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8.6.3 Register Descriptions

The Input Port register (register 0) reflects the incoming logic levels of the pins, regardless of whether the pin is

defined as an input or an output by the Configuration register. It only acts on read operation. Writes to these

registers have no effect. The default value, X, is determined by the externally applied logic level.

Before a read operation, a write transmission is sent with the command byte to indicate to the I2C device that the

Input Port register is accessed next. See Table 4.

Table 4. Register 0 (Input Port Register) Table

BIT

I7

I6

I5

I4

I3

I2

I1

I0

DEFAULT

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

The Output Port register (register 1) shows the outgoing logic levels of the pins defined as outputs by the

Configuration register. Bit values in this register have no effect on pins defined as inputs. In turn, reads from this

register reflect the value that is in the flip-flop controlling the output selection, not the actual pin value. See

Table 5.

Table 5. Register 1 (Output Port Register) Table

BIT

O7

O6

O5

O4

O3

O2

O1

O0

DEFAULT

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

The Polarity Inversion register (register 2) allows polarity inversion of pins defined as inputs by the Configuration

register. If a bit in this register is set (written with 1), the corresponding port pin polarity is inverted. If a bit in this

register is cleared (written with a 0), the corresponding port pin original polarity is retained. See Table 6.

Table 6. Register 2 (Polarity Inversion Register) Table

BIT

N7

N6

N5

N4

N3

N2

N1

N0

DEFAULT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

The Configuration register (register 3) configures the directions of the I/O pins. If a bit in this register is set to 1,

the corresponding port pin is enabled as an input with a high-impedance output driver. If a bit in this register is

cleared to 0, the corresponding port pin is enabled as an output. See Table 7.

Table 7. Register 3 (Configuration Register) Table

BIT

C7

C6

C5

C4

C3

C2

C1

C0

DEFAULT

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1