82C55

Programmable Peripheral
Interface

82C55 : Pin Layout

Programming 82C55

Interfacing
44780 LCD
with 8088 CPU
through 8255
PPI

Pinout, commands,
interfacing

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Module

44780 LCD Controller

Controls alphanumeric printing on LCD

Has 8-bit and 4-bit interface

Single controller can control one 16x2

character LCD

Takes ASCII codes as input for

characters to be printed

LCD module pinouts

LCD Commands
Comma
nd

Function

38H

8-bit Interface (*must be the first

command sent to LCD controller)

0EH
0FH
0CH
06H

Turn on underline cursor

Turn on blinking block cursor
Make cursor invisible
Cursor auto-right move

80H

Cursor on column0, row0 (80H+column

no.)

C0H

Cursor on column0, row1 (C0H+column

no.)
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Interfacing LCD
with PPI

Writing a command
byte to LCD

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Writing a data byte

to LCD

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LCD Connections &

Commands
LCD Lines

PPI Lines

RS

PC0

RW

PC1

EN

PC2

D0

PA0

D1

PA1

D2

PA2

D3

PA3

D4

PA4

D5

PA5

D6

PA6

D7

PA7

Function

Byte value

Clear display

01H

8-bit interface

38H

Cursor auto-increment

06H

Display ON, with NO cursor blinking

0EH

Cursor at home position

80H

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Writing Data on
LCD-Code

Initialize the PPI with settings

BEGIN:
MOV AL, 80H
OUT 83H, AL
CALL CMD

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Writing Command on
LCD-Code
Program the LCD
CMD:
MOV AL, 04H
OUT 82H, AL
MOV AL, 01H
OUT 80H, AL
XOR AL, AL
OUT 82H, AL
RET

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Writing Data on
LCD-Code

Main Program starts here

BEGIN:
MOV AL, 80H
OUT 83H, AL
CALL CMD
MOV CX, 10
MAIN:
CALL CHAR
LOOP
MAIN
HLT

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Writing Data on
LCD-Code

Procedure that displays Character on

LCD
CHAR:
MOV AL, 05H
OUT 82H, AL
MOV AH,1
INT 21H
OUT 80H, AL
XOR AL, AL
OUT 82H, AL
RET
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Assignment # 3
(part 1)

Assume that the data to be displayed

on
LCD
is
saved
at
location
F000H:1200H n onward.
Modify this program to display 10
characters from this location to LCD

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