XR17D158_05 Datasheet, PDF (35/73 Pages) Exar Corporation – UNIVERSAL (3.3V AND 5V) PCI BUS OCTAL UART

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REV. 1.2.2
XR17D158
UNIVERSAL (3.3V AND 5V) PCI BUS OCTAL UART
Two interrupts associated with auto RTS/CTS and DTR/DSR flow control have been added to give indication
when RTS#/DTR# pin or CTS#/DSR# pin are de-asserted during operation. These interrupts are enabled by:
• Setting EFR bit-4 =1 to enable the shaded register bits
• Setting IER bit-7 will enable the CTS#/DSR# interrupt when these pins are de-asserted. The selection of
CTS# or DSR# is selected via MCR bit-2. See Table 11 above for complete details.
• Setting IER bit-6 will enable the RTS#/DTR# interrupt when these pins are de-asserted. The selection of
RTS# or DTR# is selected via MCR bit-2. See Table 11 above for complete details.
Automatic hardware flow control is selected by setting bits 6 (RTS) and 7 (CTS) of the EFR register to logic 1.
If CTS# pin transitions from LOW to HIGH indicating a flow control request, ISR bit-5 will be set to logic 1, (if
enabled via IER bit 6-7), and the UART will suspend TX transmissions as soon as the stop bit of the character
in process is shifted out. Transmission is resumed after the CTS# input returns LOW, indicating more data may
be sent.
FIGURE 16. AUTO RTS/DTR AND CTS/DSR FLOW CONTROL OPERATION
Local UART
UARTA
Receiver FIFO
Trigger Reached
RXA
TXB
Remote UART
UARTB
Transmitter
Auto RTS
Trigger Level
Transmitter
RTSA#
TXA
CTSB#
RXB
Auto CTS
Monitor
Receiver FIFO
Trigger Reached
Auto CTS
Monitor
CTSA#
RTSB#
Auto RTS
Trigger Level
RTSA#
CTSB#
TXB
Assert RTS# to Begin
Transmission
1
ON
2
7
ON
3
OFF
8 ^OFF
10 ON
11
ON
Data Starts
4
6 _Suspend ^Restart
9
RXA FIFO
Receive
INTA
(RXA FIFO
Data
RX FIFO
Trigger Level
5
Interrupt)
RTS High
Threshold
RTS Low
Threshold
RX FIFO
12 _{Trigger Level}
RTSCTS1
The local UART (UARTA) starts data transfer by asserting -RTSA# (1). RTSA# is normally connected to CTSB# (2) of
remote UART (UARTB). CTSB# allows its transmitter to send data (3). TXB data arrives and fills UARTA receive FIFO
(4). When RXA data fills up to its receive FIFO trigger level, UARTA activates its RXA data ready interrupt (5) and con-
tinues to receive and put data into its FIFO. If interrupt service latency is long and data is not being unloaded, UARTA
monitors its receive data fill level to match the upper threshold of RTS delay and de-assert RTSA# (6). CTSB# follows
(7) and request UARTB transmitter to suspend data transfer. UARTB stops or finishes sending the data bits in its trans-
mit shift register (8). When receive FIFO data in UARTA is unloaded to match the lower threshold of RTS delay (9),
UARTA re-asserts RTSA# (10), CTSB# recognizes the change (11) and restarts its transmitter and data flow again until
next receive FIFO trigger (12). This same event applies to the reverse direction when UARTA sends data to UARTB
with RTSB# and CTSA# controlling the data flow.
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