SCI Control Registers
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SPNU563A – March 2018
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Serial Communication Interface (SCI) Module
30.7.10 SCI Format Control Register (SCIFORMAT)
and
illustrate this register.
Figure 30-17. SCI Format Control Register (SCIFORMAT) [offset = 28h]
31
16
Reserved
R-0
15
3
2
0
Reserved
CHAR
R-0
R/W-0
LEGEND: R/W = Read/Write; R = Read only; -
n
= value after reset
Table 30-15. SCI Format Control Register (SCIFORMAT) Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Value
Description
31-3
Reserved
0
Reads return 0. Writes have no effect.
2-0
CHAR
Character length control bits. These bits set the SCI character length from 1 to 8 bits.
When data of fewer than eight bits in length is received, it is left-justified in SCIRD and
padded with trailing zeros.
Data read from the SCIRD should be shifted by software to make the received data right-
justified.
Data written to the SCITD should be right-justified but does not need to be padded with
leading zeros.
0
The character is 1 bit long.
1h
The character is 2 bits long.
2h
The character is 3 bits long.
3h
The character is 4 bits long.
4h
The character is 5 bits long.
5h
The character is 6 bits long.
6h
The character is 7 bits long.
7h
The character is 8 bits long.