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Internal and external sync character detection
Functionally based on the Intel M8251A device, except as noted in the
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General
Description
The
a8251
MegaCore function provides an interface between a
microprocessor and a serial communications channel. The
a8251
receives
and transmits data in a variety of configurations including 7- or 8-bit data
words, with odd, even, or no parity, and 1 or 2 stop bits. The transmitter
and receiver can be designed for synchronous or asynchronous operation.
See
Figure 1.
Figure 1. a8251 Symbol
A8251
CLK
CnD
DIN[7..0]
EXTSYNCD
nCS
nCTS
nDSR
nRD
nRXC
nTXC
nWR
RESET
RXD
DOUT[7..0]
nDTR
nEN
nRTS
RXRDY
SYN_BRK
TXD
TXEMPTY
TXRDY
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