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The USART Character Size (UCSZ2:0) bits select the number of data bits in the frame. The USART
Parity mode (UPM1:0) bits enable and set the type of parity bit. The selection between one or two stop
bits is done by the USART Stop Bit Select (USBS) bit. The Receiver ignores the second stop bit. An FE
(Frame Error) will therefore only be detected in the cases where the first stop bit is zero
23.4.1. Parity Bit Calculation
The parity bit is calculated by doing an exclusive-or of all the data bits. If odd parity is used, the result of
the exclusive or is inverted. The relation between the parity bit and data bits is as follows:
even
=
1
3
2
1
0
1
odd
=
1
3
2
1
0
1
P
even
Parity bit using even parity
P
odd
Parity bit using odd parity
d
n
Data bit n of the character
If used, the parity bit is located between the last data bit and first stop bit of a serial frame.
23.5. USART Initialization
The USART has to be initialized before any communication can take place. The initialization process
normally consists of setting the baud rate, setting frame format and enabling the Transmitter or the
Receiver depending on the usage. For interrupt driven USART operation, the Global Interrupt Flag should
be cleared (and interrupts globally disabled) when doing the initialization.
Before doing a re-initialization with changed baud rate or frame format, be sure that there are no ongoing
transmissions during the period the registers are changed. The TXC Flag can be used to check that the
Transmitter has completed all transfers, and the RXC Flag can be used to check that there are no unread
data in the receive buffer. Note that the TXC Flag must be cleared before each transmission (before UDR
is written) if it is used for this purpose.
The following simple USART initialization code examples show one assembly and one C function that are
equal in functionality. The examples assume asynchronous operation using polling (no interrupts enabled)
and a fixed frame format. The baud rate is given as a function parameter. For the assembly code, the
baud rate parameter is assumed to be stored in the r17:r16 Registers. When the function writes to the
UCSRC Register, the URSEL bit (MSB) must be set due to the sharing of I/O location by UBRRH and
UCSRC.
Assembly Code Example
(1)
USART_Init:
; Set baud rate
out UBRRH, r17
out UBRRL, r16
; Enable receiver and transmitter
ldi r16, (1<<RXEN)|(1<<TXEN)
out UCSRB,r16
; Set frame format: 8data, 2stop bit
ldi r16, (1<<URSEL)|(1<<USBS)|(3<<UCSZ0)
out UCSRC,r16
ret
C Code Example
(1)
#define FOSC 1843200 // Clock Speed
#define BAUD 9600
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