Motorola DSP56301 User Manual

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SCI Programming Model

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OR

0

Overrun Error Flag
Set when a byte is ready to be transferred from the receive shift register to the
receive data register (SRX) that is already full (RDRF = 1). The receive shift
register data is not transferred to the SRX. The OR flag indicates that
character(s) in the received data stream may have been lost. The only valid data
is located in the SRX. OR is cleared when the SCI status register is read,
followed by a read of SRX. The OR bit clears the FE and PE bits; that is, overrun
error has higher priority than FE or PE. A hardware RESET signal, a software
RESET instruction, an SCI individual reset, or a STOP instruction clears OR.

3

IDLE

0

Idle Line Flag
Set when 10 (or 11) consecutive ones are received. IDLE is cleared by a start-bit
detection. The IDLE status bit represents the status of the receive line. The
transition of IDLE from 0 to 1 can cause an IDLE interrupt (ILIE).

2

RDRF

0

Receive Data Register Full
Set when a valid character is transferred to the SCI receive data register from
the SCI receive shift register (regardless of the error bits condition). RDRF is
cleared when the SCI receive data register is read.

1

TDRE

1

Transmit Data Register Empty
Set when the SCI transmit data register is empty. When TDRE is set, new data
can be written to one of the SCI transmit data registers (STX) or the transmit
data address register (STXA). TDRE is cleared when the SCI transmit data
register is written. Either a hardware RESET signal, a software RESET
instruction, an SCI individual reset, or a STOP instruction sets TDRE.

In Synchronous mode, when the internal SCI clock is in use, there is a delay of
up to 5.5 serial clock cycles between the time that STX is written until TDRE is
set, indicating the data has been transferred from the STX to the transmit shift
register. There is a delay of 2 to 4 serial clock cycles between writing STX and
loading the transmit shift register; in addition, TDRE is set in the middle of
transmitting the second bit. When using an external serial transmit clock, if the
clock stops, the SCI transmitter stops. TDRE is not set until the middle of the
second bit transmitted after the external clock starts. Gating the external clock off
after the first bit has been transmitted delays TDRE indefinitely.

In Asynchronous mode, the TDRE flag is not set immediately after a word is
transferred from the STX or STXA to the transmit shift register nor when the
word first begins to be shifted out. TDRE is set 2 cycles (of the 16

×

clock) after

the start bit; that is, 2 (16

×

clock) cycles into the transmission time of the first

data bit.

0

TRNE

1

Transmitter Empty
This flag bit is set when both the transmit shift register and transmit data register
(STX) are empty, indicating that there is no data in the transmitter. When TRNE
is set, data written to one of the three STX locations or to the transmit data
address register (STXA) is transferred to the transmit shift register and is the first
data transmitted. TRNE is cleared when a write into STX or STXA clears TDRE
or when an idle, preamble, or break is transmitted. When set, TRNE indicates
that the transmitter is empty; therefore, the data written to STX or STXA is
transmitted next. That is, there is no word in the transmit shift register being
transmitted. This procedure is useful when initiating the transfer of a message
(that is, a string of characters).

Table 8-4. SCI Status Register (SSR) Bit Definitions (Continued)

Bit

Number

Bit Name

Reset
Value

Description

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