int n_aichan;
        int n_aichan_diff;
        int n_aochan;
-       int n_dichan;
-       int n_dochan;
        int ai_maxdata;
        unsigned int ai_ns_min;
        const struct comedi_lrange *rangelist_ai;
        unsigned int IRQbits;
        unsigned int has_dma:1;
        unsigned int has_mpc508_mux:1;
+       unsigned int has_dio:1;
 };
 
 static const struct pcl812_board boardtypes[] = {
                .board_type     = boardPCL812,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 33000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_bipolar10,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "pcl812pg",
                .board_type     = boardPCL812PG,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 33000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_pcl812pg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "acl8112pg",
                .board_type     = boardPCL812PG,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_pcl812pg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "acl8112dg",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112dg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
                .has_mpc508_mux = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "acl8112hg",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112hg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
                .has_mpc508_mux = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a821pgl",
                .board_type     = boardA821,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 1,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_pcl813b_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0x000c,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a821pglnda",
                .board_type     = boardA821,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 1,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_a821pgh_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0x000c,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a822pgl",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112dg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a822pgh",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112hg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a823pgl",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 8000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112dg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a823pgh",
                .board_type     = boardACL8112,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0x0fff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 8000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_acl8112hg_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "pcl813",
                .board_type     = boardPCL813,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0xffff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_pcl813b2_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
                .has_mpc508_mux = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        }, {
                .name           = "a826pg",
                .board_type     = boardACL8216,
                .n_aichan       = 16,
                .n_aichan_diff  = 8,
                .n_aochan       = 2,
-               .n_dichan       = 16,
-               .n_dochan       = 16,
                .ai_maxdata     = 0xffff,
                .ai_ns_min      = 10000,
                .rangelist_ai   = &range_pcl813b2_ai,
                .IRQbits        = 0xdcfc,
                .has_dma        = 1,
+               .has_dio        = 1,
        },
 };
 
                n_subdevices++;
        if (board->n_aochan > 0)
                n_subdevices++;
-       if (board->n_dichan > 0)
-               n_subdevices++;
-       if (board->n_dochan > 0)
-               n_subdevices++;
+       if (board->has_dio)
+               n_subdevices += 2;
 
        ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, n_subdevices);
        if (ret)
                subdev++;
        }
 
-       /* digital input */
-       if (board->n_dichan > 0) {
+       if (board->has_dio) {
+               /* Digital Input subdevice */
                s = &dev->subdevices[subdev];
                s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DI;
                s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE;
-               s->n_chan = board->n_dichan;
+               s->n_chan = 16;
                s->maxdata = 1;
                s->range_table = &range_digital;
                s->insn_bits = pcl812_di_insn_bits;
                subdev++;
-       }
 
-       /* digital output */
-       if (board->n_dochan > 0) {
+               /* Digital Output subdevice */
                s = &dev->subdevices[subdev];
                s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DO;
                s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE;
-               s->n_chan = board->n_dochan;
+               s->n_chan = 16;
                s->maxdata = 1;
                s->range_table = &range_digital;
                s->insn_bits = pcl812_do_insn_bits;