17.3 Data Buffers

Both transmit and receive functions use buffers to store data shifted to/from the pins. These buffers are FIFOs and are accessed by reading the SFRs, UxTXREG and UxRXREG, respectively. Each data buffer has multiple flags associated with its operation to allow software to read the status. Interrupts can also be configured based on the space available in the buffers. The transmit and receive buffers can be cleared and their pointers reset using the associated TX/RX Buffer Empty Status bits, UTXBE (UxSTAH[5]) and URXBE (UxSTAH[1]).