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Product Specification
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UART
Overview
The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) is a full-duplex communica-
tion channel capable of handling asynchronous data transfers. The UART uses a single
8-bit data mode with selectable parity. Features of the UART include:
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8-bit asynchronous data transfer
Selectable even- and odd-parity generation and checking
Option of one or two STOP bits
Separate transmit and receive interrupts
Framing, parity, overrun and break detection
Separate transmit and receive enables
16-bit Baud Rate Generator (BRG)
Selectable MULTIPROCESSOR (9-bit) mode with three configurable interrupt schemes
Baud Rate Generator timer mode
Driver Enable output for external bus transceivers
Architecture
The UART consists of three primary functional blocks: transmitter, receiver, and baud rate
generator. The UART’s transmitter and receiver function independently, but employ the
same baud rate and data format. Figure 9 illustrates the UART architecture.
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
UART
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