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Unused Interrupts on an 8051

I have used all of the port pins on my 8051 device but have a spare interrupt pin.
Is it possible to use this spare interrupt as an extra port pin for reading/writing?

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  • Is it possible to use this spare interrupt as an extra port pin for reading/writing?

    You should be able to. Check the datasheet for the alternate uses for the pin. If it's simply a port pin whose alternate use is an interrupt input then you can use it as an I/O pin.

    Jon

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  • Is it possible to use this spare interrupt as an extra port pin for reading/writing?

    You should be able to. Check the datasheet for the alternate uses for the pin. If it's simply a port pin whose alternate use is an interrupt input then you can use it as an I/O pin.

    Jon

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