> The I/O pins of the device are controlled by instances of the PORT peripheral registers. **Each PORT instance has upto eight I/O pins. The PORTs are named PORTA, PORTB, PORTC, etc.**
> The I/O pins of the device are controlled by instances of the PORT peripheral registers. **Each PORT instance has upto eight I/O pins. The PORTs are named PORTA, PORTB, PORTC, etc.**
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> **Each PORT pin has a corresponding bit in the Data Direction (PORTx.DIR) and Data Output Value (PORTx.OUT)** registers to enable that pin as an output and to define the output state. For example, **pin PA3 is controlled by DIR[3]