35.9 Operation After FIFO Overflow

The Receive Shift Register (RSR) can be configured to stop or continue running during a receive FIFO Overflow condition. Stopped operation is the Legacy mode.

When the RSR continues to run during an Overflow condition, the first word received after clearing the overflow will always be valid.

When the RSR is stopped during an Overflow condition, the synchronization with the Start bits is lost. Therefore, the first word received after the overflow is cleared may start in the middle of a word.

Operation during overflow is selected with the RUNOVF bit. When the RUNOVF bit is set, the receiver maintains synchronization with the Start bits throughout the Overflow condition.