SH7751 Datasheet, PDF (799/1224 Pages) Renesas Technology Corp – 32-Bit RISC Microcomputer

16. Serial Communication Interface with FIFO (SCIF)
16.3 Operation
16.3.1 Overview
The SCIF can carry out serial communication in asynchronous mode, in which synchronization is
achieved character by character. See section 15.3.2, Operation in Asynchronous Mode, for details.
Sixteen-stage FIFO buffers are provided for both transmission and reception, reducing the CPU
overhead and enabling fast, continuous communication to be performed. RTS2 and CTS2 signals
are also provided as modem control signals.
The transmission format is selected using the serial mode register (SCSMR2), as shown in table
16.3. The SCIF clock source is determined by the CKE1 bit in the serial control register
(SCSCR2), as shown in table 16.4.
• Data length: Choice of 7 or 8 bits
• Choice of parity addition and addition of 1 or 2 stop bits (the combination of these parameters
determines the transfer format and character length)
• Detection of framing errors, parity errors, receive-FIFO-data-full state, overrun errors, receive-
data-ready state, and breaks, during reception
• Indication of the number of data bytes stored in the transmit and receive FIFO registers
• Choice of internal or external clock as SCIF clock source
When internal clock is selected: The SCIF operates on the baud rate generator clock, and a
clock with a frequency of 16 times the bit rate must be output
When external clock is selected: A clock with a frequency of 16 times the bit rate must be
input (the on-chip baud rate generator is not used).
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