Datasheet
  ADuC841/ADuC842/ADuC843 
Rev. 0 | Page 65 of 88 
UART SERIAL INTERFACE 
The serial port is full-duplex, meaning it can transmit and 
receive simultaneously. It is also receive-buffered, meaning it 
can begin receiving a second byte before a previously received 
byte has been read from the receive register. However, if the first 
byte still has not been read by the time reception of the second 
byte is complete, the first byte is lost. The physical interface to 
the serial data network is via Pins RxD(P3.0) and TxD(P3.1), 
while the SFR interface to the UART is comprised of SBUF and 
SCON, as described below. 
SBUF 
Both the serial port receive and transmit registers are accessed 
through the SBUF SFR (SFR address = 99H). Writing to SBUF 
loads the transmit register, and reading SBUF accesses a 
physically separate receive register. 
SCON UART  Serial Port Control Register 
SFR Address  98H 
Power-On Default  00H 
Bit Addressable  Yes 
Table 32. SCON SFR Bit Designations 
Bit No.  Name  Description 
7  SM0  UART Serial Mode Select Bits. 
These bits select the serial port operating mode as follows: 
SM0  SM1  Selected Operating Mode. 
0  0  Mode 0: Shift Register, fixed baud rate (Core_Clk/2). 
0  1  Mode 1: 8-bit UART, variable baud rate. 
1  0  Mode 2: 9-bit UART, fixed baud rate (Core_Clk/32) or (Core_Clk/16). 
6 SM1 
1  1  Mode 3: 9-bit UART, variable baud rate. 
5  SM2  Multiprocessor Communication Enable Bit. 
Enables multiprocessor communication in Modes 2 and 3. 
In Mode 0, SM2 must be cleared. 
In Mode 1, if SM2 is set, RI is not activated if a valid stop bit was not received. If SM2 is cleared, RI is set as soon as the 
byte of data has been received. 
In Modes 2 or 3, if SM2 is set, RI is not activated if the received 9th data bit in RB8 is 0. 
If SM2 is cleared, RI is set as soon as the byte of data has been received. 
4  REN  Serial Port Receive Enable Bit. 
Set by user software to enable serial port reception. 
Cleared by user software to disable serial port reception. 
3  TB8  Serial Port Transmit (Bit 9). 
The data loaded into TB8 is the 9th data bit transmitted in Modes 2 and 3. 
2  RB8  Serial Port Receiver Bit 9. 
The 9th data bit received in Modes 2 and 3 is latched into RB8. For Mode 1, the stop bit is latched into RB8. 
1  TI  Serial Port Transmit Interrupt Flag. 
Set by hardware at the end of the 8th bit in Mode 0, or at the beginning of the stop bit in Modes 1, 2, and 3. 
TI must be cleared by user software. 
0  RI  Serial Port Receive Interrupt Flag. 
Set by hardware at the end of the 8th bit in Mode 0, or halfway through the stop bit in Modes 1, 2, and 3. 
RI must be cleared by software. 










