LM3S1N16 Datasheet, PDF (42/794 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S1N16 Microcontroller

Architectural Overview
1.3.3.1
The following sections provide more detail on each of these communications functions.
UART (see page 579)
A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) is an integrated circuit used for RS-232C
serial communications, containing a transmitter (parallel-to-serial converter) and a receiver
(serial-to-parallel converter), each clocked separately.
The LM3S1N16 microcontroller includes three fully programmable 16C550-type UARTs. Although
the functionality is similar to a 16C550 UART, this UART design is not register compatible. The
UART can generate individually masked interrupts from the Rx, Tx, and error conditions. The module
generates a single combined interrupt when any of the interrupts are asserted and are unmasked.
The three UARTs have the following features:
■ Programmable baud-rate generator allowing speeds up to 3.125 Mbps for regular speed (divide
by 16) and 6.25 Mbps for high speed (divide by 8)
■ Separate 16x8 transmit (TX) and receive (RX) FIFOs to reduce CPU interrupt service loading
■ Programmable FIFO length, including 1-byte deep operation providing conventional
double-buffered interface
■ FIFO trigger levels of 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 7/8
■ Standard asynchronous communication bits for start, stop, and parity
■ Line-break generation and detection
■ Fully programmable serial interface characteristics
– 5, 6, 7, or 8 data bits
– Even, odd, stick, or no-parity bit generation/detection
– 1 or 2 stop bit generation
■ IrDA serial-IR (SIR) encoder/decoder providing
– Programmable use of IrDA Serial Infrared (SIR) or UART input/output
– Support of IrDA SIR encoder/decoder functions for data rates up to 115.2 Kbps half-duplex
– Support of normal 3/16 and low-power (1.41-2.23 μs) bit durations
– Programmable internal clock generator enabling division of reference clock by 1 to 256 for
low-power mode bit duration
■ Support for communication with ISO 7816 smart cards
■ LIN protocol support
■ Standard FIFO-level and End-of-Transmission interrupts
■ Efficient transfers using Micro Direct Memory Access Controller (µDMA)
– Separate channels for transmit and receive
42
January 21, 2012
Texas Instruments-Production Data