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AsynchConfig

Configures the device UART for asynchronous communication. Communication is in the common 8/n/1 format. Similar to RS232, except that the logic is normal CMOS/TTL. Connection to an RS232 device will require a converter chip such as the MAX233, which inverts the logic and shifts the voltage levels.

The TX (transmit) and RX (receive) lines appear on FIO/EIO after any timers and counters.

  • U3: Requires U3 hardware version 1.21+. On hardware version 1.30 the TX (transmit) and RX (receive) lines appear on FIO/EIO after any timers and counters, so with no timers/counters enabled, and pin offset set to 4, TX=FIO4 and RX=FIO5. On hardware version 1.21, the UART uses SDA for TX and SCL for RX.

  • UE9: The UE9 has a UART available that supports asynchronous serial communication. The UART connects to the PIN2/PIN20 (TX0/RX0) pins on the DB37 connector.

Command:

 

 

Byte

 

 

0

Checksum8

 

1

0xF8

 

2

0x02

 

3

0x14

 

4

Checksum16 (LSB) 

5

Checksum16 (MSB) 

6

0x00

 

7

AsynchOptions 

 

 

Bit 7: Update

 

 

Bit 6 :UARTEnable

 

 

Bit 5: Reserved

8-9

BaudFactor16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response:

 

 

Byte

 

 

0

Checksum8

 

1

0xF8

 

2

0x02

 

3

0x14

 

4

Checksum16 (LSB) 

5

Checksum16 (MSB) 

6

Errorcode

 

7

AsynchOptions 

8-9

BaudFactor16 

  • AsynchOptions:
    Bit 7: Update If true, the new parameters are written (otherwise just a read is done).
    Bit 6: UARTEnable If true, the UART module is enabled. Note that no data can be transfered until pins have been assigned to the UART module using the ConfigIO function.

  • BaudFactor16: This 16-bit value sets the baud rate according the following formula:
    BaudFactor16 = 2^16 - ClockSpeed/(2 * Desired Baud)
    The U3 and U6 clock speed is 48000000Hz, the UE9 clock speed is 3000000Hz. For example, a BaudFactor16 = 63036 provides a baud rate of 9600 bps on the U6 and U3.
    U3 hardware version 1.21 only: the baud value is only 8-bit (8-bit baud value in command/response byte 9) and the formula is:
    BaudFactor8 = 2^8 – TimerClockBase/(Desired Baud)

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