MC68HC08AZ32A Datasheet, PDF (180/312 Pages) Motorola, Inc – HCMOS Microcontroller Unit

Serial Communications Interface (SCI)
14.4.3.1 Character Length
The receiver can accommodate either 8-bit or 9-bit data. The state of the M bit in SCI control register 1
(SCC1) determines character length. When receiving 9-bit data, bit R8 in SCI control register 2 (SCC2)
is the ninth bit (bit 8). When receiving 8-bit data, bit R8 is a copy of the eighth bit (bit 7).
14.4.3.2 Character Reception
During an SCI reception, the receive shift register shifts characters in from the RxD pin. The SCI data
register (SCDR) is the read-only buffer between the internal data bus and the receive shift register.
After a complete character shifts into the receive shift register, the data portion of the character transfers
to the SCDR. The SCI receiver full bit, SCRF, in SCI status register 1 (SCS1) becomes set, indicating that
the received byte can be read. If the SCI receive interrupt enable bit, SCRIE, in SCC2 is also set, the
SCRF bit generates a receiver CPU interrupt request.
14.4.3.3 Data Sampling
The receiver samples the RxD pin at the RT clock rate. The RT clock is an internal signal with a frequency
16 times the baud rate. To adjust for baud rate mismatch, the RT clock is resynchronized at the following
times (see Figure 14-7):
• After every start bit
• After the receiver detects a data bit change from 1 to 0 (after the majority of data bit samples at
RT8, RT9, and RT10 returns a valid 1 and the majority of the next RT8, RT9, and RT10 samples
returns a valid 0)
To locate the start bit, data recovery logic does an asynchronous search for a 0 preceded by three 1s.
When the falling edge of a possible start bit occurs, the RT clock begins to count to 16.
START BIT
LSB
RxD
SAMPLES
RT
CLOCK
RT CLOCK
STATE
RT CLOCK
RESET
START BIT
START BIT
DATA
QUALIFICATION VERIFICATION SAMPLING
Figure 14-7. Receiver Data Sampling
MC68HC08AZ32A Data Sheet, Rev. 2
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Freescale Semiconductor