Philips Semiconductors
Quad UART for 3.3V and 5V supply voltage
Preliminary specification
SC28L194
Table 4. MR1 - Mode Register 1
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Bit 6
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ISR Read Mode
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0 - ISR unmasked
1 - ISR masked
Bit 5
Error Mode
0 = Character
1 = Block
Bit 4:3
Parity Mode
00 - With Parity
01 - Force parity
10 - No parity
11 - Special Mode
Bit 2
Parity Type
0 = Even
1 = Odd
Bit 1:0
Bits per Character
00 - 5
01 - 6
10 - 7
11 - 8
MR1[7]: Receiver Request to Send Control
on a character by character basis; the status applies only to the
This bit controls the deactivation of the RTSN output (I/O2) by the
character at. the bottom of the FIFO. In the block mode, the status
receiver. This output is asserted and negated by commands applied
provided in the SR for these bits is the accumulation (logical OR) of
via the command register. MR1[7] = 1 causes RTSN to be
the status for all characters coming to the top of the FIFO, since the
automatically negated upon receipt of a valid start bit if the receiver
last reset error command was issued.
FIFO is 3/4 full or greater. RTSN is reasserted when an the FIFO fill
level falls below 3/4 full. This constitutes a change from previous
members of Philips (Signets)’ UART families where the RTSN
function triggered on FIFO full. This behavior caused problems with
PC UARTs that could not stop transmission at the proper time. The
RTSN feature can be used to prevent overrun in the receiver, by
MR1[4:3]: Parity Mode Select
If ‘with parity’ or ’force parity’ is selected, a parity bit is added to the
transmitted character and the receiver performs a parity check on
incoming data. MR1[4:3] = 11 selects the channel to operate in the
special Wake-up mode.
using the RTSN output signal, to control the CTSN input of the
MR1[2]: Parity Type Select
transmitting device.
This bit sets the parity type (odd or even) if the ’with parity’ mode is
MR1[6]: Interrupt Status Masking
This bit controls the readout mode of the Interrupt Status Register,
ISR. If set, the ISR reads the current status masked by the IMR, i.e.
only interrupt sources enabled in the IMR can ever show a ‘1’ in the
ISR. If cleared, the ISR shows the current status of the interrupt
programmed by MR1[4:3], and the polarity of the forced parity bit if
the ’force parity’ mode is programmed. It has no effect if the ’no
parity’ mode is programmed. In the special ’Wake-up’ mode, it
selects the polarity of the A/D bit. The parity bit is used to an
address or data byte in the ’Wake-up’ mode.
source without regard to the Interrupt Mask setting.
MR1[1:0]: Bits per Character Select
MR1[5]: Error Mode Select
This bit selects the operating mode of the three FIFOed status bits
(FE, PE, received break). In the character mode, status is provided
This field selects the number of data bits per character to be
transmitted and received. This number does not include the start,
parity, or stop bits.
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