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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Michael Simmons, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MICROSHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microcontroller includes a general purpose input/output (GPIO) port having a plurality of bits coupled to a plurality of external pins; a first set of registers for providing at least one of first control and data input/output functionality of the GPIO port; a second set of registers for providing at least one of second control and data input/output functionality of the GPIO port; and a multiplexer and associated select register for controlling the multiplexer to control said GPIO port through either said first or second register set.