4.0 Pin Descriptions
The COP8SGx I/O structure enables designers to reconfig-
ure the microcontroller’s I/O functions with a single instruc-
tion. Each individual I/O pin can be independently configured
as output pin low, output high, input with high impedance or
input with weak pull-up device. A typical example is the use
of I/O pins as the keyboard matrix input lines. The input lines
can be programmed with internal weak pull-ups so that the
input lines read logic high when the keys are all open. With
a key closure, the corresponding input line will read a logic
zero since the weak pull-up can easily be overdriven. When
the key is released, the internal weak pull-up will pull the
input line back to logic high. This eliminates the need for
external pull-up resistors. The high current options are avail-
able for driving LEDs, motors and speakers. This flexibility
helps to ensure a cleaner design, with less external compo-
nents and lower costs. Below is the general description of all
available pins.
V
CC
and GND are the power supply pins. All V
CC
and GND
pins must be connected.
CKI is the clock input. This can come from the Internal R/C
oscillator, external, or a crystal oscillator (in conjunction with
CKO). See Oscillator Description section.
RESET is the master reset input. See Reset description
section.
Each device contains four bidirectional 8-bit I/O ports (C, G,
L and F), where each individual bit may be independently
configured as an input (Schmitt trigger inputs on ports L and
G), output or TRI-STATE under program control. Three data
memory address locations are allocated for each of these
I/O ports. Each I/O port has two associated 8-bit memory
mapped registers, the CONFIGURATION register and the
output DATA register. A memory mapped address is also
reserved for the input pins of each I/O port. (See the memory
map for the various addresses associated with the I/O ports.)
Figure 4
shows the I/O port configurations. The DATA and
CONFIGURATION registers allow for each port bit to be
individually configured under software control as shown be-
low:
CONFIGURATION
Register
DATA
Register
Port Set-Up
0 0 Hi-Z Input
(TRI-STATE Output)
0 1 Input with Weak Pull-Up
1 0 Push-Pull Zero Output
1 1 Push-Pull One Output
Port L is an 8-bit I/O port. All L-pins have Schmitt triggers on
the inputs.
Port L supports the Multi-Input Wake Up feature on all eight
pins. Port L has the following alternate pin functions:
L7 Multi-input Wakeup or T3B (Timer T3B Input)
L6 Multi-input Wakeup or T3A (Timer T3A Input)
L5 Multi-input Wakeup or T2B (Timer T2B Input)
L4 Multi-input Wakeup or T2A (Timer T2A Input)
L3 Multi-input Wakeup and/or RDX (USART Receive)
L2 Multi-input Wakeup or TDX (USART Transmit)
L1 Multi-input Wakeup and/or CKX (USART Clock)
L0 Multi-input Wakeup
Port G is an 8-bit port. Pin G0, G2–G5 are bi-directional I/O
ports. Pin G6 is always a general purpose Hi-Z input. All pins
have Schmitt Triggers on their inputs.Pin G1 serves as the
dedicated WATCHDOG output with weak pullup if
WATCHDOG feature is selected by the Mask Option reg-
ister. The pin is a general purpose I/O if WATCHDOG
feature is not selected. If WATCHDOG feature is selected,
bit 1 of the Port G configuration and data register does not
have any effect on Pin G1 setup. Pin G7 is either input or
output depending on the oscillator option selected. With the
crystal oscillator option selected, G7 serves as the dedicated
output pin for the CKO clock output. With the internal R/C or
the external oscillator option selected, G7 serves as a gen-
eral purpose Hi-Z input pin and is also used to bring the
device out of HALT mode with a low to high transition on G7.
Since G6 is an input only pin and G7 is the dedicated CKO
clock output pin (crystal clock option) or general purpose
input (R/C or external clock option), the associated bits in the
data and configuration registers for G6 and G7 are used for
special purpose functions as outlined below. Reading the G6
and G7 data bits will return zeroes.
Each device will be placed in the HALT mode by writing a “1”
to bit 7 of the Port G Data Register. Similarly the device will
be placed in the IDLE mode by writing a “1” to bit 6 of the
Port G Data Register.
Writing a “1” to bit 6 of the Port G Configuration Register
enables the MICROWIRE/PLUS to operate with the alter-
nate phase of the SK clock. The G7 configuration bit, if set
high, enables the clock start up delay after HALT when the
R/C clock configuration is used.
Config. Reg. Data Reg.
G7 CLKDLY HALT
G6 Alternate SK IDLE
Port G has the following alternate features:
G7 CKO Oscillator dedicated output or general purpose
input
G6 SI (MICROWIRE Serial Data Input)
G5 SK (MICROWIRE Serial Clock)
G4 SO (MICROWIRE Serial Data Output)
G3 T1A (Timer T1 I/O)
G2 T1B (Timer T1 Capture Input)
G1 WDOUT WATCHDOG and/or CLock Monitor if WATCH-
DOG enabled, otherwise it is a general purpose I/O
G0 INTR (External Interrupt Input)
Port C is an 8-bit I/O port. The 40-pin device does not have
a full complement of Port C pins. The unavailable pins are
not terminated. A read operation on these unterminated pins
will return unpredictable values. The 28 pin device do not
offer Port C. On this device, the associated Port C Data and
Configuration registers should not be used.
Port F is an 8-bit I/O port. The 28--pin device does not have
a full complement of Port F pins. The unavailable pins are
not terminated. A read operation on these unterminated pins
will return unpredictable values.
Port F1–F3 are used for Comparator 1. Port F4–F6 are used
for Comparator 2.
The Port F has the following alternate features:
F6 COMP2OUT (Comparator 2 Output)
F5 COMP2+IN (Comparator 2 Positive Input)
F4 COMP2-IN (Comparator 2 Negative Input)
F3 COMP1OUT (Comparator 1 Output)
F2 COMP1+IN (Comparator 1 Positive Input)
F1 COMP1-IN (Comparator 1 Negative Input)
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