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SAM7X Series [DATASHEET]
6120K–ATARM–11-Feb-14
30.6 Functional Description
The USART is capable of managing several types of serial synchronous or asynchronous communications.
It supports the following communication modes:
 5- to 9-bit full-duplex asynchronous serial communication
 MSB- or LSB-first
 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits
 Parity even, odd, marked, space or none
 By 8 or by 16 over-sampling receiver frequency
 Optional hardware handshaking
 Optional modem signals management
 Optional break management
 Optional multidrop serial communication
 High-speed 5- to 9-bit full-duplex synchronous serial communication
 MSB- or LSB-first
 1 or 2 stop bits
 Parity even, odd, marked, space or none
 By 8 or by 16 over-sampling frequency
 Optional hardware handshaking
 Optional modem signals management
 Optional break management
 Optional multidrop serial communication
 RS485 with driver control signal
 ISO7816, T0 or T1 protocols for interfacing with smart cards
 NACK handling, error counter with repetition and iteration limit
 InfraRed IrDA Modulation and Demodulation
 Test modes
 Remote loopback, local loopback, automatic echo
30.6.1 Baud Rate Generator
The Baud Rate Generator provides the bit period clock named the Baud Rate Clock to both the receiver and the
transmitter.
The Baud Rate Generator clock source can be selected by setting the USCLKS field in the Mode Register (US_MR)
between:
 the Master Clock MCK
 a division of the Master Clock, the divider being product dependent, but generally set to 8
 the external clock, available on the SCK pin
The Baud Rate Generator is based upon a 16-bit divider, which is programmed with the CD field of the Baud Rate
Generator Register (US_BRGR). If CD is programmed at 0, the Baud Rate Generator does not generate any clock. If CD
is programmed at 1, the divider is bypassed and becomes inactive.
If the external SCK clock is selected, the duration of the low and high levels of the signal provided on the SCK pin must
be longer than a Master Clock (MCK) period. The frequency of the signal provided on SCK must be at least 4.5 times
lower than MCK.