Intel 8XC196MC User Manual

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A serial input/output (SIO) port provides a means for the system to communicate with external
devices. The 8XC196MH device has a two-channel serial I/O port that shares pins with ports 1
and 2. (The 8XC196MC and 8XC196MD devices do not have serial I/O ports.) This chapter de-
scribes the SIO port and explains how to configure it. Chapter 6, “I/O Ports,” explains how to con-
figure the port pins for their special functions. Refer to Appendix B for details about the signals
discussed in this chapter.

The serial I/O port (Figure 7-1) is an asynchronous/synchronous port that includes a universal
asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART). The UART has two synchronous modes (modes
0 and 4) and three asynchronous modes (modes 1, 2, and 3) for both transmission and reception.

The serial port receives data into the receive buffer (SBUFx_RX) and transmits data from the port
through the transmit buffer (SBUFx_RX). The transmit and receive buffers are separate registers,
permitting simultaneous reads and writes to both. These buffers support continuous transmissions
and allow reception of a second byte before the first byte has been read.

SP

x_CON

SP

x_STATUS

SBUF

x_TX

SBUF

x_RX

Receive Shift Register

Transmit Shift Register

RXD

x

TXD

x

Control Logic

Baud Rate

Generator

TI

RI

Interrupts

XTAL1

BCLK

x

MSB

1

0

Internal

Data

Bus

SP

x_BAUD

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