C8051T322-GQR Silicon Labs, C8051T322-GQR Datasheet - Page 221

• Manufacturer Part Number: C8051T322-GQR
• Description: 8-bit Microcontrollers - MCU USB-OTP-16K-LQFP32
• Manufacturer: Silicon Labs

Specifications of C8051T322-GQR

• Rohs: yes
• Core: 8051
• Processor Series: C8051
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit

26.3.3. Multiprocessor Communications
UART1 supports multiprocessor communication between a master processor and one or more slave pro-
cessors by special use of the extra data bit. When a master processor wants to transmit to one or more
slaves, it first sends an address byte to select the target(s). An address byte differs from a data byte in that
its extra bit is logic 1; in a data byte, the extra bit is always set to logic 0.
Setting the MCE1 bit (SMOD1.7) of a slave processor configures its UART such that when a stop bit is
received, the UART will generate an interrupt only if the extra bit is logic 1 (RBX1 = 1) signifying an
address byte has been received. In the UART interrupt handler, software will compare the received
address with the slave's own assigned address. If the addresses match, the slave will clear its MCE1 bit to
enable interrupts on the reception of the following data byte(s). Slaves that weren't addressed leave their
MCE1 bits set and do not generate interrupts on the reception of the following data bytes, thereby ignoring
the data. Once the entire message is received, the addressed slave resets its MCE1 bit to ignore all trans-
missions until it receives the next address byte.
Multiple addresses can be assigned to a single slave and/or a single address can be assigned to multiple
slaves, thereby enabling "broadcast" transmissions to more than one slave simultaneously. The master
processor can be configured to receive all transmissions or a protocol can be implemented such that the
master/slave role is temporarily reversed to enable half-duplex transmission between the original master
and slave(s).
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Figure 26.6. UART Multi-Processor Mode Interconnect Diagram
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