Ex.

1: Configure Port A as i/p in Mode 0, Port B as o/p

in mode 0, Port C (Lower) as o/p and Port C (Upper) as
i/p ports.
Step 1: Required control word
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Group A Group B
Mode Selection Port C (Lower)
00 = Mode 0 0 = OUTPUT
Port A Port B
1 = INPUT 0 = OUTPUT
Port C (Upper) Mode Selection
1 = INPUT 0 = Mode 0

The bit pattern 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 i.e 98H is to be sent to the

control word register of 8255
Step 2: Required address of Control Word Register (CWR)
A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 = 23 H

Depends on the decoding logic Required to select CWR

Step 2: Required address of Control Word Register (CWR)
A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 = 23 H

Depends on the decoding logic Required to select CWR

MOV A, #98H
MOV DPTR, #0023H
MOVX @DPTR, A
Ex. 2: Write initialization instruction for the 8255A to set
up Port A as an o/p port in Mode 0, Port B as o/p in mode
1 for interrupt I/O, Port C (upper) as o/p in Mode 0.

Step 1: Required control word

D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Group A Group B
Mode Selection Port C (Lower)
00 = Mode 0 0 = Don’t care
Port A Port B
0 = OUTPUT 0 = OUTPUT
Port C (Upper) Mode Selection
0 = OUTPUT 1 = Mode 1

The bit pattern 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i.e 84H is to be sent to the

control word register of 8255A
Step 2: Required address of Control Word Register (CWR)

A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 03 H

Depends on the decoding logic Required to select CWR

MOV A, #84H
MOV DPTR, #0003H
MOVX @DPTR, A
Ex 3. Write the BSR control word of 8255 to set bits PC7.

D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

Bit Set/ Reset

BSR Mode 1 = SET
0 = SET

Don’t care

1/0

Select a bit

1 1 1 = PC7
Ex 4: Set Counter 0 of 8254 timer in Mode 1
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Control Word 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Register
= 32 H

Select 16 bit Select Binary

Counter 0 count Mode 0 count

A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0
Address of
Control Word 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 83 H
Register

User defined Select Control

Register
Commands

MOV A, #32 H
MOV DPTR, #0083 H
MOVX @DPTR, A
Ex 5: Generate a square wave of 1ms period using 8254
timer. The input frequency is 2MHz
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Control Word 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 = 37 H

Select 16 bit Select Binary

Counter 0 count Mode 3 count

A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0
CWR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 83 H
Counter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 80 H

Counter = (1 x 10-3 ) x (2 x 106)

= 2000
= 07D0 H
Commands:
MOV A, #37 H
MOV DPTR, #0083 H
MOVX @DPTR, A
MOV A, #D0 H
MOV DPTR, #0080 H
MOVX @DPTR, A
MOV A, #07 H
MOVX @DPTR, A