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Full-duplex communication capability
The transmitter and receiver are mutually independent, enabling transmission and reception
to be executed simultaneously
Double-buffering is used in both the transmitter and the receiver, enabling continuous
transmission and continuous reception of serial data
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Built-in baud rate generator allows any bit rate to be selected
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Choice of serial clock source: internal clock from baud rate generator or external clock from
SCK1 pin
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Four interrupt sources
Four interrupt sources (transmit-data-empty, transmit-end, receive-data-full, and receive
error) that can issue requests independently