Address-Bit Multiprocessor Format

USART Operation: UART Mode

When MM = 1, the address-bit multiprocessor format is selected. Each processed character contains an extra bit used as an address indicator shown in Figure 13−4. The first character in a block of characters carries a set address bit which indicates that the character is an address. The USART RXWAKE bit is set when a received character is a valid address character and is transferred to UxRXBUF.

The URXWIE bit is used to control data reception in the address-bit multiprocessor format. If URXWIE is set, data characters (address bit = 0) are assembled by the receiver but are not transferred to UxRXBUF and no interrupts are generated. When a character containing a set address bit is received, the receiver is temporarily activated to transfer the character to UxRXBUF and set URXIFGx. All applicable error status flags are also set.

If an address is received, user software must reset URXWIE to continue receiving data. If URXWIE remains set, only address characters (address bit

=1) will be received. The URXWIE bit is not modified by the USART hardware automatically.

Figure 13−4. Address -Bit Multiprocessor Format

Blocks of

Characters

UTXDx/URXDx

Idle Periods of No Significance

UTXDx/URXDx

Expanded

UTXDx/URXDx

Address

Data

First Character Within Block

AD Bit Is 0 for

Is an Address. AD Bit Is 1

Data Within Block.

Idle Time Is of No Significance

0 SP

For address transmission in address-bit multiprocessor mode, the address bit of a character can be controlled by writing to the TXWAKE bit. The value of the TXWAKE bit is loaded into the address bit of the character transferred from UxTXBUF to the transmit shift register, automatically clearing the TXWAKE bit. TXWAKE must not be cleared by software. It is cleared by USART hardware after it is transferred to WUT or by setting SWRST.

USART Peripheral Interface, UART Mode

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MSP430x1xx specifications

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Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx manual Address-Bit Multiprocessor Format

Models: MSP430x1xx