Datasheet

8011O–AVR–07/10

ATmega164P/324P/644P

If PORTxn is written logic one when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port pin is driven

high (one). If PORTxn is written logic zero when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port

pin is driven low (zero).

11.2.2 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.

11.2.3 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}

= 0b11) as an intermediate step.

Table 11-1 summarizes the control signals for the pin value.

11.2.4 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 11-2, the PINxn Register bit and the preceding latch con-

stitute 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 11-3 shows a timing dia-

gram 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.

Table 11-1. 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)