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Atmel-11057C-ATARM-SAM3X-SAM3A-Datasheet_23-Mar-15
35.7.3.3 Asynchronous Receiver
If the USART is programmed in asynchronous operating mode (SYNC = 0), the receiver oversamples the RXD
input line. The oversampling is either 16 or 8 times the Baud Rate clock, depending on the OVER bit in the Mode
Register (US_MR).
The receiver samples the RXD line. If the line is sampled during one half of a bit time to 0, a start bit is detected
and data, parity and stop bits are successively sampled on the bit rate clock.
If the oversampling is 16, (OVER to 0), a start is detected at the eighth sample to 0. Then, data bits, parity bit and
stop bit are sampled on each 16 sampling clock cycle. If the oversampling is 8 (OVER to 1), a start bit is detected
at the fourth sample to 0. Then, data bits, parity bit and stop bit are sampled on each 8 sampling clock cycle.
The number of data bits, first bit sent and parity mode are selected by the same fields and bits as the transmitter,
i.e. respectively CHRL, MODE9, MSBF and PAR. For the synchronization mechanism only, the number of stop
bits has no effect on the receiver as it considers only one stop bit, regardless of the field NBSTOP, so that
resynchronization between the receiver and the transmitter can occur. Moreover, as soon as the stop bit is
sampled, the receiver starts looking for a new start bit so that resynchronization can also be accomplished when
the transmitter is operating with one stop bit.
Figure 35-12 and Figure 35-13 illustrate start detection and character reception when USART operates in
asynchronous mode.
Figure 35-12. Asynchronous Start Detection
Figure 35-13. Asynchronous Character Reception
Sampling
Clock (x16)
RXD
Start
Detection
Sampling
Baud Rate
Clock
RXD
Start
Rejection
Sampling
123 45678
123 45670123 4
123 45678 9 10111213 14 15 16
D0
Sampling
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5 D6 D7
RXD
Parity
Bit
Stop
Bit
Example: 8-bit, Parity Enabled
Baud Rate
Clock
Start
Detection
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples
16
samples