 Keyboards, LCDs most widely used input/output devices of the 8051  Contents to be covered:  keyboard fundamentals  key press and key detection mechanisms  Details of keyboard interfacing to

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 Keyboards organized in a matrix of rows and columns.  The CPU accesses both rows and column through ports  When a key pressed, a row and column make a connect; otherwise, there is no connection between row and column.  Microcontroller scans the keys continuously to identify which one has been activated 4