Intel® IXP43X Product Line of Network Processors—Hardware Design Guidelines

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Note: The UART module does not support full modem functionality. However, this can be implemented, by using GPIO ports to generate DTR, DSR, RI, and DCD and making some changes to the driver.

3.4.1Signal Interface

Table 8.

UART Signal Recommendations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Pull

 

 

Name

Up/

Recommendations

 

Field

 

 

Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial data input Port 0.

 

RXDATA0

I

Yes

Ω

 

 

 

 

When signal is not being used in the system, this pin should be pulled high with a 10-K

 

 

 

 

resistor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TXDATA0

O

No

Serial data output Port 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear-To-Send Port 0.

 

CTS0_N

I

Yes

\When signal is not being used in the system, this pin should be pulled high with a 10-KΩ

 

 

 

 

resistor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTS0_N

O

No

Request-To-Send Port 0.

 

 

 

 

 

The following figure contain a typical four signal interface between the UART and an RS-232 transceiver driver, required to interface with external devices. Unused inputs to the RS-232 driver can be connected to ground. This avoids signals floating to undetermined states which can cause over heating of the driver leading to permanent damage.

Intel® IXP43X Product Line of Network Processors

 

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Document Number: 316844; Revision: 001US

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Intel IXP43X manual Uart Signal Recommendations