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Figure 22-2 shows a block diagram of the clock generation logic.
Figure 22-2. Clock Generation Logic, Block Diagram
Signal description:
txclk Transmitter clock (Internal Signal).
rxclk Receiver base clock (Internal Signal).
xcki Input from XCK pin (internal Signal). Used for synchronous slave operation.
xcko Clock output to XCK pin (Internal Signal). Used for synchronous master operation.
f
OSC
XTAL pin frequency (System Clock).
22.3.1 Internal Clock Generation – The Baud Rate Generator
Internal clock generation is used for the asynchronous and the synchronous master modes of operation. The
description in this section refers to Figure 22-2.
The USART Baud Rate Register (UBRRn) and the down-counter connected to it function as a programmable pres-
caler or baud rate generator. The down-counter, running at system clock (f
osc
), is loaded with the UBRRn value
each time the counter has counted down to zero or when the UBRRLn Register is written. A clock is generated
each time the counter reaches zero. This clock is the baud rate generator clock output (= f
osc
/(UBRRn+1)). The
Transmitter divides the baud rate generator clock output by 2, 8, or 16 depending on mode. The baud rate genera-
tor output is used directly by the Receiver’s clock and data recovery units. However, the recovery units use a state
machine that uses 2, 8 or 16 states depending on mode set by the state of the UMSELn, U2Xn and DDR_XCKn
bits.
Table 22-1 on page 203 contains equations for calculating the baud rate (in bits per second) and for calculating the
UBRRn value for each mode of operation using an internally generated clock source.
Prescaling
Down-Counter
/2
UBRR
/4 /2
fosc
UBRR+1
Sync
Register
OSC
XCK
Pin
txclk
U2X
UMSEL
DDR_XCK
0
1
0
1
xcki
xcko
DDR_XCK
rxclk
0
1
1
0
Edge
Detector
UCPOL