XR17V258_08 Datasheet, PDF (45/70 Pages) Exar Corporation – 66MHZ PCI BUS OCTAL UART WITH POWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

XR17V258
REV. 1.0.1
66MHZ PCI BUS OCTAL UART WITH POWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
ISR[0]: Interrupt Status
• Logic 0 = An interrupt is pending and the ISR contents may be used as a pointer to the appropriate interrupt
service routine.
• Logic 1 = No interrupt pending. (default condition)
5.6 FIFO Control Register (FCR) - Write Only
This register is used to enable the FIFOs, clear the FIFOs, set the transmit/receive FIFO trigger levels, and
select the DMA mode. The DMA, and FIFO modes are defined as follows:
FCR[7:6]: Receive FIFO Trigger Select
(logic 0 = default, RX trigger level =1)
The FCTR bits [5:4] are associated with these 2 bits. These 2 bits are used to set the trigger level for the
receive FIFO. The UART will issue a receive interrupt when the number of the characters in the FIFO crosses
the trigger level. Table 16 shows the complete selections. Note that the receiver and the transmitter cannot use
different trigger tables. Whichever selection is made last applies to both the RX and TX side.
FCR[5:4]: Transmit FIFO Trigger Select (requires EFR bit [4]=1)
(logic 0 = default, TX trigger level = 1)
The FCTR bits [7:6] are associated with these 2 bits by selecting one of the four tables. The 4 user selectable
trigger levels in 4 tables are supported for compatibility reasons. These 2 bits set the trigger level for the
transmit FIFO interrupt. The UART will issue a transmit interrupt when the number of characters in the FIFO
falls below the selected trigger level, or when it gets empty in case that the FIFO did not get filled over the
trigger level on last re-load. Table 16 below shows the selections.
FCR[3]: DMA Mode Select
This bit has no effect since TXRDY and RXRDY pins are not available in this device. It is provided for legacy
software compatibility.
• Logic 0 = Set DMA to mode 0 (default).
• Logic 1 = Set DMA to mode 1.
FCR[2]: TX FIFO Reset
This bit is only active when FCR bit [0] is active.
• Logic 0= No transmit FIFO reset (default).
• Logic 1 = Reset the transmit FIFO pointers and FIFO level counter logic (the transmit shift register is not
cleared or altered). This bit will return to a logic 0 after resetting the FIFO.
FCR[1]: RX FIFO Reset
This bit is only active when FCR bit [0] is active.
• Logic 0 = No receive FIFO reset (default).
• Logic 1 = Reset the receive FIFO pointers and FIFO level counter logic (the receive shift register is not
cleared or altered). This bit will return to a logic 0 after resetting the FIFO.
FCR[0]: TX and RX FIFO Enable
• Logic 0 = Disable the transmit and receive FIFO (default).
• Logic 1 = Enable the transmit and receive FIFOs. This bit must be set to logic 1 when other FCR bits are
written or they will not be programmed.
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