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๐Ÿ“ Rotating Priority Mode of 8259A

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Q1. A designer connects the CLK0 pin to a 1โ€ฏkHz squareโ€‘wave source and programs counterโ€ฏ0 for modeโ€ฏ2 (rate generator). Which pin will present the divided frequency output?

๐Ÿ”น A. OUT0
๐Ÿ”น B. GATE0
๐Ÿ”น C. CLK0
๐Ÿ”น D. CS

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: easy | โœ… Correct: A

Q2. If A0=0, A1=1 and the WR line is driven low while the CPU supplies data, what operation does the 8253 perform?

๐Ÿ”น A. Load counterโ€ฏ0
๐Ÿ”น B. Write mode word
๐Ÿ”น C. Load counterโ€ฏ1
๐Ÿ”น D. No operation

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: medium | โœ… Correct: C

Q3. Which pin number on the 8253 package corresponds to the OUT2 terminal?

๐Ÿ”น A. 16
๐Ÿ”น B. 17
๐Ÿ”น C. 18
๐Ÿ”น D. 19

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: hard | โœ… Correct: B

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๐Ÿ”— Related Topics

๐Ÿ“ Programmable Interrupt Controller 8259๐Ÿ“ Block Diagram of 8259๐Ÿ“ Interfacing of 8259A with 8085A๐Ÿ“ Vectoring Data Formats for 8259๐Ÿ“ Initialization of 8259
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