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+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief Port related functionality declaration.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries.
+ *
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+ *
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+
+#ifndef _HPL_GPIO_H_INCLUDED
+#define _HPL_GPIO_H_INCLUDED
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup HPL Port
+ *
+ * \section hpl_port_rev Revision History
+ * - v1.0.0 Initial Release
+ *
+ *@{
+ */
+
+#include <compiler.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+/**
+ * \brief Macros for the pin and port group, lower 5
+ * bits stands for pin number in the group, higher 3
+ * bits stands for port group
+ */
+#define GPIO_PIN(n) (((n)&0x1Fu) << 0)
+#define GPIO_PORT(n) ((n) >> 5)
+#define GPIO(port, pin) ((((port)&0x7u) << 5) + ((pin)&0x1Fu))
+#define GPIO_PIN_FUNCTION_OFF 0xffffffff
+
+/**
+ * \brief PORT pull mode settings
+ */
+enum gpio_pull_mode { GPIO_PULL_OFF, GPIO_PULL_UP, GPIO_PULL_DOWN };
+
+/**
+ * \brief PORT direction settins
+ */
+enum gpio_direction { GPIO_DIRECTION_OFF, GPIO_DIRECTION_IN, GPIO_DIRECTION_OUT };
+
+/**
+ * \brief PORT group abstraction
+ */
+
+enum gpio_port { GPIO_PORTA, GPIO_PORTB, GPIO_PORTC, GPIO_PORTD, GPIO_PORTE };
+
+/**
+ * \name HPL functions
+ */
+//@{
+/**
+ * \brief Port initialization function
+ *
+ * Port initialization function should setup the port module based
+ * on a static configuration file, this function should normally
+ * not be called directly, but is a part of hal_init()
+ */
+void _gpio_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set direction on port with mask
+ *
+ * Set data direction for each pin, or disable the pin
+ *
+ * \param[in] port      Ports are grouped into groups of maximum 32 pins,
+ *                      GPIO_PORTA = group 0, GPIO_PORTB = group 1, etc
+ * \param[in] mask      Bit mask where 1 means apply direction setting to the
+ *                      corresponding pin
+ * \param[in] direction GPIO_DIRECTION_OFF  = set pin direction to input
+ *                      and disable input buffer to disable the pin
+ *                      GPIO_DIRECTION_IN   = set pin direction to input
+ *                      and enable input buffer to enable the pin
+ *                      GPIO_DIRECTION_OUT  = set pin direction to output
+ *                      and disable input buffer
+ */
+static inline void _gpio_set_direction(const enum gpio_port port, const uint32_t mask,
+                                       const enum gpio_direction direction);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set output level on port with mask
+ *
+ * Sets output state on pin to high or low with pin masking
+ *
+ * \param[in] port  Ports are grouped into groups of maximum 32 pins,
+ *                  GPIO_PORTA = group 0, GPIO_PORTB = group 1, etc
+ * \param[in] mask  Bit mask where 1 means apply direction setting to
+ *                  the corresponding pin
+ * \param[in] level true  = pin level is set to 1
+ *                  false = pin level is set to 0
+ */
+static inline void _gpio_set_level(const enum gpio_port port, const uint32_t mask, const bool level);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Change output level to the opposite with mask
+ *
+ * Change pin output level to the opposite with pin masking
+ *
+ * \param[in] port  Ports are grouped into groups of maximum 32 pins,
+ *                  GPIO_PORTA = group 0, GPIO_PORTB = group 1, etc
+ * \param[in] mask  Bit mask where 1 means apply direction setting to
+ *                  the corresponding pin
+ */
+static inline void _gpio_toggle_level(const enum gpio_port port, const uint32_t mask);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Get input levels on all port pins
+ *
+ * Get input level on all port pins, will read IN register if configured to
+ * input and OUT register if configured as output
+ *
+ * \param[in] port  Ports are grouped into groups of maximum 32 pins,
+ *                  GPIO_PORTA = group 0, GPIO_PORTB = group 1, etc
+ */
+static inline uint32_t _gpio_get_level(const enum gpio_port port);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set pin pull mode
+ *
+ * Set pull mode on a single pin
+ *
+ * \notice This function will automatically change pin direction to input
+ *
+ * \param[in] port      Ports are grouped into groups of maximum 32 pins,
+ *                      GPIO_PORTA = group 0, GPIO_PORTB = group 1, etc
+ * \param[in] pin       The pin in the group that pull mode should be selected
+ *                      for
+ * \param[in] pull_mode GPIO_PULL_OFF  = pull resistor on pin is disabled
+ *                      GPIO_PULL_DOWN = pull resistor on pin will pull pin
+ *                      level to ground level
+ *                      GPIO_PULL_UP   = pull resistor on pin will pull pin
+ *                      level to VCC
+ */
+static inline void _gpio_set_pin_pull_mode(const enum gpio_port port, const uint8_t pin,
+                                           const enum gpio_pull_mode pull_mode);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set gpio function
+ *
+ * Select which function a gpio is used for
+ *
+ * \param[in] gpio     The gpio to set function for
+ * \param[in] function The gpio function is given by a 32-bit wide bitfield
+ *                     found in the header files for the device
+ *
+ */
+static inline void _gpio_set_pin_function(const uint32_t gpio, const uint32_t function);
+
+#include <hpl_gpio_base.h>
+//@}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+/**@}*/
+#endif /* _HPL_GPIO_H_INCLUDED */