29.1 Features

  • Full-Duplex Operation
  • Asynchronous Operation 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 Checking
  • Selectable LSb or MSb First Data Transfer
  • Buffer Overflow and Frame Error Detection
  • Noise Filtering, Including False Start-Bit Detection and Digital Low-Pass Filtering
  • Collision Detection
  • Operates 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 (Request To Send) and CTS (Clear To Send) Flow Control
  • IrDA Modulation and Demodulation up to 115.2 kbps
  • LIN Host Support
  • LIN Client Support
    • Auto-baud and break character detection
  • RS485 Support
  • Start-of-Frame Detection
  • Can be used with DMA