect 8255
adapter to terminator board, please plug in CN1 connector (at
8255 adapter) to J1 (at terminator board). The similar method
will be used to connect CN2 to J2. The signal assignment is
shown in the follows.

1. TB1
PORT 1 PA0
PORT 1 PA1
PORT 1 PA2
PORT 1 PA3
PORT 1 PA4
PORT 1 PA5
PORT 1 PA6
PORT 1 PA7
PORT 1 PB0
PORT 1 PB1
PORT 1 PB2
PORT 1 PB3
PORT 1 PB4
PORT 1 PB5
PORT 1 PB6
PORT 1 PB7

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2. TB2
PORT 1 PC0
PORT 1 PC1
PORT 1 PC2
PORT 1 PC3
PORT 1 PC4
PORT 1 PC5
PORT 1 PC6
PORT 1 PC7
PORT 2 PA0
PORT 2 PA1
PORT 2 PA2
PORT 2 PA3
PORT 2 PA4
PORT 2 PA5
PORT 2 PA6
PORT 2 PA7

3. TB3
PORT 2 PB0
PORT 2 PB1
PORT 2 PB2
PORT 2 PB3
PORT 2 PB4
PORT 2 PB5
PORT 2 PB6
PORT 2 PB7
PORT 2 PC0
PORT 2 PC1
PORT 2 PC2
PORT 2 PC3
PORT 2 PC4
PORT 2 PC5
PORT 2 PC6
PORT 2 PC7

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4. TB4
CLK0
GATE0
OUT0
CLK1
GATE1
OUT1
CLK2
GATE2
OUT2
GND1
GND2
+5V
-5V
GND1
GND1
GND2

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APPENDIX B
WARRANTY INFORMATION
B.1 Copyright

Copyright 1999, 2000 DECISION COMPUTER

INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No part of
PCI bus 8255 adapter software and manual may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, or translated into any language or
computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise,
without the prior written permission of DECISION
COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.

Each piece of PCI bus 8255 adapter package permits user to

use PCI bus 8255 adapter only on a single computer, a
registered user may use the program on a different computer,
but may not use the program on more than one computer at the
same time.

Corporate licensing agreements allow duplication and

distribution of specific number of copies within the licensed
institution. Duplication of multiple copies is not allowed except
through execution of a licensing agreement. Welcome call for
details.

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B.2 Warranty Information

DECISION warrants that for a period of one year from the date
of purchase (unless otherwise specified in the warranty card)
that the goods supplied will perform according to the
specifications defined in the user manual. Furthermore that the
PCI bus 8255 adapter product will be supplied free from
defects in materials and workmanship and be fully functional
under normal usage.

In the event of the failure of a PCI bus 8255 adapter product

within the specified warranty period, DECISION will, at its
option, replace or repair the item at no additional charge. This
limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from
incorrect use, electrical interference, accident, or modification
of the product.

All goods returned for warranty repair must have the serial
number intact. Goods without serial numbers attached will not
be covered by the warranty.

Transportation costs for goods returned must be paid by the

purchaser. Repaired goods will be dispatched at the expense of
PCI bus 8255 adapter.

To ensure that your PCI bus 8255 adapter product is covered by

the warranty provisions, it is necessary that you return the
Warranty card.

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Under this Limited Warranty, DECISION's obligations will be

limited to repair or replacement only, of goods found to be
defective as specified above during the warranty period.
DECISION is not liable to the purchaser for any damages or
losses of any kind, through the use of, or inability to use, the
PCI bus 8255 adapter product.

DECISION reserves the right to determine what constitutes

warranty repair or replacement.

Return Authorization: It is necessary that any returned goods

are clearly marked with an RA number that has been issued by
DECISION. Goods returned without this authorization will not
be attended to.

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APPENDIX C
DATA SHEET

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