LSR Line Status, MSR Modem Status | Technics MT5634SMI-34 instruction

Chapter 4 – SocketModem Parallel Interface – A Programmer’s Description

LSR Line Status

Bit 7: Error in RX FIFO. This bit is always set to 1 if at least one data byte in the RX FIFO has an error. This will clear when there are no more errors in the RX FIFO.

Bit 6: Transmitter empty. This bit is the same as LSR bit 5 (THRE) in MMM

Bit 5: Transmitter holding register empty. This bit is set to 1 when either the transmitter holding register has been read (emptied) by the micro-controller (16450 mode) or the TX FIFO is empty (16550 mode). This bit is set to 0 when either the THR or the TX FIFO becomes not empty in 16450 mode. In 16550 mode, it is set to 0 only after the trigger level has been met since the last occurrence of TX FIFO empty. If the transmitter timer is enabled, a shadow bit exists which delays the timer setting this bit to 1. When reading this bit, the micro-controller will not see the delay. Both shadow and register bits are cleared when the host writes to the THR or TX FIFO in 16450 mode. The trigger level must be reached to clear the bit in 16550 (FIFO) mode.

Bits 2–4:Used for parity error, framing error, and break detect. These bits are written, indirectly, by the micro-controller as follows: The bits are first written to the shadow bit locations when the micro- controller write accesses the LSR. When the next character is written to the receive buffer (RBR) or the RX FIFO, the data in the shadow bits is then copied to the RBR (16450 mode) or RX FIFO (16550 mode). In FIFO mode, bits become available to the host when the data byte associated with the bits is next to be read. In FIFO mode, with successive reads of the receiver, the status bits will be set if an error occurs on any byte. Once the micro-controller writes to the RBR or RX FIFO, the shadow bits are auto cleared. The register bits are updated with each host read.

Bit 1: Overrun error. This bit is set if the micro-controller makes a second write to RBR before the host reads data in the buffer (16450 mode) or with a full RX FIFO (16550 mode). No data will be transferred to the RX FIFO under these circumstances. This bit is reset when the host reads the LSR.

Bit 0: Data ready bit. This bit is set to 1 when received data is available, either in the RX FIFO (16550 mode) or the RBR (16450 mode). This bit is set immediately upon the micro-controller writing data to the RBR or FIFO if the receive timer is not enabled, but it is delayed by the timer interval if the receive timer is enabled. For micro-controller read access, a shadow bit exists so that the micro- controller does not see the delay that the host sees. Both bits are cleared to logic 0 immediately upon reading all data in either RBR or RX FIFO.

MSR Modem Status

Bits 4 through 7 of the MSR can also take on the MCR bits 0 through 3 value when in MCR loop mode (i.e. when MCR b4 = 1). The transfer of bits in loop back has a null modem twist (i.e. MCR b0 goes to MSR b5 and MCR b1goes to MSR b4).

Bit 7: Data carrier detect (DCD) bit.

Bit 6: Ring indicator (RI) bit.

Bit 5: Data set ready (DSR) bit.

Bit 4: Clear to send (CTS) bit.

Bit 3: Delta data carrier detect pin. This bit is set to a 1 whenever the data carrier detect bit changes state. It is reset when the host reads the modem status register.

Bit 2: Trailing edge ring indicator bit. This bit is set to 1 on the falling edge of the ring indicator bit. It is reset when the host reads the modem status register.

Bit 1: Delta data set ready bit. This bit is set to 1 whenever the data set ready changes state. It is reset when the host reads the modem status register.

Bit 0: Delta clear to send bit. This bit is a one whenever the clear to send bit changes state. It is reset when the host reads the modem status register.

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