Hardware Reference

3.2UART interface

The interface module provides one serial transceiver suitable for use with the PrimeCell UART (PL011) or other similar peripheral. Figure 3-1 shows the architecture of the UART interface.

EXPIM Socket

UART_TXD

UART_RTS

UART_DTR

UART_RXD

UART_DCD

UART_DSR

UART_CTS

UART_RI

MAX3243E

RS232

Transceiver

(U22)

SER_TXD

SER_RTS

SER_DTR

SER_RXD

SER_DCD

SER_DSR

SER_CTS

SER_RI

J18

Figure 3-1 Serial interface

The signals associated with the UART interface are assigned to the EXPIM socket pins as shown in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Serial interface signal assignment

Signal name

EXPIM

Description

connector

 

 

 

 

 

UART_TXD

IM_BBANK41

Transmit data

 

 

 

UART_RTS

IM_BBANK42

Ready to send

 

 

 

UART_DTR

IM_BBANK43

Data terminal ready

 

 

 

UART_RXD

IM_BBANK44

Receive data

 

 

 

UART_DCD

IM_BBANK45

Data carrier detect

 

 

 

UART_DSR

IM_BBANK46

Data set ready

 

 

 

UART_CTS

IM_BBANK47

Clear to send

 

 

 

UART_RI

IM_BBANK48

Ring indicator

 

 

 

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