31.5.1 I/O Lines
Using the SERCOM I/O lines requires the I/O pins to be configured using port configuration (PORT).
From USART Block Diagram one can see that the SERCOM has four internal pads, PAD[3:0]. The signals from I2C, SPI and USART are routed through these SERCOM pads via a multiplexer. The configuration of the multiplexer is available from the different SERCOM modes. Refer to the mode specific chapters for details.
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