General Description
UART compatible Serial Interface Controller with receive and transmit FIFOs and support for all standard bit rates from 9600 to 921600 baud. UART is used extensively in test equipment and is the simplest way to to control your FPGA-based system using a micro-controller, PC or remote device.
Key Design Features
– UART compliant
– Simple command interface
– Baud rates from 9600 to 921600
– Custom baud rates also supported
– Receive and transmit FIFOs
– 5, 6, 7 or 8-bit data word width
– 1 or 2 stop bits
– Even, odd, mark, space or no parity
– Rx and Tx interrupt flags
– FIFO full interrupt flags
– Rx parity error flag
Applications
– UART Communications
– RS232, RS422, RS485 etc.
– Simple PC-to-board interfacing
– Micro-controller interfacing
– Control in commercial, industrial and laboratory environments
– Compatible with a wide range of USB-to-UART bridge ICs such
as the popular CP210x series from Silicon Labs®
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