RS-232 Serial Communications
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Technical Summary
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2.4 RS-232 Serial Communications
The 56F8346EVM provides an RS-232 interface by the use of an RS-232 level converter,
Maxim MAX3245EEAI, designated as U4. Refer to the RS-232 schematic diagram in
. The RS-232 level converter transitions the SCI UART’s +3.3V signal levels
to RS-232-compatible signal levels and connects to the host’s serial port via connector P2.
Flow control is not provided, but could be implemented using uncommitted GPIO signals.
The SCI0 port signals can be isolated from the RS-232 level converter by removing the
jumpers in JG12, reference
. The pinout of connector P2 is listed in
The RS-232 level converter/transceiver can be disabled by placing a jumper at JG7.
Figure 2-4. Schematic Diagram of the RS-232 Interface
.
Table 2-1. SPI0 Jumper Options
JG12
Pin #
Signal
Pin #
Signal
1
TXD0
2
RS-232 TXD
3
RXD0
4
RS-232 RXD
56F8346
RS-232
Level Converter
Interface
TXD0
RXD0
R1in
T1out
T1in
R1out
FORCEOFF
JG7
6
3
2
7
8
4
5
x
1
9
+3.3V
Jumper Removed:
Enable RS-232
P2
JG12
1
2
3
4
1
2
Jumper Pin 1-2:
Disable RS-232
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