PIC24HJ32GP302_11 Datasheet, PDF (187/368 Pages) Microchip Technology – High-Performance, 16-bit Microcontrollers

PIC24HJ32GP302/304, PIC24HJ64GPX02/X04 AND PIC24HJ128GPX02/X04
18.0 UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS
RECEIVER TRANSMITTER
(UART)
Note 1: This data sheet summarizes the features
of
the
PIC24HJ32GP302/304,
PIC24HJ64GPX02/X04
and
PIC24HJ128GPX02/X04 families of
devices. It is not intended to be a
comprehensive reference source. To
complement the information in this data
sheet, refer to Section 17. “UART”
(DS70188) of the “dsPIC33F/PIC24H
Family Reference Manual”, which is
available from the Microchip website
(www.microchip.com).
2: Some registers and associated bits
described in this section may not be
available on all devices. Refer to
Section 4.0 “Memory Organization” in
this data sheet for device-specific register
and bit information.
The Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
(UART) module is one of the serial I/O modules avail-
able in the PIC24HJ32GP302/304, PIC24HJ64GPX02/
X04 and PIC24HJ128GPX02/X04 device family. The
UART is a full-duplex asynchronous system that can
communicate with peripheral devices, such as per-
sonal computers, LIN 2.0, RS-232 and RS-485 inter-
faces. The module also supports a hardware flow
control option with the UxCTS and UxRTS pins and
also includes an IrDA^® encoder and decoder.
The primary features of the UART module are:
• Full-Duplex, 8- or 9-bit Data Transmission through
the UxTX and UxRX pins
• Even, Odd or No Parity Options (for 8-bit data)
• One or two stop bits
• Hardware flow control option with UxCTS and
UxRTS pins
• Fully integrated Baud Rate Generator with 16-bit
prescaler
• Baud rates ranging from 10 Mbps to 38 bps at 40
MIPS
• 4-deep First-In First-Out (FIFO) Transmit Data
buffer
• 4-deep FIFO Receive Data buffer
• Parity, framing and buffer overrun error detection
• Support for 9-bit mode with Address Detect
(9th bit = 1)
• Transmit and Receive interrupts
• A separate interrupt for all UART error conditions
• Loopback mode for diagnostic support
• Support for sync and break characters
• Support for automatic baud rate detection
• IrDA^® encoder and decoder logic
• 16x baud clock output for IrDA^® support
A simplified block diagram of the UART module is
shown in Figure 18-1. The UART module consists of
these key hardware elements:
• Baud Rate Generator
• Asynchronous Transmitter
• Asynchronous Receiver
FIGURE 18-1:
UART SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM
Baud Rate Generator
IrDA^®
BCLK
Hardware Flow Control
UART Receiver
UxRTS
UxCTS
UxRX
UART Transmitter
UxTX
Note 1: Both UART1 and UART2 can trigger a DMA data transfer.
2: If DMA transfers are required, the UART TX/RX FIFO buffer must be set to a size of 1 byte/word
(i.e., UTXISEL<1:0> = 00 and URXISEL<1:0> = 00).
© 2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
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