LM3S6G11 Datasheet, PDF (522/827 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S6G11 Microcontroller

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Universal Asynchronous Receivers/Transmitters (UARTs)
■ U1DTR is Data Set Ready
Note that the support for DCE functions Data Carrier Detect and Ring Indicator are not provided. If
these signals are required, their function can be emulated by using a general-purpose I/O signal
and providing software support.
12.3.6.2
Flow Control
Flow control can be accomplished by either hardware or software. The following sections describe
the different methods.
Hardware Flow Control (RTS/CTS)
Hardware flow control between two devices is accomplished by connecting the U1RTS output to the
Clear-To-Send input on the receiving device, and connecting the Request-To-Send output on the
receiving device to the U1CTS input.
The U1CTS input controls the transmitter. The transmitter may only transmit data when the U1CTS
input is asserted. The U1RTS output signal indicates the state of the receive FIFO. U1CTS remains
asserted until the preprogrammed watermark level is reached, indicating that the Receive FIFO has
no space to store additional characters.
The UARTCTL register bits 15 (CTSEN) and 14 (RTSEN) specify the flow control mode as shown in
Table 12-3 on page 522.
Table 12-3. Flow Control Mode
CTSEN
1
1
0
0
RTSEN
1
0
1
0
Description
RTS and CTS flow control enabled
Only CTS flow control enabled
Only RTS flow control enabled
Both RTS and CTS flow control disabled
Note that when RTSEN is 1, software cannot modify the U1RTS output value through the UARTCTL
register Request to Send (RTS) bit, and the status of the RTS bit should be ignored.
Software Flow Control (Modem Status Interrupts)
Software flow control between two devices is accomplished by using interrupts to indicate the status
of the UART. Interrupts may be generated for the U1DSR, U1DCD, U1CTS, and U1RI signals using
bits 3:0 of the UARTIM register, respectively. The raw and masked interrupt status may be checked
using the UARTRIS and UARTMIS register. These interrupts may be cleared using the UARTICR
register.
12.3.7
LIN Support
The UART module offers hardware support for the LIN protocol as either a master or a slave. The
LIN mode is enabled by setting the LIN bit in the UARTCTL register. A LIN message is identified
by the use of a Sync Break at the beginning of the message. The Sync Break is a transmission of
a series of 0s. The Sync Break is followed by the Sync data field (0x55). Figure 12-4 on page 523
illustrates the structure of a LIN message.
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