XR16L2552
2.25V TO 5.5V DUART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO
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REV. 1.1.1
FIGURE 11. AUTO RTS AND CTS FLOW CONTROL OPERATION
Local UART
UARTA
Remote UART
UARTB
RXA
TXB
Receiver FIFO
Trigger Reached
Transmitter
RTSA#
TXA
CTSB#
RXB
Auto RTS
Trigger Level
Auto CTS
Monitor
Receiver FIFO
Trigger Reached
Transmitter
CTSA#
RTSB#
Auto CTS
Monitor
Auto RTS
Trigger Level
Assert RTS# to Begin
Transmission
1
10
11
ON
ON
ON
RTSA#
OFF
OFF
7
2
ON
3
CTSB#
TXB
8
Restart
9
Data Starts
6
Suspend
4
RXA FIFO
Receive
Data
RX FIFO
Trigger Level
RTS High
Threshold
RTS Low
Threshold
5
RX FIFO
Trigger Level
12
INTA
(RXA FIFO
Interrupt)
RTSCTS1
The local UART (UARTA) starts data transfer by asserting RTSA# (1). RTSA# is normally connected to CTSB# (2) of
remote UART (UARTB). CTSB# allows its transmitter to send data (3). TXB data arrives and fills UARTA receive FIFO
(4). When RXA data fills up to its receive FIFO trigger level, UARTA activates its RXA data ready interrupt (5) and con-
tinues to receive and put data into its FIFO. If interrupt service latency is long and data is not being unloaded, UARTA
monitors its receive data fill level to match the upper threshold of RTS delay and de-assert RTSA# (6). CTSB# follows
(7) and request UARTB transmitter to suspend data transfer. UARTB stops or finishes sending the data bits in its trans-
mit shift register (8). When receive FIFO data in UARTA is unloaded to match the lower threshold of RTS delay (9),
UARTA re-asserts RTSA# (10), CTSB# recognizes the change (11) and restarts its transmitter and data flow again until
next receive FIFO trigger (12). This same event applies to the reverse direction when UARTA sends data to UARTB
with RTSB# and CTSA# controlling the data flow.
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