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Programmable Keyboard/Display Interface - 8279

The 8279 is a programmable keyboard and display interface chip that can scan and encode up to a 64-key keyboard and control up to a 16-digit numerical display. It interfaces with a microprocessor via 8 bidirectional data pins and controls the display using an internal 16x8 RAM to store display codes. The chip supports various keyboard and display modes including encoded and decoded scanning as well as 2-key lockout and N-key rollover for the keyboard.

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Programmable Keyboard/Display Interface - 8279

The 8279 is a programmable keyboard and display interface chip that can scan and encode up to a 64-key keyboard and control up to a 16-digit numerical display. It interfaces with a microprocessor via 8 bidirectional data pins and controls the display using an internal 16x8 RAM to store display codes. The chip supports various keyboard and display modes including encoded and decoded scanning as well as 2-key lockout and N-key rollover for the keyboard.

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Programmable Keyboard/Display

Interface- 8279

A programmable keyboard and display interfacing chip. Scans and encodes up to a 64-key
keyboard. Controls up to a 16-digit numerical display. Keyboard section has a built-in FIFO 8
character buffer.

Programmable Keyboard/Display Interface - 8279


 
A programmable keyboard and display interfacing chip. Scans and encodes up to a
64-key keyboard. Controls up to a 16-digit numerical display. Keyboard section
has a built-in FIFO 8 character buffer. The display is controlled from an internal
16x8 RAM that stores the coded display information.
 
1 Pinout Definition 8279

 
 
 A0: Selects data (0) or control/status (1) for reads and writes between micro
and 8279.
 BD: Output that blanks the displays.

 CLK: Used internally for timing. Max is 3 MHz.
 CN/ST: Control/strobe, connected to the control key on the keyboard
 CS: Chip select that enables programming, reading the keyboard, etc.
 DB7-DB0: Consists of bidirectional pins that connect to data bus on micro.
 IRQ: Interrupt request, becomes 1 when a key is pressed, data is available.
 OUT A3-A0/B3-B0: Outputs that sends data to the most significant/least
significant nibble of display.
 RD(WR): Connects to micro's IORC or RD signal, reads data/status
registers.
 RESET: Connects to system RESET.
 RL7-RL0: Return lines are inputs used to sense key depression in the
keyboard matrix.
 Shift: Shift connects to Shift key on keyboard.
 SL3-SL0: Scan line outputs scan both the keyboard and displays.
 
2 Block Diagram of 8279
 
 
Display section:
 
 The display section has eight output lines divided into two groups A0-A3 and
B0-B3.

 The output lines can be used either as a single group of eight lines or as two
groups of four lines, in conjunction with the scan lines for a multiplexed
display.

 The output lines are connected to the anodes through driver transistor in case
of common cathode 7-segment LEDs.

 The cathodes are connected to scan lines through driver transistors.
 The display can be blanked by BD (low) line.

 The display section consists of 16 x 8 display RAM. The CPU can read from
or write into any location of the display RAM.
 
Scan section:
 
 The scan section has a scan counter and four scan lines, SL0 to SL3.
 In decoded scan mode, the output of scan lines will be similar to a 2-to-4
decoder.

 In encoded scan mode, the output of scan lines will be binary count, and so
an external decoder should be used to convert the binary count to decoded
output.

 The scan lines are common for keyboard and display.

 The scan lines are used to form the rows of a matrix keyboard and also
connected to digit drivers of a multiplexed display, to turn ON/OFF.
 
CPU interface section:
 
 The CPU interface section takes care of data transfer between 8279 and the
processor.

 This section has eight bidirectional data lines DB0 to DB7 for data transfer
between 8279 and CPU. It requires two internal address A =0 for selecting
data buffer and A = 1 for selecting control register of8279.
 The control signals WR (low), RD (low), CS (low) and A0 are used for
read/write to 8279.
 It has an interrupt request line IRQ, for interrupt driven data transfer with
processor.

 The 8279 require an internal clock frequency of 100 kHz. This can be
obtained by dividing the input clock by an internal prescaler.

 The RESET signal sets the 8279 in 16-character display with two -key
lockout keyboard modes.

3 Keyboard Interface of 8279
 
The keyboard matrix can be any size from 2x2 to 8x8.Pins SL2-SL0
sequentially scan each column through a counting operation. The 74LS138 drives
0's on one line at a time. The 8279 scans RL pins synchronously with the scan. RL
pins incorporate internal pull-ups, no need for external resistor pull-ups. The 8279
must be programmed first.
 
First three bits given below select one of 8 control registers (opcode).
 
000DDMMM
 
Mode set: Opcode 000.
 
DD sets displays mode.
 
MMM sets keyboard mode.
 
DD          field selects either:
 
 8- or 16-digit display
 Whether new data are entered to the rightmost or leftmost display position.
 
MMM Field:
 
 
DD    Function
000    Encoded keyboard with 2 key lockout
001    Decoded keyboard with 2 key lockout
010    Encoded keyboard with N key rollover
011    Decoded keyboard with N key rollover
100    Encoded sensor matrix
101    Decoded sensor matrix
110    Strobed keyboard, encoded display scan
111    Strobed keyboard, decoded display scan
 
 
Encoded: SL outputs are active-high, follow binary bit pattern 0-7 or 0-15.
 
Decoded: SL outputs are active-low (only one low at any time).
 
Pattern output: 1110, 1101, 1011, 0111.
 
Strobed: An active high pulse on the CN/ST input pin strobes data from the RL
pins into an internal FIFO for reading by micro later.
 
2-key lockout/N-key rollover: Prevents 2 keys from being recognized if
pressed simultaneously/Accepts all keys pressed from 1st to last.
 
Fig 3.14 Display Interface of 8279

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