[SOLVED] In 8051 MC, Why must a logic 1 be written to the port pin to make it an input pin?

[shantilal.s50]

I refers to the "The 8051 Microcontroller And Embedded Systems Using Assembly And C" by Muhammad Ali Mazidi in which it was mentioned that to use any port of 8051 as input port the logic 1 must be written to the port pins.why?

 

[Golden Electronics]

without this also u can sense input & keep in mind for input always required pull up resistor

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without this also u can sense input & keep in mind for input always required pull up resistor

 

[keith1200rs]

Have a look at this:

Part way down it explains "Why must a logic 1 be written to the port pin to make it an input pin?"

Keith

 

[embpic]

Because when u assign 1 to any pin it get connect to Vcc and if u assign 0 then it connect it to Gnd.
when i/p pin get gnd then it complete its route so we read as 0 and vice versa.