24.5.10 Baud Register

The USARTn.BAUDL and USARTn.BAUDH register pair represents the 16-bit value, USARTn.BAUD. The low byte [7:0] (suffix L) is accessible at the original offset. The high byte [15:8] (suffix H) can be accessed at offset + 0x01.

Ongoing transmissions of the transmitter and receiver will be corrupted if the baud rate is changed. Writing to this register will trigger an immediate update of the baud rate prescaler. For more information on how to set the baud rate, see Table 24-1, Equations for Calculating Baud Rate Register Setting.

Name: BAUD
Offset: 0x08
Reset: 0x00
Property: -

Bit 15141312111098 
 BAUD[15:8] 
Access R/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W 
Reset 00000000 
Bit 76543210 
 BAUD[7:0] 
Access R/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W 
Reset 00000000 

Bits 15:8 – BAUD[15:8] USART Baud Rate High Byte

These bits hold the MSB of the 16-bit Baud register.

Bits 7:0 – BAUD[7:0] USART Baud Rate Low Byte

These bits hold the LSB of the 16-bit Baud register.