Configure port A for the lower 4 bits to be inputs and the upper 4 bits to be outputs. The program should chase a logic one from Pa4 -> Pa7, depending upon the condition of Pa0-Pa3 the speed of chase is increased.

Pa0  = 1  Slow Counter  
Pa1  = 1  Counter   
Pa2  = 1  Counter    
Pa3  = 1  Fast  Counter    
 
If all Pa0, Pa1, Pa2, Pa3 = 0 wait
 
The only major difference is the data direction i.e. this configures 4 input lines Pa0-Pa3 and 4 output lines Pa4-Pa7

Paddr
Bit7  Bit6  Bit5  Bit4  Bit3  Bit2  Bit1  Bit0
1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
 
The full program is shown below

                  name first
padr          equ $0000
paddr        equ $0001
                 org $500
                 ldaa #$f0
                 staa paddr     set up half in and half out
loop0        ldaa #$10
                 staa padr     send data
                 jsr delay
                 ldaa #$20
                 staa padr     send data
                 jsr delay 
                ldaa #$40
                staa padr     send data
                jsr delay
                ldaa #$80
                staa padr     send data
                jsr delay
                jmp loop0
delay        ldab padr    ;get input from port a
                andb #$0f    ;mask of lower nibble only

                beq delay    ;repeat till selected
                ldab padr    ;get port a data again
                andb #$8    ; mask off bit 3 pa3
                bne loop3    ;if select go to loop3
                ldab padr    ;get port a data again
                andb #$4    ; mask off bit 2 pa2
                bne loop4    ;if select go to loop4
                ldab padr    ;get port a data again
                andb #$2    ; mask off bit 1 pa1
                bne loop5    ;if select go to loop5
                ldx #$ffff    ;assume pa0 is pressed load up x with ffff
                jmp loop1    ;carry on
loop2        ldx #$1    ;load up X with 1 fast
                jmp loop1    ;carry on
loop3        ldx #$f      ;load X with f
                jmp loop1
loop4       ldx #$ff    ;load x with ff
               jmp loop1
loop5      ldx #$fff    ;load x with fff slow
loop1      ldab #$1f    ;nested loop
loop6      decb
              bne loop6
              dex
             bne loop1    ;loop till zero
             rts               ;return back to main
             end