PIC18F-LF1XK50 MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology], PIC18F-LF1XK50 Datasheet - Page 183

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F-LF1XK50
• Description: 20-Pin USB Flash Microcontrollers
• Manufacturer: MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology]

16.1
The EUSART transmits and receives data using the
standard non-return-to-zero (NRZ) format. NRZ is
implemented with two levels: a V
represents a ‘1’ data bit, and a V
represents a ‘0’ data bit. NRZ refers to the fact that
consecutively transmitted data bits of the same value
stay at the output level of that bit without returning to a
neutral level between each bit transmission. An NRZ
transmission port idles in the mark state. Each character
transmission consists of one Start bit followed by eight
or nine data bits and is always terminated by one or
more Stop bits. The Start bit is always a space and the
Stop bits are always marks. The most common data
format is 8 bits. Each transmitted bit persists for a period
of 1/(Baud Rate). An on-chip dedicated 8-bit/16-bit Baud
Rate Generator is used to derive standard baud rate
frequencies from the system oscillator. See
for examples of baud rate configurations.
The EUSART transmits and receives the LSb first. The
EUSART’s transmitter and receiver are functionally
independent, but share the same data format and baud
rate. Parity is not supported by the hardware, but can
be implemented in software and stored as the ninth
data bit.
16.1.1
The EUSART transmitter block diagram is shown in
Figure
Transmit Shift Register (TSR), which is not directly
accessible by software. The TSR obtains its data from
the transmit buffer, which is the TXREG register.
16.1.1.1
The EUSART transmitter is enabled for asynchronous
operations by configuring the following three control
bits:
• TXEN = 1
• SYNC = 0
• SPEN = 1
All other EUSART control bits are assumed to be in
their default state.
Setting the TXEN bit of the TXSTA register enables the
transmitter circuitry of the EUSART. Clearing the SYNC
bit of the TXSTA register configures the EUSART for
asynchronous operation. Setting the SPEN bit of the
RCSTA register enables the EUSART and automatically
configures the TX/CK I/O pin as an output. If the TX/CK
pin is shared with an analog peripheral the analog I/O
function must be disabled by clearing the corresponding
ANSEL bit.
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16-1. The heart of the transmitter is the serial
EUSART Asynchronous Mode
EUSART ASYNCHRONOUS
TRANSMITTER
Enabling the Transmitter
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space state which
mark state which
Table 16-5
Preliminary
16.1.1.2
A transmission is initiated by writing a character to the
TXREG register. If this is the first character, or the
previous character has been completely flushed from
the TSR, the data in the TXREG is immediately
transferred to the TSR register. If the TSR still contains
all or part of a previous character, the new character
data is held in the TXREG until the Stop bit of the
previous character has been transmitted. The pending
character in the TXREG is then transferred to the TSR
in one T
transmission. The transmission of the Start bit, data bits
and Stop bit sequence commences immediately
following the transfer of the data to the TSR from the
TXREG.
16.1.1.3
The polarity of the transmit data can be controlled with
the CKTXP bit of the BAUDCON register. The default
state of this bit is ‘0’ which selects high true transmit
idle and data bits. Setting the CKTXP bit to ‘1’ will invert
the transmit data resulting in low true idle and data bits.
The CKTXP bit controls transmit data polarity only in
Asynchronous mode. In Synchronous mode the
CKTXP bit has a different function.
Note 1: When the SPEN bit is set the RX/DT I/O
2: The TXIF transmitter interrupt flag is set
PIC18F/LF1XK50
CY
pin is automatically configured as an input,
regardless of the state of the correspond-
ing TRIS bit and whether or not the
EUSART receiver is enabled. The RX/DT
pin data can be read via a normal PORT
read but PORT latch data output is pre-
cluded.
when the TXEN enable bit is set.
Transmitting Data
Transmit Data Polarity
immediately following the Stop bit
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