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this, the error in baud rate can be determined. An
19.1 EUSART Baud Rate Generator
example calculation is shown in Example 19-1. Typical
baud rates and error values for the various Asynchro-
nous modes are shown in Table 19-2. It may be
advantageous to use the high baud rate (BRGH = 1) or
the 16-bit BRG to reduce the baud rate error, or
achieve a slow baud rate for a fast oscillator frequency.
(BRG)
The BRG is a dedicated 8-bit or 16-bit generator that
supports both the Asynchronous and Synchronous
modes of the EUSART. By default, the BRG operates
in 8-bit mode; setting the BRG16 bit (BAUDCONx<3>)
selects 16-bit mode.
Writing a new value to the SPBRGHx:SPBRGx regis-
ters causes the BRG timer to be reset (or cleared). This
ensures the BRG does not wait for a timer overflow
before outputting the new baud rate.
The SPBRGHx:SPBRGx register pair controls the
period of a free running timer. In Asynchronous mode,
bits BRGH (TXSTAx<2>) and BRG16 also control the
baud rate. In Synchronous mode, bit BRGH is ignored.
Table 19-1 shows the formula for computation of the
baud rate for different EUSART modes which only
apply in Master mode (internally generated clock).
19.1.1
SAMPLING
The data on the RXx pin (either RC7/RX1/DT1 or RG2/
RX2/DT2) is sampled three times by a majority detect
circuit to determine if a high or a low level is present at
the RXx pin.
Given the desired baud rate and FOSC, the nearest
integer value for the SPBRGHx:SPBRGx registers can
be calculated using the formulas in Table 19-1. From
TABLE 19-1: BAUD RATE FORMULAS
Configuration Bits
BRG/EUSART Mode
Baud Rate Formula
SYNC
BRG16
BRGH
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
x
x
8-bit/Asynchronous
8-bit/Asynchronous
16-bit/Asynchronous
16-bit/Asynchronous
8-bit/Synchronous
16-bit/Synchronous
FOSC/[64 (n + 1)]
FOSC/[16 (n + 1)]
FOSC/[4 (n + 1)]
Legend: x= Don’t care, n = value of SPBRGHx:SPBRGx register pair
EXAMPLE 19-1: CALCULATING BAUD RATE ERROR
For a device with FOSC of 16 MHz, desired baud rate of 9600, Asynchronous mode, 8-bit BRG:
Desired Baud Rate = FOSC/(64 ([SPBRGHx:SPBRGx] + 1))
Solving for SPBRGHx:SPBRGx:
X
=
=
=
((FOSC/Desired Baud Rate)/64) – 1
((16000000/9600)/64) – 1
[25.042] = 25
Calculated Baud Rate = 16000000/(64 (25 + 1))
=
=
=
9615
Error
(Calculated Baud Rate – Desired Baud Rate)/Desired Baud Rate
(9615 – 9600)/9600 = 0.16%
TABLE 19-2: REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH BAUD RATE GENERATOR
Value on
POR, BOR
Value on all
other Resets
Name
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
TXSTAx
CSRC
SPEN
—
TX9
RX9
TXEN
SREN
—
SYNC
CREN
SCKP
SENDB
ADDEN
BRG16
BRGH
FERR
—
TRMT
OERR
WUE
TX9D
RX9D
0000 0010
0000 000x
-1-0 0-00
0000 0000
0000 0000
0000 0010
0000 000x
-1-0 0-00
0000 0000
0000 0000
RCSTAx
BAUDCONx
RCIDL
ABDEN
SPBRGHx Enhanced USARTx Baud Rate Generator Register High Byte
SPBRGx
Enhanced USARTx Baud Rate Generator Register Low Byte
x= unknown, – = unimplemented, read as ‘0’. Shaded cells are not used by the BRG.
Legend:
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