AT89C51RC-33AC ATMEL Corporation, AT89C51RC-33AC Datasheet - Page 16

• Manufacturer Part Number: AT89C51RC-33AC
• Description: 8-bit Microcontroller with 32K Bytes Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL Corporation

Baud Rate Generator
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Timer 2 is selected as the baud rate generator by setting TCLK and/or RCLK in T2CON
(Table 2). Note that the baud rates for transmit and receive can be different if Timer 2 is
used for the receiver or transmitter and Timer 1 is used for the other function. Setting
RCLK and/or TCLK puts Timer 2 into its baud rate generator mode, as shown in Figure
5.
The baud rate generator mode is similar to the auto-reload mode, in that a rollover in
TH2 causes the Timer 2 registers to be reloaded with the 16-bit value in registers
RCAP2H and RCAP2L, which are preset by software.
The baud rates in Modes 1 and 3 are determined by Timer 2’s overflow rate according to
the following equation.
The Timer can be configured for either timer or counter operation. In most applications,
it is configured for timer operation (CP/T2 = 0). The timer operation is different for Timer
2 when it is used as a baud rate generator. Normally, as a timer, it increments every
machine cycle (at 1/12 the oscillator frequency). As a baud rate generator, however, it
increments every state time (at 1/2 the oscillator frequency). The baud rate formula is
given below.
where (RCAP2H, RCAP2L) is the content of RCAP2H and RCAP2L taken as a 16-bit
unsigned integer.
Timer 2 as a baud rate generator is shown in Figure 5. This figure is valid only if RCLK
or TCLK = 1 in T2CON. Note that a rollover in TH2 does not set TF2 and will not gener-
ate an interrupt. Note too, that if EXEN2 is set, a 1-to-0 transition in T2EX will set EXF2
but will not cause a reload from (RCAP2H, RCAP2L) to (TH2, TL2). Thus when Timer 2
is in use as a baud rate generator, T2EX can be used as an extra external interrupt.
Note that when Timer 2 is running (TR2 = 1) as a timer in the baud rate generator mode,
TH2 or TL2 should not be read from or written to. Under these conditions, the Timer is
incremented every state time, and the results of a read or write may not be accurate.
The RCAP2 registers may be read but should not be written to, because a write might
overlap a reload and cause write and/or reload errors. The timer should be turned off
(clear TR2) before accessing the Timer 2 or RCAP2 registers.
Mdes 1 and 3 Baud Rates
Modes 1 and 3
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Baud Rate
=
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32 x [65536-RCAP2H,RCAP2L)]
Oscillator Frequency
=
Timer 2 Overflow Rate
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