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3.6Line Control Register (LCR)

The line control register (LCR) is shown in Figure 14 and described in Table 13.

The system programmer controls the format of the asynchronous data communication exchange by using LCR. In addition, the programmer can retrieve, inspect, and modify the content of LCR; this eliminates the need for separate storage of the line characteristics in system memory.

Figure 14. Line Control Register (LCR)

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

DLAB

BC

SP

EPS

PEN

STB

 

WLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-0

 

 

R/W-0

R/W-0

R/W-0

R/W-0

R/W-0

R/W-0

 

R/W-0

LEGEND: R/W = Read/Write; R = Read only; -n= value after reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 13. Line Control Register (LCR) Field Descriptions

 

 

 

 

Bit

Field

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

31-8

Reserved

0

Reserved

 

 

 

 

7

DLAB

 

Divisor latch access bit. The divisor latch registers (DLL and DLH) can be accessed at dedicated

 

 

 

addresses or at addresses shared by RBR, THR, and IER. Using the shared addresses requires

 

 

 

toggling DLAB to change which registers are selected. If you use the dedicated addresses, you can

 

 

 

keep DLAB = 0.

 

 

0

Allows access to the receiver buffer register (RBR), the transmitter holding register (THR), and the

 

 

 

interrupt enable register (IER) selected. At the address shared by RBR, THR, and DLL, the CPU can

 

 

 

read from RBR and write to THR. At the address shared by IER and DLH, the CPU can read from and

 

 

 

write to IER.

 

 

1

Allows access to the divisor latches of the baud generator during a read or write operation (DLL and

 

 

 

DLH). At the address shared by RBR, THR, and DLL, the CPU can read from and write to DLL. At the

 

 

 

address shared by IER and DLH, the CPU can read from and write to DLH.

 

 

 

 

6

BC

 

Break control.

 

 

0

Break condition is disabled.

 

 

1

Break condition is transmitted to the receiving UART. A break condition is a condition where the

 

 

 

UART_TX signal is forced to the spacing (cleared) state.

 

 

 

 

5

SP

 

Stick parity. The SP bit works in conjunction with the EPS and PEN bits. The relationship between the

 

 

 

SP, EPS, and PEN bits is summarized in Table 14.

 

 

0

Stick parity is disabled.

 

 

1

Stick parity is enabled.

 

 

 

• When odd parity is selected (EPS = 0), the PARITY bit is transmitted and checked as set.

 

 

 

• When even parity is selected (EPS = 1), the PARITY bit is transmitted and checked as cleared.

 

 

 

 

4

EPS

 

Even parity select. Selects the parity when parity is enabled (PEN = 1). The EPS bit works in

 

 

 

conjunction with the SP and PEN bits. The relationship between the SP, EPS, and PEN bits is

 

 

 

summarized in Table 14.

 

 

0

Odd parity is selected (an odd number of logic 1s is transmitted or checked in the data and PARITY

 

 

 

bits).

 

 

1

Even parity is selected (an even number of logic 1s is transmitted or checked in the data and PARITY

 

 

 

bits).

 

 

 

 

3

PEN

 

Parity enable. The PEN bit works in conjunction with the SP and EPS bits. The relationship between the

 

 

 

SP, EPS, and PEN bits is summarized in Table 14.

 

 

0

No PARITY bit is transmitted or checked.

 

 

1

Parity bit is generated in transmitted data and is checked in received data between the last data word

 

 

 

bit and the first STOP bit.

 

 

 

 

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