MC68HC908GR8A_07 Datasheet, PDF (152/260 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – Microcontrollers

Serial Communications Interface (SCI) Module
Software latency may allow an overrun to occur between reads of SCS1 and SCDR in the flag-clearing
sequence. Figure 13-14 shows the normal flag-clearing sequence and an example of an overrun
caused by a delayed flag-clearing sequence. The delayed read of SCDR does not clear the OR bit
because OR was not set when SCS1 was read. Byte 2 caused the overrun and is lost. The next
flag-clearing sequence reads byte 3 in the SCDR instead of byte 2.
In applications that are subject to software latency or in which it is important to know which byte is lost
due to an overrun, the flag-clearing routine can check the OR bit in a second read of SCS1 after
reading the data register.
NORMAL FLAG CLEARING SEQUENCE
BYTE 1
READ SCS1
SCRF = 1
OR = 0
READ SCDR
BYTE 1
BYTE 2
READ SCS1
SCRF = 1
OR = 0
READ SCDR
BYTE 2
BYTE 3
DELAYED FLAG CLEARING SEQUENCE
READ SCS1
SCRF = 1
OR = 0
READ SCDR
BYTE 3
BYTE 4
BYTE 1
BYTE 2
BYTE 3
READ SCS1
SCRF = 1
OR = 0
READ SCS1
SCRF = 1
OR = 1
READ SCDR
BYTE 1
READ SCDR
BYTE 3
Figure 13-14. Flag Clearing Sequence
BYTE 4
NF — Receiver Noise Flag Bit
This clearable, read-only bit is set when the SCI detects noise on the PTE1/RxD pin. NF generates an
SCI error CPU interrupt request if the NEIE bit in SCC3 is also set. Clear the NF bit by reading SCS1
and then reading the SCDR. Reset clears the NF bit.
1 = Noise detected
0 = No noise detected
FE — Receiver Framing Error Bit
This clearable, read-only bit is set when a 0 is accepted as the stop bit. FE generates an SCI error
CPU interrupt request if the FEIE bit in SCC3 also is set. Clear the FE bit by reading SCS1 with FE set
and then reading the SCDR. Reset clears the FE bit.
1 = Framing error detected
0 = No framing error detected
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