The document discusses interfacing the 8051 microcontroller with the 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI). It explains that the 8051 has limited I/O ports, so the 8255 is used to provide additional ports (Port A, B, C). It describes the components needed, including the 8051, 8255, decoder and logic gates. It provides the address mapping for the 8255 ports and the control logic design. An algorithm and assembly code example is given to read inputs from 8255 Port A and B, add the values, and output the result to Port C.