LM3S9997 Datasheet, PDF (544/1218 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S9997 Microcontroller

Universal Asynchronous Receivers/Transmitters (UARTs)
After detecting a Sync Break, the UART waits for the synchronization field. The first falling edge
generates an interrupt using the LME1RIS bit in the UARTRIS register, and the timer value is
captured and stored in the UARTLSS register (T1). On the fifth falling edge, a second interrupt is
generated using the LME5RIS bit in the UARTRIS register, and the timer value is captured again
(T2). The actual baud rate can be calculated using (T2-T1)/8, and the local baud rate should be
adjusted as needed. Figure 14-5 on page 544 illustrates the synchronization field.
Figure 14-5. LIN Synchronization Field
Sync Break
Synch Field
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sync Break Detect
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Edge 1
Edge 5
8 Tbit
14.3.8
14.3.9
FIFO Operation
The UART has two 16-entry FIFOs; one for transmit and one for receive. Both FIFOs are accessed
via the UART Data (UARTDR) register (see page 549). Read operations of the UARTDR register
return a 12-bit value consisting of 8 data bits and 4 error flags while write operations place 8-bit data
in the transmit FIFO.
Out of reset, both FIFOs are disabled and act as 1-byte-deep holding registers. The FIFOs are
enabled by setting the FEN bit in UARTLCRH (page 560).
FIFO status can be monitored via the UART Flag (UARTFR) register (see page 554) and the UART
Receive Status (UARTRSR) register. Hardware monitors empty, full and overrun conditions. The
UARTFR register contains empty and full flags (TXFE, TXFF, RXFE, and RXFF bits), and the
UARTRSR register shows overrun status via the OE bit.
The trigger points at which the FIFOs generate interrupts is controlled via the UART Interrupt FIFO
Level Select (UARTIFLS) register (see page 566). Both FIFOs can be individually configured to
trigger interrupts at different levels. Available configurations include ⅛, ¼, ½, ¾, and ⅞. For example,
if the ¼ option is selected for the receive FIFO, the UART generates a receive interrupt after 4 data
bytes are received. Out of reset, both FIFOs are configured to trigger an interrupt at the ½ mark.
Interrupts
The UART can generate interrupts when the following conditions are observed:
■ Overrun Error
■ Break Error
■ Parity Error
■ Framing Error
■ Receive Timeout
■ Transmit (when condition defined in the TXIFLSEL bit in the UARTIFLS register is met, or if the
EOT bit in UARTCTRL is set, when the last bit of all transmitted data leaves the serializer)
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June 15, 2010
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