#include "comedi_isadma.h"
 #include "comedi_fc.h"
-#include "8253.h"
+#include "comedi_8254.h"
 #include "8255.h"
 
 #define DAS16_DMA_SIZE 0xff00  /*  size in bytes of allocated dma buffer */
        /*  step 4: fix up arguments */
        if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
                arg = cmd->scan_begin_arg;
-               i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(devpriv->clockbase,
-                                         &devpriv->divisor1,
-                                         &devpriv->divisor2,
-                                         &arg, cmd->flags);
+               comedi_8254_cascade_ns_to_timer(dev->pacer, &arg, cmd->flags);
                err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_begin_arg, arg);
        }
        if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
                arg = cmd->convert_arg;
-               i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(devpriv->clockbase,
-                                         &devpriv->divisor1,
-                                         &devpriv->divisor2,
-                                         &arg, cmd->flags);
+               comedi_8254_cascade_ns_to_timer(dev->pacer, &arg, cmd->flags);
                err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->convert_arg, arg);
        }
        if (err)
 static unsigned int das16_set_pacer(struct comedi_device *dev, unsigned int ns,
                                    unsigned int flags)
 {
-       struct das16_private_struct *devpriv = dev->private;
-       unsigned long timer_base = dev->iobase + DAS16_TIMER_BASE_REG;
-
-       i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(devpriv->clockbase,
-                                 &devpriv->divisor1, &devpriv->divisor2,
-                                 &ns, flags);
-
-       i8254_set_mode(timer_base, 0, 1, I8254_MODE2 | I8254_BINARY);
-       i8254_set_mode(timer_base, 0, 2, I8254_MODE2 | I8254_BINARY);
-       i8254_write(timer_base, 0, 1, devpriv->divisor1);
-       i8254_write(timer_base, 0, 2, devpriv->divisor2);
+       comedi_8254_cascade_ns_to_timer(dev->pacer, &ns, flags);
+       comedi_8254_update_divisors(dev->pacer);
+       comedi_8254_pacer_enable(dev->pacer, 1, 2, true);
 
        return ns;
 }
        outb(0, dev->iobase + DAS16_STATUS_REG);
        outb(0, dev->iobase + DAS16_CTRL_REG);
        outb(0, dev->iobase + DAS16_PACER_REG);
-       outb(0, dev->iobase + DAS16_TIMER_BASE_REG + i8254_control_reg);
 }
 
 static void das16_alloc_dma(struct comedi_device *dev, unsigned int dma_chan)
        const struct das16_board *board = dev->board_ptr;
        struct das16_private_struct *devpriv;
        struct comedi_subdevice *s;
+       unsigned int osc_base;
        unsigned int status;
        int ret;
 
                return -EINVAL;
 
        /*  get master clock speed */
+       osc_base = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ;
        if (devpriv->can_burst) {
                status = inb(dev->iobase + DAS1600_STATUS_REG);
-
                if (status & DAS1600_STATUS_CLK_10MHZ)
-                       devpriv->clockbase = I8254_OSC_BASE_10MHZ;
-               else
-                       devpriv->clockbase = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ;
+                       osc_base = I8254_OSC_BASE_10MHZ;
        } else {
                if (it->options[3])
-                       devpriv->clockbase = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ /
-                                            it->options[3];
-               else
-                       devpriv->clockbase = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ;
+                       osc_base = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ / it->options[3];
        }
 
+       dev->pacer = comedi_8254_init(dev->iobase + DAS16_TIMER_BASE_REG,
+                                     osc_base, I8254_IO8, 0);
+       if (!dev->pacer)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        das16_alloc_dma(dev, it->options[2]);
 
        ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 4 + board->has_8255);