Re: A86: Keyboard using ports


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Re: A86: Keyboard using ports




Is that so the in isn't executed until right after an interrupt occurs?
Then why not just:

di
out (1),a
in a,(1)
ei

At 03:53 PM 5/14/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>be sure to put a HALT command just before checking the 0 port (only once
>each time you check all the keys you want). if an interrupt occurs
>during your key check routine (which is actually quite possible if
>you're checking a lot of keys) then the 0 port may be reset and the port
>won't read right. also be sure you're using reverse logic for the bits.
>
>David Phillips wrote:
>> 
>> I'm reading in keys, second and arrows, using ports and can't get the right
>> results.  While the arrows are held and second is pressed, the arrows keep
>> reporting being pressed.  But when you let up on second, the arrows also
>> report being let up, even though it's been pressed the entire time.  The
>> only call to _getkey is for exit, and removing it doesn't help.  I also
>> threw in a couple of nop's in-between out and in, but it didn't help.  Any
>> ideas?
>> 
>> // David Phillips
>> // mailto:electrum@tfs.net
>> // AIM: electrum32
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