XR16M890_11 Datasheet, PDF (20/63 Pages) Exar Corporation – UART WITH 128-BYTE FIFO AND INTEGRATED LEVEL SHIFTERS

XR16M890
UART WITH 128-BYTE FIFO AND INTEGRATED LEVEL SHIFTERS
REV. 1.0.0
1.11 Auto RTS (Hardware) Flow Control
Automatic RTS hardware flow control is used to prevent data overrun to the local receiver FIFO. The RTS#
output is used to request remote unit to suspend/resume data transmission. The auto RTS flow control
features is enabled to fit specific application requirement (see Figure 15):
• Enable auto RTS flow control using EFR bit-6.
• The auto RTS function must be started by asserting RTS# output pin (MCR bit-1 to logic 1 after it is enabled).
If using the Auto RTS interrupt:
• Enable RTS interrupt through IER bit-6 (after setting EFR bit-4). The UART issues an interrupt when the
RTS# pin makes a transition from low to high: ISR bit-5 will be set to logic 1.
1.12 Auto RTS Hysteresis
With the Auto RTS function enabled, an interrupt is generated when the receive FIFO reaches the selected RX
trigger level. The RTS# pin will not be forced HIGH (RTS off) until the receive FIFO reaches one trigger level
above the selected trigger level in the trigger table (Table 10). The RTS# pin will return LOW after the RX FIFO
is unloaded to one level below the selected trigger level. Under the above described conditions, the M890 will
continue to accept data until the receive FIFO gets full. The Auto RTS function is initiated when the RTS#
output pin is asserted LOW (RTS On). Table 4 below explains this when the Trigger Table-C (Table 10) is
selected.
TABLE 4: AUTO RTS (HARDWARE) FLOW CONTROL
RX TRIGGER LEVEL
INT PIN ACTIVATION
RTS# DE-ASSERTED (HIGH)
(CHARACTERS IN RX FIFO)
RTS# ASSERTED (LOW)
(CHARACTERS IN RX FIFO)
8
8
16
0
16
16
56
8
56
56
60
16
60
60
60
56
20