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23. USART - Universal Synchronous and Asynchronous serial Receiver
and Transmitter
23.1. Features
Full Duplex Operation (Independent Serial Receive and Transmit Registers)
Asynchronous or Synchronous Operation
Master or Slave Clocked Synchronous Operation
High Resolution Baud Rate Generator
Supports Serial Frames with 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 data bits and 1 or 2 stop bits
Odd or Even Parity Generation and Parity Check Supported by Hardware
Data OverRun Detection
Framing Error Detection
Noise Filtering Includes False Start Bit Detection and Digital Low Pass Filter
Three Separate Interrupts on TX Complete, TX Data Register Empty and RX Complete
Multi-processor Communication Mode
Double Speed Asynchronous Communication Mode
23.2. Overview
The Universal Synchronous and Asynchronous serial Receiver and Transmitter (USART) is a highly-
flexible serial communication device. A simplified block diagram of the USART Transmitter is shown in the
figure below. CPU accessible I/O Registers and I/O pins are shown in bold.
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