LINE STATUS REGISTER (LSR)
Address Offset = 5H, DLAB = X, READ/WRITE
Bit 0
Data Ready (DR). It is set to a logic "1" whenever a complete incoming character has been received and transferred
into the Receiver Buffer Register or the FIFO. Bit 0 is reset to a logic "0" by reading all of the data in the Receive Buffer
Register or the FIFO.
Bit 1
Overrun Error (OE). Bit 1 indicates that data in the Receiver Buffer Register was not read before the next character was
transferred into the register, thereby destroying the previous character. In FIFO mode, an overrun error will occur only
when the FIFO is full and the next character has been completely received in the shift register, the character in the shift
register is overwritten but not transferred to the FIFO. The OE indicator is set to a logic "1" immediately upon detection of
an overrun condition, and reset whenever the Line Status Register is read.
Bit 2
Parity Error (PE). Bit 2 indicates that the received data character does not have the correct even or odd parity, as
selected by the even parity select bit. The PE is set to a logic "1" upon detection of a parity error and is reset to a logic
"0" whenever the Line Status Register is read. In the FIFO mode this error is associated with the particular character in
the FIFO it applies to. This error is indicated when the associated character is at the top of the FIFO.
Bit 3
Framing Error (FE). Bit 3 indicates that the received character did not have a valid stop bit. Bit 3 is set to a logic "1"
whenever the stop bit following the last data bit or parity bit is detected as a zero bit (Spacing level). The FE is reset to a
logic "0" whenever the Line Status Register is read. In the FIFO mode this error is associated with the particular
character in the FIFO it applies to. This error is indicated when the associated character is at the top of the FIFO. The
Serial Port will try to resynchronize after a framing error. To do this, it assumes that the framing error was due to the
next start bit, so it samples this 'start' bit twice and then takes in the 'data'.
Bit 4
Break Interrupt (BI). Bit 4 is set to a logic "1" whenever the received data input is held in the Spacing state (logic "0") for
longer than a full word transmission time (that is, the total time of the start bit + data bits + parity bits + stop bits). The BI
is reset after the CPU reads the contents of the Line Status Register. In the FIFO mode this error is associated with the
particular character in the FIFO it applies to. This error is indicated when the associated character is at the top of the
FIFO. When break occurs only one zero character is loaded into the FIFO. Restarting after a break is received,
requires the serial data (RXD) to be logic "1" for at least 1/2 bit time.
Note: Bits 1 through 4 are the error conditions that produce a Receiver Line Status Interrupt whenever any of the
corresponding conditions are detected and the interrupt is enabled.
Bit 5
Transmitter Holding Register Empty (THRE). Bit 5 indicates that the Serial Port is ready to accept a new character for
transmission. In addition, this bit causes the Serial Port to issue an interrupt when the Transmitter Holding Register
interrupt enable is set high. The THRE bit is set to a logic "1" when a character is transferred from the Transmitter
Holding Register into the Transmitter Shift Register. The bit is reset to logic "0" whenever the CPU loads the Transmitter
Holding Register. In the FIFO mode this bit is set when the XMIT FIFO is empty, it is cleared when at least 1 byte is
written to the XMIT FIFO. Bit 5 is a read only bit.
Bit 6
Transmitter Empty (TEMT). Bit 6 is set to a logic "1" whenever the Transmitter Holding Register (THR) and Transmitter
Shift Register (TSR) are both empty. It is reset to logic "0" whenever either the THR or TSR contains a data character.
Bit 6 is a read only bit. In the FIFO mode this bit is set whenever the THR and TSR are both empty,
Bit 7
This bit is permanently set to logic "0" in the 450 mode. In the FIFO mode, this bit is set to a logic "1" when there is at
least one parity error, framing error or break indication in the FIFO. This bit is cleared when the LSR is read if there are
no subsequent errors in the FIFO.
SMSC LPC47B27x
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Rev. 08-10-04
DATASHEET
SMSC [ SMSC CORPORATION ]
