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MC9S08QL8 MCU Series Reference Manual, Rev. 1
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Chapter 6
Parallel Input/Output Control
This chapter explains software controls related to parallel input/output (I/O) and pin control. The
MC9S08QL8 has three parallel I/O ports which include a total of 22 I/O pins, one output-only pin and one
input-only pin. See
Chapter 2, Pins and Connections for more information about pin assignments and
external hardware considerations of these pins.
Many of these pins are shared with on-chip peripherals such as timer systems, analog modules, or
keyboard interrupts, as shown in
Table 2-1 . The peripheral modules have priority over the general-purpose
I/O functions so that when a peripheral is enabled, the I/O functions associated with the shared pins may
be disabled.
After reset, the shared peripheral functions are disabled and the pins are configured as inputs
(PTxDDn = 0). The pin control functions for each pin are configured as follows: slew rate control enabled
(PTxSEn = 1), low drive strength selected (PTxDSn = 0), and internal pullups disabled (PTxPEn = 0).
NOTE
Not all general-purpose I/O pins are available on all packages. To avoid
extra current drain from floating input pins, the user’s reset initialization
routine in the application program must either enable on-chip pullup devices
or change the direction of unconnected pins to outputs so the pins do not
float.
6.1 Port Data and Data Direction
Reading and writing of parallel I/Os are performed through the port data registers. The direction, either
input or output, is controlled through the port data direction registers. The parallel I/O port function for an
individual pin is illustrated in the block diagram shown in
Figure 6-1 .
The data direction control bit (PTxDDn) determines whether the output buffer for the associated pin is
enabled, and also controls the source for port data register reads. The input buffer for the associated pin is
always enabled unless the pin is enabled as an analog function or is an output-only pin.
When a shared digital function is enabled for a pin, the output buffer is controlled by the shared function.
However, the data direction register bit will continue to control the source for reads of the port data register.
When a shared analog function is enabled for a pin, both the input and output buffers are disabled. A value
of 0 is read for any port data bit where the bit is an input (PTxDDn = 0) and the input buffer is disabled.
In general, whenever a pin is shared with both an alternate digital function and an analog function, the
analog function has priority such that if both the digital and analog functions are enabled, the analog
function controls the pin.