Intel 536EX manual 9.2.3Line Status Register LSR

9.2.3Line Status Register (LSR)

Figure 16. Line Status Register (LSR)

Register 5

RCVR Err

TEMT

THRE

BI

FE

PE

OE

DR

This read-only register provides UART status information to the host. Bits 4:1 report error conditions. These bits are reset to ‘0’ any time the host reads this register. An interrupt is generated to the host whenever any one of the bits (4:1) is set to ‘1’ and the RLSIE (receiver line status interrupt) has been enabled. Bits 0, 5, and 6 provide status information for sending and receiving data through the THR (Transmit Holding register) and the RBR (Receiver Buffer register). Bits 0, 5, 6 are reset to ‘1’ only when the host performs a specified action.

In FIFO mode, the modem keeps track of the character in which an error has occurred and does not report the error to the DTE until the associated character gets to the top of the stack.

Note: In FIFO mode, the DTE must write a data byte in the RX FIFO by the loopback mode to write to LSR2–LSR4. LSR0 and LSR7 cannot be written to in FIFO mode.

	Error in RCVR FIFO—In 16C450 emulation mode, this bit is always a ‘0’.
Bit 7	In FIFO mode, this bit is set to ‘1’ by the DCE whenever at least one parity error, framing error, or break indication has
	occurred in the RCVR FIFO. This bit is cleared when the DTE reads the LSR register and there are no subsequent FIFO
	errors.
	TEMT (Transmitter Empty)—This bit is set to ‘1’ by the DCE whenever the THR (Transmit Holding register) and
Bit 6	transmitter shift register are empty. This bit is automatically reset to ‘0’ by the DCE whenever the host writes a byte to the
	THR.
	In FIFO mode, this bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the transmitter FIFO and shift register are both empty.
	THRE (Transmitter Holding Register Empty)—This bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the THR (Transmit Holding register) is
	empty. This bit is set to ‘0’ whenever the host writes data into the THR. Additionally, if the THREIE (Transmitter Holding
Bit 5	Register Empty Interrupt Enable) is set to ‘1’, the modem causes an interrupt to the host whenever THRE goes to ‘1’.
	In FIFO mode, this bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the XMIT FIFO is empty. This bit is then reset to ‘0’ when at least one byte is
	written to the XMIT FIFO.
	BI (Break Interrupt)—This bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the received data are spaces (logic 0) for at least 2M + 3 bits (M =
	start bit + # of data character bits + parity bit + # of stop bits). This bit is reset to ‘0’ whenever the host reads the LSR
Bit 4	register. The modem waits for the valid start bit, before again transferring data to the FIFO.
	When a break occurs in FIFO mode, a single null character is placed in the RVCR FIFO. The BI bit is then set when the
	zero character gets to the top of the FIFO stack.
	FE (Framing Error)—This bit is set to ‘1’ whenever a valid stop bit (logic 1) has not been detected after the last data bit or
	parity bit. This bit is reset to ‘0’ whenever the host reads the LSR register. The UART tries to re-synchronize after a
Bit 3	framing error.
	In FIFO mode, the modem FE bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the associated framing error character has reached the top of the
	stack.
	PE (Parity Error)—This bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the received data character does not have the correct even or odd parity,
	as selected by the EPS (even parity select) bit [LCR4] and the stick parity bit [LCR 5]. This bit is reset to ‘0’ whenever the
Bit 2	host reads the LSR register.
	In FIFO mode, the modem PE bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the associated framing error character has reached the top of the
	stack.
Bit 1	OE (Overrun Error)—Not supported.
Bit 0	Data Ready—This bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the modem writes a new received data character into the RBR (Receiver
	Buffer register) or FIFO. This bit is reset to ‘0’ whenever the DTE reads the RBR or FIFO.