Practice Basic I/o Operations (2) - Microcontroller Fundamentals: 8051 Basic I/O and Timers
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Basic I/O Operations

Practice - Basic I/O Operations

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the four I/O ports of the 8051 microcontroller?

💡 Hint: Think about the basic structure of the microcontroller.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of a pull-up resistor?

💡 Hint: Consider how floating inputs can behave.

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Question 1

What is the number of I/O ports available on the 8051 microcontroller?

2
3
4
5

💡 Hint: Remember, we discussed all four ports in class.

Question 2

True or False: Port 0 requires external pull-up resistors when used as output.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how different ports are configured.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a C function to check the status of a switch connected to P1.1 and toggle an LED on P1.0 accordingly.

💡 Hint: Think about how logic levels change when the switch is pressed.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how one would implement a simple software debouncing for the switch before reading its input.

💡 Hint: How would you ensure that the signal has settled?

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