Serial I/O Port
The serial I/O port in the AT89C51RB2/RC2 is compatible with the serial I/O port in the
80C52.
It provides both synchronous and asynchronous communication modes. It operates as a
Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) in three full-duplex modes
(Modes 1, 2 and 3). Asynchronous transmission and reception can occur simultaneously
and at different baud rates
Serial I/O port includes the following enhancements:
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Framing error detection
Automatic address recognition
Framing Error Detection Framing bit error detection is provided for the three asynchronous modes (modes 1, 2
and 3). To enable the framing bit error detection feature, set SMOD0 bit in PCON regis-
ter (See Figure 17).
Figure 17. Framing Error Block Diagram
SM0/FE SM1
SM2
REN
TB8
RB8
TI
RI
SCON (98h)
Set FE bit if stop bit is 0 (framing error) (SMOD0 = 1)
SM0 to UART mode control (SMOD0 = 0)
PCON (87h)
SMOD1SMOD0
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POF GF1
GF0
PD
IDL
To UART framing error control
When this feature is enabled, the receiver checks each incoming data frame for a valid
stop bit. An invalid stop bit may result from noise on the serial lines or from simultaneous
transmission by two CPUs. If a valid stop bit is not found, the Framing Error bit (FE) in
SCON register (See Table 33.) bit is set.
Software may examine FE bit after each reception to check for data errors. Once set,
only software or a reset can clear FE bit. Subsequently received frames with valid stop
bits cannot clear FE bit. When FE feature is enabled, RI rises on stop bit instead of the
last data bit (See Figure 18. and Figure 19.).
Figure 18. UART Timings in Mode 1
RXD
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
Start
bit
Data byte
Stop
bit
RI
SMOD0=X
FE
SMOD0=1
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AT89C51RB2/RC2
4180E–8051–10/06
ATMEL [ ATMEL ]
