SQURE WAVE GENERATOR

AIM:
To interface 8253 with 8086 using mode 3 - square waves generator:

PROGRAM:
OPCODE

MNEMONICS

1100

B0 36

MOV AL,36

1102

BA 26 FF

MOV DX,FF26

1105

EE

OUT DX,AL

1106

B0 0B

MOV AL,0B

1108

BA 20 FF

MOV DX,FF20

110B

EE

OUT DX,AL

110C

B0 00

MOV AL,00

110E

BA 20 FF

MOV DX,FF20

1111

EE

OUT DX,AL

1112

F4

HLT

ADDRESS

PROCEDURE

Place jumper J3 in PCLK position

OUTPUT:

To generate a square wave of frequency 270 KHz at OUT2, CLK 0 of 8253 is

connected to PCLK of frequency 3 MHz

CALCULATION
Square wave frequency

PCLK
COUNT

Where,

PCLK
Count

3.1 MHz

0x0B [(11)10]

3.1
11
0.280 MHz
280 KHz