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ISA-to-PC-Card (PCMCIA) Controllers — PD6710/’22
13.0 Using GPSTB Pins for External Port Control
(PD6722 only)
The PD6722 provides pins that can be programmed to function as general-purpose strobes to
external latches or buffers, allowing them to serve as read ports or write ports mapped into the
PD6722 register set.
Configuring a GPSTB pin as a read port allows an easy way to read additional card status such as
VS1# and VS2# levels, a card socket microswitch status, a card port cover microswitch status, card
eject solenoid position status, or general system signal status.
Configuring a GPSTB pin as a write port allows an easy way to control additional features such as
card-state LEDs, card mechanism solenoids, or motor eject mechanisms.
13.1
Control of GPSTB Pins
The Extension Control 2 register controls the GPSTB pins.
For the PD6722, the A_GPSTB pin is controlled by the Extension Control 2 register at Socket A
(index 2Fh, extended index 0Bh), and the B_GPSTB pin is controlled by the Extension Control 2
register at Socket B (index 6Fh, extended index 0Bh).
The following table summarizes how the GPSTB pins are configured and how data is accessed
from external ports created by using a GPSTB pin to control an external read or write port.
Table 18. Registers for Control and Data of GPSTB Pins
Pin Name
GPSTB Control Access
A_GPSTB (PD6722)
B_GPSTB (PD6722)
Set register 2E to 0Bh,
access Extension Control 2 register at 2F
Set register 6E to 0Bh,
access Extension Control 2 register at 6F
External Port Data Access
Set register 2E to 0Ah,
access External Data register at 2F
Set register 6E to 0Ah,
access External Data register at 6F
Programming the Extension Control 2 Register
There is one Extension Control 2 register per GPSTB pin. Each register has identical GPSTB
control bits, as follows. See also the description of this register in “Extension Control 2 (PD6722
only)” on page 83.
Register Name: Extension Control 2
Index: 2Fh and 6Fh
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Reserved
Active-high
GPSTB
RW:00
RW:0
Extended Index: 0Bh
Bit 4
Bit 3
GPSTB on
IOW*
GPSTB on
IOR*
RW:0
RW:0
Bit 2
Register Per: socket
Register Compatibility Type: ext.
Bit 1
Bit 0
Totem-pole
GPSTB
Reserved
RW:0
RW:00
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