Practice Program B.1: Time Delay (mode 0) (5.2.1) - Interrupt Handling and Timer Interfacing (8085/8086 Microprocessors with 8253/8254 Timer)
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Program B.1: Time Delay (Mode 0)

Practice - Program B.1: Time Delay (Mode 0)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of Mode 0 in the 8254 timer?

💡 Hint: Consider how timers usually signal when they finish counting.

Question 2 Easy

What is a Control Word in the context of the 8254 timer?

💡 Hint: Think of it like an instruction set for the timer.

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Question 1

What is the maximum count value for a 16-bit timer?

65,536
65,535
100,000

💡 Hint: Think about the binary representation of 16 bits.

Question 2

Is the Control Word for the 8254 timer a single byte?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the size of standard control data.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You need to generate a delay using a 4 MHz clock frequency. How would you generate a 250 ms delay? What initial count should be loaded?

💡 Hint: Manage long counts carefully by breaking them down.

Challenge 2 Hard

Your embedded system has to toggle an output every 100 ms using the timer. How would you configure it, and what outputs should you expect?

💡 Hint: Think about the transitions of states in the timer.

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