#include "../comedidev.h"
 
 #include "8255.h"
-#include "8253.h"
+#include "comedi_8254.h"
 
 /* hardware types of the cards */
 enum hw_cards_id {
        return insn->n;
 }
 
-/*
-==============================================================================
-*/
-static int pci_8254_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                             struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                             struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
-{
-       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
-       unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       data[0] = i8254_read(dev->iobase + timer_regbase, 0, chan);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       return 1;
-}
-
-/*
-==============================================================================
-*/
-static int pci_8254_insn_write(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                              struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                              struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
-{
-       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
-       unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       i8254_write(dev->iobase + timer_regbase, 0, chan, data[0]);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       return 1;
-}
-
-/*
-==============================================================================
-*/
-static int pci_8254_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                               struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                               struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
-{
-       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
-       unsigned long iobase = dev->iobase + timer_regbase;
-       unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       int ret = 0;
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       switch (data[0]) {
-       case INSN_CONFIG_SET_COUNTER_MODE:
-               ret = i8254_set_mode(iobase, 0, chan, data[1]);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
-               break;
-       case INSN_CONFIG_8254_READ_STATUS:
-               data[1] = i8254_status(iobase, 0, chan);
-               break;
-       default:
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               break;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       return ret < 0 ? ret : insn->n;
-}
-
 /*
 ==============================================================================
 */
                outb(0, dev->iobase + PCI1735_DO + 1);
                outb(0, dev->iobase + PCI1735_DO + 2);
                outb(0, dev->iobase + PCI1735_DO + 3);
-               i8254_set_mode(dev->iobase + PCI1735_C8254, 0, 0, I8254_MODE0);
-               i8254_set_mode(dev->iobase + PCI1735_C8254, 0, 1, I8254_MODE0);
-               i8254_set_mode(dev->iobase + PCI1735_C8254, 0, 2, I8254_MODE0);
                break;
 
        case TYPE_PCI1736:
 
        if (this_board->timer_regbase) {
                s = &dev->subdevices[subdev];
-               s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER;
-               s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_READABLE;
-               s->n_chan = 3;
-               s->maxdata = 65535;
-               s->insn_read = pci_8254_insn_read;
-               s->insn_write = pci_8254_insn_write;
-               s->insn_config = pci_8254_insn_config;
-               s->private = (void *)this_board->timer_regbase;
+
+               dev->pacer = comedi_8254_init(dev->iobase +
+                                             this_board->timer_regbase,
+                                             0, I8254_IO8, 0);
+               if (!dev->pacer)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+
+               comedi_8254_subdevice_init(s, dev->pacer);
+
                subdev++;
        }