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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael Simmons, Chandler, AZ (US);
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
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.
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