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Section 16 Serial Communication Interface with FIFO (SCIF)
16.4.2 Operation in Asynchronous Mode
In asynchronous mode, each transmitted or received character begins with a start bit and ends with
a stop bit. Serial communication is synchronized one character at a time.
The transmitting and receiving sections of the SCIF are independent, so full duplex
communication is possible. The transmitter and receiver are 16-byte FIFO buffered, so data can be
written and read while transmitting and receiving are in progress, enabling continuous transmitting
and receiving.
Figure 16.2 shows the general format of asynchronous serial communication.
In asynchronous serial communication, the communication line is normally held in the mark
(high) state. The SCIF monitors the line and starts serial communication when the line goes to the
space (low) state, indicating a start bit. One serial character consists of a start bit (low), data (LSB
first), parity bit (high or low), and stop bit (high), in that order.
When receiving in asynchronous mode, the SCIF synchronizes at the falling edge of the start bit.
The SCIF samples each data bit on the eighth or fourth pulse of a clock with a frequency 16 or 8
times the bit rate. Receive data is latched at the center of each bit.
1
(LSB)
Serial
data
0
D0
Start
bit
1 bit
(MSB)
Idle state (mark state)
1
D1 D2 D3 D4
D5
D6 D7 0/1
1
1
Transmit/receive data
7 or 8 bits
One unit of transfer data (character or frame)
Parity
bit
1 bit
or
none
Stop bit
1 or 2 bits
Figure 16.2 Example of Data Format in Asynchronous Communication
(8-Bit Data with Parity and Two Stop Bits)
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