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5.2 - DIO

This commands reads the direction and state of all the digital I/O. If Update Digital = 1, this function also sets the directions and states before reading.

Table 5.2-1.

Command  
Byte # Description
0 Bits for D15 through D8 Direction ( 0 = Output, 1 = Input)
1 Bits for D7 through D0 Direction ( 0 = Output, 1 = Input)
2 Bits for D15 through D8 State ( 0 = Low, 1 = High)
3 Bits for D7 through D0 State ( 0 = Low, 1 = High)
4 Bits 7-4: Bits for IO3 through IO0 Direction
  Bits 3-0: Bits for IO3 through IO0 State
5 01X10111 (DIO)
6 Bits 7-1: XXXXXXX
  Bit 0: Update Digital
7 XXXXXXXX
   
Response  
Byte # Description
0 01X10111 (DIO Response)
1 Bits for D15 through D8 State ( 0 = Low, 1 = High)
2 Bits for D7 through D0 State ( 0 = Low, 1 = High)
3 Bits 7-4: Bits for IO3 through IO0 State
  Bits 3-0: XXXX
4 Bits for D15 through D8 Direction ( 0 = Output, 1 = Input)
5 Bits for D7 through D0 Direction ( 0 = Output, 1 = Input)
6 Bits for D15 through D8 Output Latch States
7 Bits for D7 through D0 Output Latch States

LabJackPython Example

  
>>> import u12
>>> d = u12.U12(debug=True)
open called
Writing: [0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x57, 0x0, 0x0]
Received: [0x57, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xff, 0xff, 0x0, 0x0]
>>> d.rawDIO()
Writing: [0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x57, 0x0, 0x0]
Received: [0x57, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xff, 0xff, 0x0, 0x0]
{
  'D7toD0States': 
    <BitField object: [ D7 = Low (0), D6 = Low (0), 
                        D5 = Low (0), D4 = Low (0), 
                        D3 = Low (0), D2 = Low (0), 
                        D1 = Low (0), D0 = Low (0) ] >, 
  'IO3toIO0States': 
    <BitField object: [ IO3 = Low (0), IO2 = Low (0), 
                        IO1 = Low (0), IO0 = Low (0) ] >, 
  'D15toD8Directions': 
    <BitField object: [ D15 = Input (1), D14 = Input (1), 
                        D13 = Input (1), D12 = Input (1), 
                        D11 = Input (1), D10 = Input (1), 
                        D9 = Input (1), D8 = Input (1) ] >, 
  'D7toD0OutputLatchStates': 
    <BitField object: [ D7 = 0 (0), D6 = 0 (0), 
                        D5 = 0 (0), D4 = 0 (0), 
                        D3 = 0 (0), D2 = 0 (0), 
                        D1 = 0 (0), D0 = 0 (0) ] >, 
  'D15toD8OutputLatchStates': 
    <BitField object: [ D15 = 0 (0), D14 = 0 (0), 
                        D13 = 0 (0), D12 = 0 (0), 
                        D11 = 0 (0), D10 = 0 (0), 
                        D9 = 0 (0), D8 = 0 (0) ] >, 
  'D15toD8States': 
    <BitField object: [ D15 = Low (0), D14 = Low (0), 
                        D13 = Low (0), D12 = Low (0), 
                        D11 = Low (0), D10 = Low (0), 
                        D9 = Low (0), D8 = Low (0) ] >, 
  'D7toD0Directions': 
    <BitField object: [ D7 = Input (1), D6 = Input (1), 
                        D5 = Input (1), D4 = Input (1), 
                        D3 = Input (1), D2 = Input (1), 
                        D1 = Input (1), D0 = Input (1) ] >
}

4 comments

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 08:33

So can we have an example of setting a bit high?

Submitted by LabJack Support (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 08:50

How about the following to set IO0 to output-high and everything else to input:

[0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xEF, 0x57, 0x01, 0x00]

Note that the U12 does not have a mask feature.  If you are going to update the state or direction of anything you have to do all, so masking must be handled at higher software layers by tracking the current conditions so you can send a command where you leave everything in the current condition except what you want to change.

Submitted by Harald Hartlieb (not verified) on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 03:58

Hi, I understand that I have to read all states and directions before I can change single bits, having to mask with the previous read. But where do I read the IO3~0 direction bits?
Submitted by LabJack Support (not verified) on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 13:42

It is not possible to read that from the hardware.  Those 4 digital I/O are on a different chip, and with that chip there is no way to read back the output states or directions.  That is why the function above reads everything for D lines (direction, input states, output states), but for IO lines can only read the input states.

So the only option with the IO lines is to set them to some condition at the beginning of your program and then keep track of their current condition in software.

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