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πŸ“ Logics for Counters of 8253

πŸ“– From An Introduction To Microprocessor 8085 β€’ 9. Programmable Interval Timer/Counter: 8253 β€’ 10 questions available

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Q1. What is the maximum clock frequency that the 8253 programmable interval timer can operate at?

πŸ”Ή A. 1 MHz
πŸ”Ή B. 2 MHz
πŸ”Ή C. 4 MHz
πŸ”Ή D. 5 MHz

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: B

Q2. In the 8253 timer, what role does the gate input play?

πŸ”Ή A. Provides power to the chip
πŸ”Ή B. Selects the counting mode
πŸ”Ή C. Enables or disables counting
πŸ”Ή D. Generates an interrupt signal

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: C

Q3. Using counterβ€―1 in modeβ€―2 with a 2β€―MHz clock, what count must be loaded to obtain a pulse width of 0.1β€―ms?

πŸ”Ή A. 200
πŸ”Ή B. 500
πŸ”Ή C. 1000
πŸ”Ή D. 120

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: A

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