Practice - 8254 Pin Description (Key Pins)
Practice Questions
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What does the D0-D7 pin on the 8254 represent?
💡 Hint: Think about where data travels from and to.
How does the CS pin function?
💡 Hint: Consider how devices are selected to operate.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does the CS pin do on the 8254?
💡 Hint: Consider which pin is essential for operation.
The D0-D7 pins are:
💡 Hint: Remember what D0-D7 signifies.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple circuit using the 8254 Timer to generate a square wave at 1 kHz. Identify which pins would be used.
💡 Hint: Remember the formula for frequency and the maximum count of the timer.
Explain how you would use the 8254 to create a timer that generates a pulse every 500 milliseconds using an external clock of 2 MHz.
💡 Hint: Considering how frequency relates to time and recall how to determine the initial count.
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