XR16V2551 Datasheet, PDF (22/51 Pages) Exar Corporation – HIGH PERFORMANCE DUART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO AND POWERSAVE FEATURE

XR16V2551
PRELIMINARY
HIGH PERFORMANCE DUART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO AND POWERSAVE FEATURE
REV. P1.0.0
2.20 Internal Loopback
The V2551 UART provides an internal loopback capability for system diagnostic purposes. The internal
loopback mode is enabled by setting MCR register bit-4 to logic 1. All regular UART functions operate normally.
Figure 12 shows how the modem port signals are re-configured. Transmit data from the transmit shift register
output is internally routed to the receive shift register input allowing the system to receive the same data that it
was sending. The TX, RTS# and DTR# pins are held while the CTS#, DSR# CD# and RI# inputs are ignored.
Caution: the RX input pin must be held HIGH during loopback test else upon exiting the loopback test the
UART may detect and report a false “break” signal. Also, Auto RTS/CTS flow control is not supported during
internal loopback.
FIGURE 12. INTERNAL LOOP BACK IN CHANNEL A AND B
Transmit Shift Register
(THR/FIFO)
VCC
MCR bit-4=1
Receive Shift Register
(RHR/FIFO)
VCC
RTS#
CTS#
VCC
DTR#
DSR#
RI#
OP1#
VCC
OP2#
CD#
TXA/TXB
RXA/RXB
RTSA#/RTSB#
CTSA#/CTSB#
DTRA#/DTRB#
DSRA#/DSRB#
RIA#/RIB#
OP2A#/OP2B#
CDA#/CDB#
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