Datasheet

8183F–AVR–06/12

ATtiny24A/44A/84A

10.1.2 Toggling the Pin

Writing a logic one to PINxn toggles the value of PORTxn, independent on the value of DDRxn.

Note that the SBI instruction can be used to toggle one single bit in a port.

10.1.3 Switching Between Input and Output

When switching between tri-state ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) and output high ({DDxn, PORTxn}

= 0b11), an intermediate state with either pull-up enabled {DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01) or output

low ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b10) must occur. Normally, the pull-up enabled state is fully accept-

able, as a high-impedant environment will not notice the difference between a strong high driver

and a pull-up. If this is not the case, the PUD bit in the MCUCR Register can be set to disable all

pull-ups in all ports.

Switching between input with pull-up and output low generates the same problem. The user

must use either the tri-state ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) or the output high state ({DDxn, PORTxn}

= 0b10) as an intermediate step.

Table 10-1 summarizes the control signals for the pin value.

10.1.4 Reading the Pin Value

Independent of the setting of Data Direction bit DDxn, the port pin can be read through the

PINxn Register bit. As shown in Figure 10-2 on page 54, the PINxn Register bit and the preced-

ing latch constitute a synchronizer. This is needed to avoid metastability if the physical pin

changes value near the edge of the internal clock, but it also introduces a delay. Figure 10-3

shows a timing diagram of the synchronization when reading an externally applied pin value.

The maximum and minimum propagation delays are denoted t

pd,max

and t

pd,min

respectively.

Figure 10-3. Synchronization when Reading an Externally Applied Pin value

Table 10-1. Port Pin Configurations

DDxn PORTxn

PUD

(in MCUCR) I/O Pull-up Comment

0 0 X Input No Tri-state (Hi-Z)

0 1 0 Input Yes Pxn will source current if ext. pulled low

0 1 1 Input No Tri-state (Hi-Z)

1 0 X Output No Output Low (Sink)

1 1 X Output No Output High (Source)

XXX in r17, PINx

0x00 0xFF

INSTRUCTIONS

SYNC LATCH

PINxn

r17

XXX

SYSTEM CLK

pd, max

pd, min