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34.5.2 USART Features
- Full-duplex Operation
- Asynchronous (with Clock Reconstruction) or Synchronous Operation
- Internal or External Clock source for Asynchronous and Synchronous Operation
- Baud Rate Generator
- Supports Serial Frames with 5, 6, 7,
8, or 9 Data bits and 1 or 2 Stop bits
- Odd or Even Parity Generation and Parity Check
- Selectable LSB or MSB-first Data
Transfer
- Buffer Overflow and Frame Error Detection
- Noise Filtering, Including False Start bit Detection and Digital Low-pass
Filter
- Collision Detection
- Can Operate in all Sleep modes
- Operation at Speeds up to Half the System Clock for Internally Generated Clocks
- Operation at Speeds up to the System Clock for Externally Generated Clocks
- RTS and CTS Flow Control
- IrDA Modulation and Demodulation up
to 115.2 kbps
- LIN Host Support
- LIN Client Support
- Auto-baud and break character detection
- ISO 7816 T = 0 or T = 1 protocols for
Smart Card Interfacing
- RS485 Support
- Start-of-frame detection
- 16-Byte Receive FIFO with FIFO enabled
- 16-Byte Transmit FIFO with FIFO enabled
- USART DMA Support
- 32-bit Extension for Better System Bus Utilization