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3.7Modem Control Register (MCR)

The modem control register (MCR) is shown in Figure 15 and described in Table 16. The modem control register provides the ability to enable/disable the autoflow functions, and enable/disable the loopback function for diagnostic purposes.

Figure 15. Modem Control Register (MCR)

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

AFE(1)

LOOP

Reserved

RTS(1)

Rsvd

R-0

 

R/W-0

R/W-0

 

R-0

R/W-0

R-0

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

(1)All UARTs do not support this feature, see the device-specific data manual for supported features. If this feature is not available, this bit is reserved and should be cleared to 0.

 

 

 

Table 16. Modem Control Register (MCR) Field Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Bit

Field

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

31-6

Reserved

0

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

5

AFE

 

 

Autoflow control enable. Autoflow control allows the RTS and CTS signals to provide handshaking

 

 

 

 

between UARTs during data transfer. When AFE = 1, the RTS bit determines the autoflow control

 

 

 

 

enabled. Note that all UARTs do not support this feature, see the device-specific data manual for

 

 

 

 

supported features. If this feature is not available, this bit is reserved and should be cleared to 0.

 

 

0

 

Autoflow control is disabled.

 

 

1

 

Autoflow control is enabled:

 

 

 

 

• When RTS = 0, CTS is only enabled.

 

 

 

 

• When RTS = 1, RTS and CTS are enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

4

LOOP

 

 

Loop back mode enable. LOOP is used for the diagnostic testing using the loop back feature.

 

 

0

 

Loop back mode is disabled.

 

 

1

 

Loop back mode is enabled. When LOOP is set, the following occur:

 

 

 

 

• The UART_TX signal is set high.

 

 

 

 

• The UART_RX pin is disconnected

 

 

 

 

• The output of the transmitter shift register (TSR) is lopped back in to the receiver shift register (RSR)

 

 

 

 

input.

 

 

 

 

 

3-2

Reserved

0

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

1

RTS

 

 

RTS control. When AFE = 1, the RTS bit determines the autoflow control enabled. Note that all UARTs

 

 

 

 

do not support this feature, see the device-specific data manual for supported features. If this feature is

 

 

 

 

not available, this bit is reserved and should be cleared to 0.

 

 

0

 

RTS is disabled, CTS is only enabled.

 

 

1

 

RTS and CTS are enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

0

Reserved

0

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

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