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(2) Communication operations
(a) Data format
Figure 16-7 shows the format of the transmit/receive data.
Figure 16-7. Format of Transmit/Receive Data in Asynchronous Serial Interface
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Start
bit
Parity
bit
Stop bit
1 data frame
Character bits
1 data frame consists of the following bits.
• Start bit ............. 1 bit
• Character bits ... 7 bits or 8 bits (LSB first)
• Parity bit ........... Even parity, odd parity, zero parity, or no parity
• Stop bit(s) ......... 1 bit or 2 bits
Asynchronous serial interface mode register 0 (ASIM0) is used to set the character bit length, parity selection,
and stop bit length within each data frame.
When “7 bits” is selected as the number of character bits, only the lower 7 bits (bits 0 to 6) are valid, so that
during a transmission the highest bit (bit 7) is ignored and during reception the highest bit (bit 7) must be
set to “0”.
Baud rate generator control register 0 (BRGC0) is used to set the serial transfer rate.
If a receive error occurs, information about the receive error can be recognized by reading asynchronous
serial interface status register 0 (ASIS0).