46.2.1 USART/UART Characteristics

  • 16-data Transmit and Receive FIFOs
  • Programmable Baud Rate Generator
  • Baud Rate can be Independent of the Processor/Peripheral Clock
  • Comparison Function on Received Character
  • 5-bit to 9-bit Full-duplex Synchronous or Asynchronous Serial Communications
    • 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits in Asynchronous mode or 1 or 2 stop bits in Synchronous mode
    • Parity generation and error detection
    • Framing error detection, overrun error detection
    • Digital filter on receive line
    • MSB- or LSB-first
    • Optional break generation and detection
    • By 8 or by 16 oversampling receiver frequency
    • Optional hardware handshaking RTS-CTS
    • Receiver timeout and transmitter timeguard
    • Optional Multidrop mode with address generation and detection
  • RS485 with Driver Control Signal
  • ISO7816, T = 0 or T = 1 Protocols for Interfacing with Smart Cards
    • NACK handling, error counter with repetition and iteration limit
  • IrDA Modulation and Demodulation
    • Communication at up to 115.2 kbit/s
  • Up to 16-bit data, Manchester-encoded Frame Support
  • LIN Mode
    • Compliant with LIN 1.3 and LIN 2.0 specifications
    • Host or client
    • Processing of frames with up to 256 data bytes
    • Response data length can be configurable or defined automatically by the identifier
    • Self-synchronization in client node configuration
    • Automatic processing and verification of the “synch break” and the “synch field”
    • “Synch break” detection even when partially superimposed with a data byte
    • Automatic identifier parity calculation/sending and verification
    • Parity sending and verification can be disabled
    • Automatic checksum calculation/sending and verification
    • Checksum sending and verification can be disabled
    • Support both “classic” and “enhanced” checksum types
    • Full LIN error checking and reporting
    • Frame Slot mode: host allocates slots to the scheduled frames automatically
    • Generation of the wakeup signal
  • LON Mode
    • Compliant with CEA-709 specification
    • Full-layer 2 implementation
    • Differential Manchester encoding/decoding (CDP)
    • Preamble generation including bit- and byte-sync fields
    • LON timings handling (beta1, beta2, IDT, etc.)
    • CRC generation and checking
    • Automated random number generation
    • Backlog calculation and update
    • Collision detection support
    • Supports both comm_type = 1 and comm_type = 2 modes
    • Clock drift tolerance up to 16%
    • Optimal for node-to-node communication (no embedded digital line filter)
  • Test Modes
    • Remote Loopback, Local Loopback, Automatic Echo
  • Supports Connection of:
    • Two DMA Controller (DMAC) channels
    • Offers buffer transfer without processor intervention
  • Functional Safety: Protection, Monitors and Reports
    • Register Write protection
    • Reports any write-protected access