Data Sheet

SC16C550B
5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V UART with 16-byte FIFOs
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Product data sheet
1. General description
The SC16C550B is a Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) used for
serial data communications. Its principal function is to convert parallel data into serial data,
and vice versa. The UART can handle serial data rates up to 3 Mbit/s.
The SC16C550B is pin compatible with the ST16C550, TL16C550 and PC16C550, and it
will power-up to be functionally equivalent to the 16C450. The SC16C550B also provides
DMA mode data transfers through FIFO trigger levels and the TXRDY and RXRDY
signals (TXRDY and RXRDY are not supported in the HVQFN32 package). On-board
status registers provide the user with error indications, operational status, and modem
interface control. System interrupts may be tailored to meet user requirements. An internal
loopback capability allows on-board diagnostics.
The SC16C550B operates at 5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V, and the Industrial temperature range,
and is available in plastic HVQFN32, DIP40, PLCC44 and LQFP48 packages.
2. Features and benefits
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1.
5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V operation
Industrial temperature range
After reset, all registers are identical to the typical 16C450 register set
Capable of running with all existing generic 16C450 software
Pin compatibility with the industry-standard ST16C450/550, TL16C450/550,
PC16C450/550
Up to 3 Mbit/s transmit/receive operation at 5 V, 2 Mbit/s at 3.3 V, and 1 Mbit/s at 2.5 V
5 V tolerant on input only pins1
16 byte transmit FIFO
16 byte receive FIFO with error flags
Programmable auto-RTS and auto-CTS
 In auto-CTS mode, CTS controls transmitter
 In auto-RTS mode, RX FIFO contents and threshold control RTS
Automatic hardware flow control
Software selectable baud rate generator
Four selectable Receive FIFO interrupt trigger levels
Standard modem interface
Standard asynchronous error and framing bits (Start, Stop, and Parity Overrun Break)
Independent receiver clock input
Transmit, Receive, Line Status, and Data Set interrupts independently controlled
For data bus pins D7 to D0, see Table 24 “Limiting values”.
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 Fully programmable character formatting:
 5, 6, 7, or 8-bit characters
 Even, odd, or no-parity formats
 1, 11⁄2, or 2-stop bit
 Baud generation (up to 3 Mbit/s)
 False start-bit detection
 Complete status reporting capabilities
 3-state output TTL drive capabilities for bidirectional data bus and control bus
 Line break generation and detection
 Internal diagnostic capabilities:
 Loopback controls for communications link fault isolation
 Prioritized interrupt system controls
 Modem control functions (CTS, RI, DCD, DSR, DTR, RTS)
3. Ordering information
Table 1.
Ordering information
Industrial: VDD = 2.5 V, 3.3 V or 5 V  10 %; Tamb = 40 C to +85 C.
Type number
Package
Name
Description
Version
SC16C550BIA44
PLCC44
plastic leaded chip carrier; 44 leads
SOT187-2
SC16C550BIBS
HVQFN32
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads;
32 terminals; body 5  5  0.85 mm
SOT617-1
SC16C550BIB48
LQFP48
plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7  7  1.4 mm
SOT313-2
SC16C550BIN40
DIP40
plastic dual in-line package; 40 leads (600 mil)
SOT129-1
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4. Block diagram
SC16C550B
A0 to A2
CS0, CS1, CS2
AS
DATA BUS
AND
CONTROL
LOGIC
REGISTER
SELECT
LOGIC
INTERCONNECT BUS LINES
AND
CONTROL SIGNALS
D0 to D7
IOR, IOR
IOW, IOW
RESET
TRANSMIT
FIFO
REGISTERS
TRANSMIT
SHIFT
REGISTER
TX
RECEIVE
FIFO
REGISTERS
RECEIVE
SHIFT
REGISTER
RX
DDIS
DTR
RTS
OUT1, OUT2
INT
TXRDY
RXRDY
INTERRUPT
CONTROL
LOGIC
CLOCK AND
BAUD RATE
GENERATOR
MODEM
CONTROL
LOGIC
CTS
RI
DCD
DSR
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XTAL1
RCLK
Fig 1.
XTAL2
BAUDOUT
Block diagram of SC16C550B
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5. Pinning information
40 CTS
41 DSR
42 DCD
43 RI
n.c.
1
44 VDD
D1
D0
D2
4
2
D3
5
3
D4
6
5.1 Pinning
D5
7
39 RESET
D6
8
38 OUT1
D7
9
37 DTR
RCLK 10
36 RTS
RX 11
35 OUT2
SC16C550BIA44
n.c. 12
34 n.c.
TX 13
33 INT
AS 28
TXRDY 27
IOR 25
DDIS 26
n.c. 23
IOR 24
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25 DSR
26 DCD
27 RI
28 VDD
29 D0
30 D1
32 D3
terminal 1
index area
31 D2
Pin configuration for PLCC44
D4
1
24 CTS
n.c.
2
23 RESET
D5
3
22 DTR
D6
4
D7
5
RX
6
19 A0
TX
7
18 A1
CS
8
17 A2
21 RTS
20 INT
n.c. 16
n.c. 15
IOR 14
VSS 13
IOW 12
XTAL2 11
VSS
9
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XTAL1 10
Fig 2.
VSS 22
29 A2
IOW 21
30 A1
BAUDOUT 17
IOW 20
31 A0
CS2 16
XTAL2 19
32 RXRDY
CS1 15
XTAL1 18
CS0 14
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Transparent top view
Fig 3.
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37 n.c.
38 CTS
39 DSR
40 DCD
41 RI
42 VDD
43 D0
44 D1
45 D2
46 D3
47 D4
48 n.c.
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n.c.
1
36 n.c.
D5
2
35 RESET
D6
3
34 OUT1
D7
4
33 DTR
RCLK
5
32 RTS
n.c.
6
RX
7
TX
8
29 RXRDY
CS0
9
28 A0
CS1 10
27 A1
CS2 11
26 A2
31 OUT2
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30 INT
BAUDOUT 12
AS 24
TXRDY 23
DDIS 22
n.c. 21
IOR 20
IOR 19
VSS 18
IOW 17
IOW 16
XTAL2 15
n.c. 13
Fig 4.
XTAL1 14
25 n.c.
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Pin configuration for LQFP48
D0
1
40 VDD
D1
2
39 RI
D2
3
38 DCD
D3
4
37 DSR
D4
5
36 CTS
D5
6
35 RESET
D6
7
34 OUT1
D7
8
33 DTR
RCLK
9
32 RTS
RX 10
TX 11
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31 OUT2
30 INT
CS0 12
29 RXRDY
CS1 13
28 A0
CS2 14
27 A1
BAUDOUT 15
26 A2
XTAL1 16
25 AS
XTAL2 17
24 TXRDY
IOW 18
23 DDIS
IOW 19
22 IOR
VSS 20
21 IOR
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5.2 Pin description
Table 2.
Symbol
Pin description
Pin
Type
Description
I
Register select. A2 to A0 are used during read and write
operations to select the UART register to read from or
write to. Refer to Table 3 for register addresses and refer
to AS description.
PLCC44 LQFP48 DIP40 HVQFN32
A0
31
28
28
19
A1
30
27
27
18
A2
29
26
26
17
AS
28
24
25
-
I
Address strobe. When AS is active (LOW), A0, A1, and
A2 and CS0, CS1, and CS2 drive the internal select logic
directly; when AS is HIGH, the register select and chip
select signals are held at the logic levels they were in
when the LOW-to-HIGH transition of AS occurred.
BAUDOUT
17
12
15
-
O
Baud out. BAUDOUT is a 16 clock signal for the
transmitter section of the UART. The clock rate is
established by the reference oscillator frequency divided
by a divisor specified in the baud generator divisor latches.
BAUDOUT may also be used for the receiver section by
tying this output to RCLK. In HVQFN32 package
BAUDOUT and RCLK are bonded internally.
CS0[2]
14
9
12
-
I
CS1[2]
15
10
13
-
CS2[2]
16
11
14
-
Chip select. When CS0 and CS1 are HIGH and CS2 is
LOW, these three inputs select the UART. When any of
these inputs are inactive, the UART remains inactive (refer
to AS description).
CS[2]
-
-
-
8
CTS[2]
40
38
36
24
I
Clear to send. CTS is a modem status signal. Its condition
can be checked by reading bit 4 (CTS) of the Modem
Status Register. Bit 0 (CTS) of the Modem Status Register
indicates that CTS has changed states since the last read
from the Modem Status Register. If the modem status
interrupt is enabled when CTS changes levels and the
auto-CTS mode is not enabled, an interrupt is generated.
This pin has no effect on the UART’s transmit or receive
operation.
D7 to D0
9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 4,
3, 2
4, 3, 2,
47, 46,
45, 44,
43
8, 7,
6, 5,
4, 3,
2, 1
5, 4, 3, 1, I/O
32, 31, 30,
29
Data bus. Eight data lines with 3-state outputs provide a
bidirectional path for data, control and status information
between the UART and the CPU.
DCD[2]
42
40
38
26
I
Data carrier detect. DCD is a modem status signal. Its
condition can be checked by reading bit 7 (DCD) of the
Modem Status Register. Bit 3 (DCD) of the Modem Status
Register indicates that DCD has changed states since the
last read from the Modem Status Register. If the modem
status interrupt is enabled when DCD changes levels, an
interrupt is generated.
DDIS
26
22
23
-
O
Driver disable. DDIS is active (LOW) when the CPU is
reading data. When inactive (HIGH), DDIS can disable an
external transceiver.
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Table 2.
Symbol
Pin description …continued
Pin
Type
Description
PLCC44 LQFP48 DIP40 HVQFN32
DSR[2]
41
39
37
25
I
Data set ready. DSR is a modem status signal. Its
condition can be checked by reading bit 5 (DSR) of the
Modem Status Register. Bit 1 (DSR) of the Modem Status
Register indicates DSR has changed levels since the last
read from the Modem Status Register. If the modem status
interrupt is enabled when DSR changes levels, an interrupt
is generated.
DTR
37
33
33
22
O
Data terminal ready. When active (LOW), DTR informs a
modem or data set that the UART is ready to establish
communication. DTR is placed in the active level by setting
the DTR bit of the Modem Control Register. DTR is placed
in the inactive level either as a result of a Master Reset,
during loopback mode operation, or clearing the DTR bit.
INT
33
30
30
20
O
Interrupt. When active (HIGH), INT informs the CPU that
the UART has an interrupt to be serviced. Four conditions
that cause an interrupt to be issued are: a receiver error,
received data that is available or timed out (FIFO mode
only), an empty Transmitter Holding Register or an
enabled modem status interrupt. INT is reset (deactivated)
either when the interrupt is serviced or as a result of a
Master Reset.
n.c.
1, 12,
23, 34
1, 6, 13, 21, 25,
36, 37,
48
2, 15, 16
-
not connected
OUT1
38
34
34
-
O
OUT2
35
31
31
-
Outputs 1 and 2. These are user-designated output
terminals that are set to the active (LOW) level by setting
respective Modem Control Register (MCR) bits (OUT1 and
OUT2). OUT1 and OUT2 are set to inactive the (HIGH)
level as a result of Master Reset, during loopback mode
operations, or by clearing bit 2 (OUT1) or bit 3 (OUT2) of
the MCR.
RCLK
10
5
9
-
I
Receiver clock. RCLK is the 16 baud rate clock for the
receiver section of the UART. In the HVQFN32 package,
BAUDOUT and RCLK are bonded internally.
IOR
25
20
22
-
I
IOR[2]
24
19
21
14
Read inputs. When either IOR or IOR is active (LOW or
HIGH, respectively) while the UART is selected, the CPU
is allowed to read status information or data from a
selected UART register. Only one of these inputs is
required for the transfer of data during a read operation;
the other input should be tied to its inactive level (that is,
IOR tied LOW or IOR tied HIGH).
RESET
39
35
35
23
I
Master reset. When active (HIGH), RESET clears most
UART registers and sets the levels of various output
signals.
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Table 2.
Symbol
Pin description …continued
Pin
Type
Description
PLCC44 LQFP48 DIP40 HVQFN32
RI[2]
43
41
39
27
I
Ring indicator. RI is a modem status signal. Its condition
can be checked by reading bit 6 (RI) of the Modem Status
Register. Bit 2 (RI) of the Modem Status Register
indicates that RI has changed from a LOW to a HIGH level
since the last read from the Modem Status Register. If the
modem status interrupt is enabled when this transition
occurs, an interrupt is generated.
RTS
36
32
32
21
O
Request to send. When active, RTS informs the modem
or data set that the UART is ready to receive data. RTS is
set to the active level by setting the RTS Modem Control
Register bit and is set to the inactive (HIGH) level either as
a result of a Master Reset or during loopback mode
operations or by clearing bit 1 (RTS) of the MCR. This pin
has no effect on the UART’s transmit or receive operation.
RXRDY
32
29
29
-
O
Receiver ready. Receiver Direct Memory Access (DMA)
signaling is available with RXRDY. When operating in the
FIFO mode, one of two types of DMA signaling can be
selected using the FIFO Control Register bit 3 (FCR[3]).
When operating in the 16C450 mode, only DMA mode 0 is
allowed. Mode 0 supports single-transfer DMA in which a
transfer is made between CPU bus cycles. Mode 1
supports multi-transfer DMA in which multiple transfers are
made continuously until the receiver FIFO has been
emptied. In DMA mode 0 (FCR[0] = 0 or FCR[0] = 1,
FCR[3] = 0), when there is at least one character in the
receiver FIFO or Receiver Holding Register, RXRDY is
active (LOW). When RXRDY has been active but there are
no characters in the FIFO or holding register, RXRDY goes
inactive (HIGH). In DMA mode 1 (FCR[0] = 1, FCR[3] = 1),
when the trigger level or the time-out has been reached,
RXRDY goes active (LOW); when it has been active but
there are no more characters in the FIFO or holding
register, it goes inactive (HIGH). This function does not
exist in the HVQFN32 package.
RX
11
7
10
6
I
Serial data input. RX is serial data input from a connected
communications device.
TX
13
8
11
7
O
Serial data output. TX is composite serial data output to a
connected communication device. TX is set to the marking
(HIGH) level as a result of Master Reset.
TXRDY
27
23
24
-
O
Transmitter ready. Transmitter DMA signaling is available
with TXRDY. When operating in the FIFO mode, one of
two types of DMA signaling can be selected using FCR[3].
When operating in the 16C450 mode, only DMA mode 0 is
allowed. Mode 0 supports single-transfer DMA in which a
transfer is made between CPU bus cycles. Mode 1
supports multi-transfer DMA in which multiple transfers are
made continuously until the transmit FIFO has been filled.
This function does not exist in the HVQFN32 package.
VDD
44
42
40
28
power
2.5 V, 3.3 V or 5 V supply voltage.
power
Ground voltage.
VSS
22
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20
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Table 2.
Symbol
Pin description …continued
Pin
Type
Description
I
Write inputs. When either IOW or IOW is active (LOW or
HIGH, respectively) and while the UART is selected, the
CPU is allowed to write control words or data into a
selected UART register. Only one of these inputs is
required to transfer data during a write operation; the other
input should be tied to its inactive level (that is, IOW tied
LOW or IOW tied HIGH).
PLCC44 LQFP48 DIP40 HVQFN32
IOW
21
17
19
-
IOW[2]
20
16
18
12
XTAL1
18
14
16
10
I
Crystal connection or External clock input.
XTAL2[3]
19
15
17
11
O
Crystal connection or the inversion of XTAL1 if XTAL1
is driven.
[1]
HVQFN32 package die supply ground is connected to both the VSS pin and the exposed center pad. The VSS pin must be connected to
supply ground for proper device operation. For enhanced thermal, electrical, and board-level performance, the exposed pad needs to be
soldered to the board using a corresponding thermal pad on the board, and for proper heat conduction through the board thermal vias
need to be incorporated in the Printed-Circuit Board (PCB) in the thermal pad region.
[2]
This pin has a pull-up resistor.
[3]
In Sleep mode, XTAL2 is left floating.
6. Functional description
The SC16C550B provides serial asynchronous receive data synchronization,
parallel-to-serial and serial-to-parallel data conversions for both the transmitter and
receiver sections. These functions are necessary for converting the serial data stream into
parallel data that is required with digital data systems. Synchronization for the serial data
stream is accomplished by adding start and stop bits to the transmit data to form a data
character (character orientated protocol). Data integrity is insured by attaching a parity bit
to the data character. The parity bit is checked by the receiver for any transmission bit
errors. The SC16C550B is fabricated with an advanced CMOS process to achieve low
drain power and high speed requirements.
The SC16C550B is an upward solution that provides 16 bytes of transmit and receive
FIFO memory, instead of none in the 16C450. The SC16C550B is designed to work with
high speed modems and shared network environments that require fast data processing
time. Increased performance is realized in the SC16C550B by the larger transmit and
receive FIFOs. This allows the external processor to handle more networking tasks within
a given time. In addition, the four selectable levels of FIFO trigger interrupt are provided
for maximum data throughput performance, especially when operating in a multi-channel
environment. The combination of the above greatly reduces the bandwidth requirement of
the external controlling CPU, increases performance, and reduces power consumption.
The SC16C550B is capable of operation up to 3 Mbit/s with a 48 MHz external clock input
(at 5 V).
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6.1 Internal registers
The SC16C550B provides 12 internal registers for monitoring and control. These registers
are shown in Table 3. These registers function as data holding registers (THR/RHR),
interrupt status and control registers (IER/ISR), a FIFO Control Register (FCR), line status
and control registers (LCR/LSR), modem status and control registers (MCR/MSR),
programmable data rate (clock) control registers (DLL/DLM), and a user accessible
scratchpad register (SPR). Register functions are more fully described in the following
paragraphs.
Table 3.
A2
Internal registers decoding
A1
A0
Read mode
Write mode
General register set (THR/RHR, IER/ISR, MCR/MSR, FCR/LSR, SPR)[1]
0
0
0
Receive Holding Register
Transmit Holding Register
0
0
1
Interrupt Enable Register
Interrupt Enable Register
0
1
0
Interrupt Status Register
FIFO Control Register
0
1
1
Line Control Register
Line Control Register
1
0
0
Modem Control Register
Modem Control Register
1
0
1
Line Status Register
n/a
1
1
0
Modem Status Register
n/a
1
1
1
Scratchpad Register
Scratchpad Register
Baud rate register set
(DLL/DLM)[2]
0
0
0
LSB of Divisor Latch
LSB of Divisor Latch
0
0
1
MSB of Divisor Latch
MSB of Divisor Latch
[1]
These registers are accessible only when LCR[7] is a logic 0.
[2]
These registers are accessible only when LCR[7] is a logic 1.
6.2 FIFO operation
The 16-byte transmit and receive data FIFOs are enabled by the FIFO Control Register
bit 0 (FCR[0]). With 16C550 devices, the user can set the receive trigger level, but not the
transmit trigger level. The receiver FIFO section includes a time-out function to ensure
data is delivered to the external CPU. An interrupt is generated whenever the Receive
Holding Register (RHR) has not been read following the loading of a character or the
receive trigger level has not been reached.
Table 4.
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Flow control mechanism
Selected trigger level
(characters)
INT pin activation
Negate RTS
Assert RTS
1
1
1
0
4
4
4
0
8
8
8
0
14
14
14
0
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6.3 Autoflow control
Autoflow control is comprised of auto-CTS and auto-RTS (see Figure 6). With auto-CTS,
the CTS input must be active before the transmitter FIFO can emit data. With auto-RTS,
RTS becomes active when the receiver needs more data and notifies the sending serial
device. When RTS is connected to CTS, data transmission does not occur unless the
receiver FIFO has space for the data; thus, overrun errors are eliminated using UART 1
and UART 2 from a SC16C550B with the autoflow control enabled. If not, overrun errors
occur when the transmit data rate exceeds the receiver FIFO read latency.
UART 1
UART 2
SERIAL TO
PARALLEL
RX
TX
PARALLEL
TO SERIAL
RX
FIFO
TX
FIFO
FLOW
CONTROL
RTS
CTS
FLOW
CONTROL
D7 to D0
D7 to D0
PARALLEL
TO SERIAL
TX
RX
SERIAL TO
PARALLEL
TX
FIFO
RX
FIFO
FLOW
CONTROL
CTS
RTS
FLOW
CONTROL
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Fig 6.
Autoflow control (auto-RTS and auto-CTS) example
6.3.1 Auto-RTS
Auto-RTS data flow control originates in the receiver timing and control block (refer to
Figure 1 “Block diagram of SC16C550B”) and is linked to the programmed receiver FIFO
trigger level (see Figure 6). When the receiver FIFO level reaches a trigger level of 1, 4,
or 8 (see Figure 8), RTS is de-asserted. With trigger levels of 1, 4, and 8, the sending
UART may send an additional byte after the trigger level is reached (assuming the
sending UART has another byte to send) because it may not recognize the de-assertion
of RTS until after it has begun sending the additional byte. RTS is automatically
reasserted once the RX FIFO is emptied by reading the receiver buffer register. When the
trigger level is 14 (see Figure 9), RTS is de-asserted after the first data bit of the 16th
character is present on the RX line. RTS is reasserted when the RX FIFO has at least one
available byte space.
6.3.2 Auto-CTS
The transmitter circuitry checks CTS before sending the next data byte (see Figure 6).
When CTS is active, it sends the next byte. To stop the transmitter from sending the
following byte, CTS must be released before the middle of the last stop bit that is currently
being sent (see Figure 7). The auto-CTS function reduces interrupts to the host system.
When flow control is enabled, CTS level changes do not trigger host interrupts because
the device automatically controls its own transmitter. Without auto-CTS, the transmitter
sends any data present in the transmit FIFO and a receiver overrun error may result.
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6.3.3 Enabling autoflow control and auto-CTS
Autoflow control is enabled by setting MCR[5] and MCR[1].
Table 5.
Enabling autoflow control and auto-CTS
MCR[5]
MCR[1]
Selection
1
1
auto RTS and CTS
1
0
auto CTS
0
X
disable
6.3.4 Auto-CTS and auto-RTS functional timing
TX
Start
bits 0 to 7
Stop
Start
bits 0 to 7
Stop
Start
bits 0 to 7
Stop
CTS
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(1) When CTS is LOW, the transmitter keeps sending serial data out.
(2) If CTS goes HIGH before the middle of the last stop bit of the current byte, the transmitter finishes sending the current byte, but
it does not send the next byte.
(3) When CTS goes from HIGH to LOW, the transmitter begins sending data again.
Fig 7.
CTS functional timing waveforms
The receiver FIFO trigger level can be set to 1, 4, 8, or 14 bytes. These are described in
Figure 8 and Figure 9.
RX
Start
byte N
Stop
Start
byte N + 1
Stop
Start
byte
Stop
RTS
1
IOR
2
N
N+1
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(1) N = RX FIFO trigger level (1, 4, or 8 bytes).
(2) The two blocks in dashed lines cover the case where an additional byte is sent as described in Section 6.3.1.
Fig 8.
RTS functional timing waveforms, RX FIFO trigger level = 1, 4, or 8 bytes
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byte 14
byte 15
Start
byte 16
Stop
Start
byte 18
Stop
RTS released after the
first data bit of byte 16
RTS
IOR
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(1) RTS is de-asserted when the receiver receives the first data bit of the sixteenth byte. The receive FIFO is full after finishing the
sixteenth byte.
(2) RTS is asserted again when there is at least one byte of space available and no incoming byte is in processing, or there is more
than one byte of space available.
(3) When the receive FIFO is full, the first receive buffer register read re-asserts RTS.
Fig 9.
RTS functional timing waveforms, RX FIFO trigger level = 14 bytes
6.4 Hardware/software and time-out interrupts
Following a reset, the transmitter interrupt is enabled, the SC16C550B will issue an
interrupt to indicate that the Transmit Holding Register is empty. This interrupt must be
serviced prior to continuing operations. The ISR register provides the current singular
highest priority interrupt only. Only after servicing the higher pending interrupt will the
lower priority be reflected in the status register. Servicing the interrupt without
investigating further interrupt conditions can result in data errors.
When two interrupt conditions have the same priority, it is important to service these
interrupts correctly. Receive Data Ready and Receive Time-Out have the same interrupt
priority (when enabled by IER[0]). The receiver issues an interrupt after the number of
characters have reached the programmed trigger level. In this case, the SC16C550B
FIFO may hold more characters than the programmed trigger level. Following the removal
of a data byte, the user should re-check LSR[0] for additional characters. A Receive
Time-Out will not occur if the receive FIFO is empty. The time-out counter is reset at the
center of each stop bit received or each time the Receive Holding Register (RHR) is read.
The actual time-out value is 4 character time, including data information length, start bit,
parity bit, and the size of stop bit, that is, 1, 1.5, or 2 bit times.
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6.5 Programmable baud rate generator
The SC16C550B supports high speed modem technologies that have increased input
data rates by employing data compression schemes. For example, a 33.6 kbit/s modem
that employs data compression may require a 115.2 kbit/s input data rate. A 128.0 kbit/s
ISDN modem that supports data compression may need an input data rate of 460.8 kbit/s.
The SC16C550B can support a standard data rate of 921.6 kbit/s.
A single baud rate generator is provided for the transmitter and receiver, allowing
independent TX/RX channel control. The programmable baud rate generator is capable of
accepting an input clock up to 48 MHz, as required for supporting a 3 Mbit/s data rate.
The SC16C550B can be configured for internal or external clock operation. For internal
clock oscillator operation, an industry standard microprocessor crystal is connected
externally between the XTAL1 and XTAL2 pins (see Figure 10). Alternatively, an external
clock can be connected to the XTAL1 pin to clock the internal baud rate generator for
standard or custom rates (see Table 6).
XTAL1
XTAL2
XTAL1
X1
1.8432 MHz
C1
22 pF
XTAL2
X1
1.8432 MHz
C2
33 pF
C1
22 pF
1.5 kΩ
C2
47 pF
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Fig 10. Crystal oscillator connection
The generator divides the input 16 clock by any divisor from 1 to (216  1). The
SC16C550B divides the basic crystal or external clock by 16. The frequency of the
BAUDOUT output pin is exactly 16 (16 times) the selected baud rate
(BAUDOUT = 16  baud rate). Customized baud rates can be achieved by selecting the
proper divisor values for the MSB and LSB sections of the baud rate generator.
Programming the baud rate generator registers DLM (MSB) and DLL (LSB) provides a
user capability for selecting the desired final baud rate. The examples in Table 6 shows
selectable baud rates when using a 1.8432 MHz crystal.
For custom baud rates, the divisor value can be calculated using the following equation:
XTAL1 clock frequency
divisor  in decimal  = --------------------------------------------------------------serial data rate  16
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Table 6.
Baud rates using 1.8432 MHz or 3.072 MHz crystal
Using 1.8432 MHz crystal
Desired baud Divisor for
rate
16 clock
Using 3.072 MHz crystal
Baud rate
error
Desired baud Divisor for
rate
16 clock
Baud rate
error
50
2304
50
3840
75
1536
75
2560
110
1047
0.026
110
1745
0.026
134.5
857
0.058
134.5
1428
0.034
150
768
150
1280
300
384
300
640
600
192
600
320
1200
96
1200
160
1800
64
1800
107
2000
58
2000
96
2400
48
2400
80
3600
32
3600
53
4800
24
4800
40
7200
16
7200
27
9600
12
9600
20
19200
6
19200
10
38400
3
38400
5
56000
2
0.69
0.312
0.628
1.23
2.86
6.6 DMA operation
The SC16C550B FIFO trigger level provides additional flexibility to the user for block
mode operation. The user can optionally operate the transmit and receive FIFOs in the
DMA mode (FCR[3]). The DMA mode affects the state of the RXRDY and TXRDY output
pins. Table 7 and Table 8 show this.
Remark: DMA operation is not supported in the HVQFN32 package.
Table 7.
Non-DMA mode
DMA mode
1 = FIFO empty
0-to-1 transition when FIFO empties
0 = at least 1 byte in FIFO
1-to-0 transition when FIFO reaches trigger level,
or time-out occurs
Table 8.
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Effect of DMA mode on state of TXRDY pin
Non-DMA mode
DMA mode
1 = at least 1 byte in FIFO
1 = FIFO is full
0 = FIFO empty
0 = FIFO is empty
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6.7 Loopback mode
The internal loopback capability allows on-board diagnostics. In the loopback mode, the
normal modem interface pins are disconnected and reconfigured for loopback internally.
MCR[3:0] register bits are used for controlling loopback diagnostic testing. In the loopback
mode, OUT1 (bit 2) and OUT2 (bit 3) in the MCR register control the modem RI and DCD
inputs, respectively. MCR signals DTR and RTS (bits 0:1) are used to control the modem
CTS and DSR inputs, respectively. The transmitter output (TX) and the receiver input (RX)
are disconnected from their associated interface pins, and instead are connected together
internally (see Figure 11). The inputs CTS, DSR, DCD, and RI are disconnected from their
normal modem control input pins, and instead are connected internally to DTR, RTS,
OUT1 and OUT2. Loopback test data is entered into the transmit holding register via the
user data bus interface, D0 to D7. The transmit UART serializes the data and passes the
serial data to the receive UART via the internal loopback connection. The receive UART
converts the serial data back into parallel data that is then made available at the user data
interface D0 to D7. The user optionally compares the received data to the initial
transmitted data for verifying error-free operation of the UART TX/RX circuits.
In this mode, the receiver and transmitter interrupts are fully operational. The Modem
Control Interrupts are also operational. However, the interrupts can only be read using the
lower four bits of the Modem Status Register (MSR[3:0]) instead of the four Modem Status
Register bits 7:4. The interrupts are still controlled by the IER.
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D0 to D7
IOR, IOR
IOW, IOW
RESET
TRANSMIT
FIFO
REGISTERS
TRANSMIT
SHIFT
REGISTER
TX
DATA BUS
AND
CONTROL
LOGIC
A0 to A2
CS0, CS1, CS2
AS
INTERCONNECT BUS LINES
AND
CONTROL SIGNALS
MCR[4] = 1
REGISTER
SELECT
LOGIC
RECEIVE
FIFO
REGISTERS
RECEIVE
SHIFT
REGISTER
RX
RTS
DDIS
CTS
DTR
MODEM
CONTROL
LOGIC
INT
TXRDY
RXRDY
INTERRUPT
CONTROL
LOGIC
DSR
OUT1
CLOCK AND
BAUD RATE
GENERATOR
RI
OUT2
DCD
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XTAL1
RCLK
XTAL2
BAUDOUT
Fig 11. Internal loopback mode diagram
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7. Register descriptions
Table 9 details the assigned bit functions for the twelve SC16C550B internal registers.
The assigned bit functions are more fully defined in Section 7.1 through Section 7.10.
Table 9.
SC16C550B internal registers
A2 A1 A0
Register
Default Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
[1]
General Register Set[2]
0
0
0
RHR
XX
bit 7
bit 6
bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
0
0
0
THR
XX
bit 7
bit 6
bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
0
0
1
IER
00
modem
status
interrupt
receive
transmit
line status holding
interrupt
register
0
1
0
FCR
00
RX
trigger
(MSB)
RX
trigger
(LSB)
reserved reserved
DMA
mode
select[3]
TX FIFO
reset
RX FIFO FIFO
reset
enable
0
1
0
ISR
01
FIFOs
enabled
FIFOs
enabled
0
INT
priority
bit 2
INT
priority
bit 1
INT
priority
bit 0
INT
status
0
1
1
LCR
00
divisor
latch
enable
set break set parity even
parity
parity
enable
stop bits
word
length
bit 1
word
length
bit 0
1
0
0
MCR
00
reserved
1
0
1
LSR
60
FIFO
data
error
1
1
0
MSR
X0
1
1
1
SPR
FF
0
receive
holding
register
auto flow loopback
control
enable
OUT1[3]
OUT2,
INT
enable[4]
RTS
DTR
transmit
empty
transmit
holding
empty
break
interrupt
framing
error
overrun
error
receive
data
ready
DCD
RI
DSR
CTS
DCD
RI
DSR
CTS
bit 7
bit 6
bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
parity
error
Special Register Set[5]
0
0
0
DLL
XX
bit 7
bit 6
bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
0
0
1
DLM
XX
bit 15
bit 14
bit 13
bit 12
bit 11
bit 10
bit 9
bit 8
[1]
The value shown represents the register’s initialized hexadecimal value; X = not applicable.
[2]
These registers are accessible only when LCR[7] is set to a logic 0.
[3]
These functions are not supported in the HVQFN32 package, and should not be written.
[4]
OUT2 pin is not supported in the HVQFN32 package. MCR3 is INT enabled in the HVQFN32 package. INT is always enabled in DIP40,
PLCC44 and LQFP48 packages.
[5]
The Special Register set is accessible only when LCR[7] is set to a logic 1.
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7.1 Transmit Holding Register (THR) and Receive Holding Register (RHR)
The serial transmitter section consists of an 8-bit Transmit Holding Register (THR) and
Transmit Shift Register (TSR). The status of the THR is provided in the Line Status
Register (LSR). Writing to the THR transfers the contents of the data bus (D[7:0]) to the
THR, providing that the THR or TSR is empty. The THR empty flag in the LSR register will
be set to a logic 1 when the transmitter is empty or when data is transferred to the TSR.
Note that a write operation can be performed when the THR empty flag is set
(logic 0 = FIFO full; logic 1 = at least one FIFO location available).
The serial receive section also contains an 8-bit Receive Holding Register (RHR).
Receive data is removed from the SC16C550B and receive FIFO by reading the RHR
register. The receive section provides a mechanism to prevent false starts. On the falling
edge of a start or false start bit, an internal receiver counter starts counting clocks at the
16 clock rate. After 71⁄2 clocks, the start bit time should be shifted to the center of the
start bit. At this time the start bit is sampled, and if it is still a logic 0 it is validated.
Evaluating the start bit in this manner prevents the receiver from assembling a false
character. Receiver status codes will be posted in the LSR.
7.2 Interrupt Enable Register (IER)
The Interrupt Enable Register (IER) masks the interrupts from receiver ready, transmitter
empty, line status and modem status registers. These interrupts would normally be seen
on the INT output pin.
Table 10.
Interrupt Enable Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7:4
IER[7:4]
not used
3
IER[3]
Modem Status Interrupt.
logic 0 = disable the modem status register interrupt (normal default
condition)
logic 1 = enable the modem status register interrupt
2
IER[2]
Receive Line Status interrupt. This interrupt will be issued whenever a fully
assembled receive character is transferred from RSR to the RHR/FIFO, that is,
data ready, LSR[0].
logic 0 = disable the receiver line status interrupt (normal default condition)
logic 1 = enable the receiver line status interrupt
1
IER[1]
Transmit Holding Register interrupt. This interrupt will be issued whenever the
THR is empty, and is associated with LSR[1].
logic 0 = disable the transmitter empty interrupt (normal default condition)
logic 1 = enable the transmitter empty interrupt
0
IER[0]
Receive Holding Register interrupt. This interrupt will be issued when the FIFO
has reached the programmed trigger level, or is cleared when the FIFO drops
below the trigger level in the FIFO mode of operation.
logic 0 = disable the receiver ready interrupt (normal default condition)
logic 1 = enable the receiver ready interrupt
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7.2.1 IER versus Receive FIFO interrupt mode operation
When the receive FIFO (FCR[0] = logic 1), and receive interrupts (IER[0] = logic 1) are
enabled, the receive interrupts and register status will reflect the following:
• The receive data available interrupts are issued to the external CPU when the FIFO
has reached the programmed trigger level. It will be cleared when the FIFO drops
below the programmed trigger level.
• FIFO status will also be reflected in the user accessible ISR register when the FIFO
trigger level is reached. Both the ISR register status bit and the interrupt will be
cleared when the FIFO drops below the trigger level.
• The data ready bit (LSR[0]) is set as soon as a character is transferred from the shift
register to the receive FIFO. It is reset when the FIFO is empty.
7.2.2 IER versus Receive/Transmit FIFO polled mode operation
When FCR[0] = logic 1, resetting IER[0:3] enables the SC16C550B in the FIFO polled
mode of operation. Since the receiver and transmitter have separate bits in the LSR,
either or both can be used in the polled mode by selecting respective transmit or receive
control bit(s).
•
•
•
•
•
LSR[0] will be a logic 1 as long as there is one byte in the receive FIFO.
LSR[1:4] will provide the type of errors encountered, if any.
LSR[5] will indicate when the transmit FIFO is empty.
LSR[6] will indicate when both the transmit FIFO and transmit shift register are empty.
LSR[7] will indicate any FIFO data errors.
7.3 FIFO Control Register (FCR)
This register is used to enable the FIFOs, clear the FIFOs, set the receive FIFO trigger
levels, and select the DMA mode.
7.3.1 DMA mode
(DMA mode does not exist in the HVQFN32 package; see Table 9.)
7.3.1.1
Mode 0 (FCR bit 3 = 0)
Set and enable the interrupt for each single transmit or receive operation, and is similar to
the 16C450 mode. Transmit Ready (TXRDY) will go to a logic 0 whenever an empty
transmit space is available in the Transmit Holding Register (THR). Receive Ready
(RXRDY) will go to a logic 0 whenever the Receive Holding Register (RHR) is loaded with
a character.
7.3.1.2
Mode 1 (FCR bit 3 = 1)
Set and enable the interrupt in a block mode operation. The transmit interrupt is set when
the transmit FIFO is empty. The receive interrupt is set when the receive FIFO fills to the
programmed trigger level. However, the FIFO continues to fill regardless of the
programmed level until the FIFO is full. RXRDY remains a logic 0 as long as the FIFO fill
level is above the programmed trigger level.
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Table 11.
FIFO Control Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7:6
FCR[7] (MSB), RX trigger. These bits are used to set the trigger level for the receive
FCR[6] (LSB) FIFO interrupt.
An interrupt is generated when the number of characters in the FIFO
equals the programmed trigger level. However, the FIFO will continue to
be loaded until it is full. Refer to Table 12.
5:4
FCR[5] (MSB), not used; set to 00
FCR[4] (LSB)
3
FCR[3]
DMA mode select.
logic 0 = set DMA mode ‘0’ (normal default condition)
logic 1 = set DMA mode ‘1’
Transmit operation in mode ‘0’: When the SC16C550B is in the
16C450 mode (FIFOs disabled; FCR[0] = logic 0) or in the FIFO mode
(FIFOs enabled; FCR[0] = logic 1; FCR[3] = logic 0), and when there are
no characters in the transmit FIFO or transmit holding register, the
TXRDY pin will be a logic 0. Once active, the TXRDY pin will go to a
logic 1 after the first character is loaded into the transmit holding register.
Receive operation in mode ‘0’: When the SC16C550B is in 16C450
mode, or in the FIFO mode (FCR[0] = logic 1; FCR[3] = logic 0) and there
is at least one character in the receive FIFO, the RXRDY pin will be a
logic 0. Once active, the RXRDY pin will go to a logic 1 when there are
no more characters in the receiver.
Transmit operation in mode ‘1’: When the SC16C550B is in FIFO
mode (FCR[0] = logic 1; FCR[3] = logic 1), the TXRDY pin will be a
logic 1 when the transmit FIFO is completely full. It will be a logic 0 if the
transmit FIFO is completely empty.
Receive operation in mode ‘1’: When the SC16C550B is in FIFO mode
(FCR[0] = logic 1; FCR[3] = logic 1) and the trigger level has been
reached, or a Receive Time-Out has occurred, the RXRDY pin will go to
a logic 0. Once activated, it will go to a logic 1 after there are no more
characters in the FIFO.
2
FCR[2]
TX FIFO reset.
logic 0 = no FIFO transmit reset (normal default condition)
logic 1 = clears the contents of the transmit FIFO and resets the FIFO
counter logic (the transmit shift register is not cleared or altered). This
bit will return to a logic 0 after clearing the FIFO.
1
FCR[1]
RX FIFO reset.
logic 0 = no FIFO receive reset (normal default condition)
logic 1 = clears the contents of the receive FIFO and resets the FIFO
counter logic (the receive shift register is not cleared or altered). This
bit will return to a logic 0 after clearing the FIFO.
0
FCR[0]
FIFO enable.
logic 0 = disable the transmit and receive FIFO (normal default
condition)
logic 1 = enable the transmit and receive FIFO. This bit must be a ‘1’
when other FCR bits are written to, or they will not be
programmed.
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RX trigger levels
FCR[7]
FCR[6]
RX FIFO trigger level (bytes)
0
0
1
0
1
4
1
0
8
1
1
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7.4 Interrupt Status Register (ISR)
The SC16C550B provides four levels of prioritized interrupts to minimize external software
interaction. The Interrupt Status Register (ISR) provides the user with four interrupt status
bits. Performing a read cycle on the ISR will provide the user with the highest pending
interrupt level to be serviced. No other interrupts are acknowledged until the pending
interrupt is serviced. Whenever the interrupt status register is read, the interrupt status is
cleared. However, it should be noted that only the current pending interrupt is cleared by
the read. A lower level interrupt may be seen after re-reading the interrupt status bits.
Table 13 “Interrupt source” shows the data values (bits 3:0) for the four prioritized interrupt
levels and the interrupt sources associated with each of these interrupt levels.
Table 13.
Interrupt source
Priority
level
ISR[3]
ISR[2]
ISR[1]
ISR[0]
Source of the interrupt
1
0
1
1
0
LSR (Receiver Line Status Register)
2
0
1
0
0
RXRDY (Received Data Ready)
2
1
1
0
0
RXRDY (Receive Data time-out)
3
0
0
1
0
TXRDY (Transmitter Holding Register Empty)
4
0
0
0
0
MSR (Modem Status Register)
Table 14.
Interrupt Status Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7:6
ISR[7:6]
FIFOs enabled. These bits are set to a logic 0 when the FIFO is not
being used. They are set to a logic 1 when the FIFOs are enabled.
logic 0 or cleared = default condition
5:4
ISR[5:4]
not used
3:1
ISR[3:1]
INT priority bits 2:0. These bits indicate the source for a pending
interrupt at interrupt priority levels 1, 2, and 3 (see Table 13).
0
ISR[0]
INT status.
logic 0 or cleared = default condition
logic 0 = an interrupt is pending and the ISR contents may be used as
a pointer to the appropriate interrupt service routine
logic 1 = no interrupt pending (normal default condition)
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7.5 Line Control Register (LCR)
The Line Control Register is used to specify the asynchronous data communication
format. The word length, the number of stop bits, and the parity are selected by writing the
appropriate bits in this register.
Table 15.
Line Control Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7
LCR[7]
Divisor latch enable. The internal baud rate counter latch and Enhance
Feature mode enable.
logic 0 = divisor latch disabled (normal default condition)
logic 1 = divisor latch and enhanced feature register enabled
6
LCR[6]
Set break. When enabled, the Break control bit causes a break condition to
be transmitted (the TX output is forced to a logic 0 state). This condition exists
until disabled by setting LCR[6] to a logic 0.
logic 0 = no TX break condition (normal default condition)
logic 1 = forces the transmitter output (TX) to a logic 0 for alerting the
remote receiver to a line break condition
5
LCR[5]
Set parity. If the parity bit is enabled, LCR[5] selects the forced parity format.
Programs the parity conditions (see Table 16).
logic 0 = parity is not forced (normal default condition)
LCR[5] = logic 1 and LCR[4] = logic 0: parity bit is forced to a logical 1 for
the transmit and receive data
LCR[5] = logic 1 and LCR[4] = logic 1: parity bit is forced to a logical 0 for
the transmit and receive data
4
LCR[4]
Even parity. If the parity bit is enabled with LCR[3] set to a logic 1, LCR[4]
selects the even or odd parity format.
logic 0 = odd parity is generated by forcing an odd number of logic 1s in the
transmitted data. The receiver must be programmed to check the same
format (normal default condition).
logic 1 = even parity is generated by forcing an even number of logic 1s in
the transmitted data. The receiver must be programmed to check the same
format.
3
LCR[3]
Parity enable. Parity or no parity can be selected via this bit.
logic 0 = no parity (normal default condition)
logic 1 = a parity bit is generated during the transmission, receiver checks
the data and parity for transmission errors
2
LCR[2]
Stop bits. The length of stop bit is specified by this bit in conjunction with the
programmed word length (see Table 17).
logic 0 or cleared = default condition
1:0
LCR[1:0]
Word length bits [1:0]. These two bits specify the word length to be
transmitted or received (see Table 18).
logic 0 or cleared = default condition
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Table 16.
LCR[5]
LCR[4]
LCR[3]
Parity selection
X
X
0
no parity
0
0
1
odd parity
0
1
1
even parity
1
0
1
forced parity ‘1’
1
1
1
forced parity ‘0’
Table 17.
Product data sheet
LCR[2] stop bit length
LCR[2]
Word length
Stop bit length (bit times)
0
5, 6, 7, 8
1
1
5
11⁄2
1
6, 7, 8
2
Table 18.
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LCR[5] parity selection
LCR[1:0] word length
LCR[1]
LCR[0]
Word length
0
0
5
0
1
6
1
0
7
1
1
8
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7.6 Modem Control Register (MCR)
This register controls the interface with the modem or a peripheral device.
Table 19.
Modem Control Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7
MCR[7]
reserved; set to ‘0’
6
MCR[6]
reserved; set to ‘0’
5
MCR[5]
Auto flow control enable.
4
MCR[4]
Loopback. Enable the local loopback mode (diagnostics). In this mode the
transmitter output (TX) and the receiver input (RX), CTS, DSR, DCD, and
RI are disconnected from the SC16C550B I/O pins. Internally the modem
data and control pins are connected into a loopback data configuration
(see Figure 11). In this mode, the receiver and transmitter interrupts
remain fully operational. The Modem Control Interrupts are also
operational, but the interrupts’ sources are switched to the lower four bits
of the Modem Control. Interrupts continue to be controlled by the IER
register.
logic 0 = disable loopback mode (normal default condition)
logic 1 = enable local loopback mode (diagnostics)
3
MCR[3]
OUT2. Used to control the modem DCD signal in the loopback mode.
logic 0 = OUT2 is at logic 1. In the loopback mode, sets OUT2 (DCD)
internally to a logic 1.
logic 1 = OUT2 is at logic 0. In the loopback mode, sets OUT2 (DCD)
internally to a logic 0.
2
MCR[2]
OUT1. This bit is used in the Loopback mode only. In the loopback mode,
this bit is used to write the state of the modem RI interface signal via
OUT1.
1
MCR[1]
RTS
logic 0 = force RTS output to a logic 1 (normal default condition)
logic 1 = force RTS output to a logic 0
0
MCR[0]
DTR
logic 0 = force DTR output to a logic 1 (normal default condition)
logic 1 = force DTR output to a logic 0
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7.7 Line Status Register (LSR)
This register provides the status of data transfers between the SC16C550B and the CPU.
Table 20.
Line Status Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7
LSR[7]
FIFO data error.
logic 0 = no error (normal default condition)
logic 1 = at least one parity error, framing error or break indication is in the
current FIFO data. This bit is cleared when LSR register is read.
6
LSR[6]
THR and TSR empty. This bit is the Transmit Empty indicator. This bit is set to a
logic 1 whenever the transmit holding register and the transmit shift register are
both empty. It is reset to logic 0 whenever either the THR or TSR contains a data
character. In the FIFO mode, this bit is set to ‘1’ whenever the transmit FIFO and
transmit shift register are both empty.
5
LSR[5]
THR empty. This bit is the Transmit Holding Register Empty indicator. This bit
indicates that the UART is ready to accept a new character for transmission. In
addition, this bit causes the UART to issue an interrupt to CPU when the THR
interrupt enable is set. The THR bit is set to a logic 1 when a character is
transferred from the transmit holding register into the transmitter shift register.
The bit is reset to a logic 0 concurrently with the loading of the transmitter holding
register by the CPU. In the FIFO mode, this bit is set when the transmit FIFO is
empty; it is cleared when at least 1 byte is written to the transmit FIFO.
4
LSR[4]
Break interrupt.
logic 0 = no break condition (normal default condition)
logic 1 = the receiver received a break signal (RX was a logic 0 for one
character frame time). In the FIFO mode, only one break character is loaded
into the FIFO.
3
LSR[3]
Framing error.
logic 0 = no framing error (normal default condition)
logic 1 = framing error. The receive character did not have a valid stop bit(s). In
the FIFO mode, this error is associated with the character at the top of the
FIFO.
2
LSR[2]
Parity error.
logic 0 = no parity error (normal default condition)
logic 1 = parity error. The receive character does not have correct parity
information and is suspect. In the FIFO mode, this error is associated with the
character at the top of the FIFO.
1
LSR[1]
Overrun error.
logic 0 = no overrun error (normal default condition)
logic 1 = overrun error. A data overrun error occurred in the receive shift
register. This happens when additional data arrives while the FIFO is full. In
this case, the previous data in the shift register is overwritten. Note that under
this condition, the data byte in the receive shift register is not transferred into
the FIFO, therefore the data in the FIFO is not corrupted by the error.
0
LSR[0]
Receive data ready.
logic 0 = no data in receive holding register or FIFO (normal default condition)
logic 1 = data has been received and is saved in the receive holding register or
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7.8 Modem Status Register (MSR)
This register provides the current state of the control interface signals from the modem, or
other peripheral device to which the SC16C550B is connected. Four bits of this register
are used to indicate the changed information. These bits are set to a logic 1 whenever a
control input from the modem changes state. These bits are set to a logic 0 whenever the
CPU reads this register.
Table 21.
Modem Status Register bits description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7
MSR[7]
Data Carrier Detect. DCD (active HIGH, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
complement of the DCD input. In the loopback mode this bit is equivalent to
the OUT2 bit in the MCR register.
6
MSR[6]
Ring Indicator. RI (active HIGH, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
complement of the RI input. In the loopback mode this bit is equivalent to the
OUT1 bit in the MCR register.
5
MSR[5]
Data Set Ready. DSR (active HIGH, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
complement of the DSR input. In loopback mode this bit is equivalent to the
DTR bit in the MCR register.
4
MSR[4]
Clear To Send. CTS. CTS functions as hardware flow control signal input if it
is enabled via MCR[5]. The transmit holding register flow control is
enabled/disabled by MSR[4]. Flow control (when enabled) allows starting and
stopping the transmissions based on the external modem CTS signal. A logic
1 at the CTS pin will stop SC16C550B transmissions as soon as current
character has finished transmission. Normally MSR[4] is the complement of
the CTS input. However, in the loopback mode, this bit is equivalent to the
RTS bit in the MCR register.
3
MSR[3]
DCD[1]
logic 0 = no DCD change (normal default condition)
logic 1 = the DCD input to the SC16C550B has changed state since the last
time it was read. A modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
2
MSR[2]
RI[1]
logic 0 = no RI change (normal default condition).
logic 1 = the RI input to the SC16C550B has changed from a logic 0 to a
logic 1. A modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
1
MSR[1]
DSR[1]
logic 0 = no DSR change (normal default condition)
logic 1 = the DSR input to the SC16C550B has changed state since the last
time it was read. A modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
0
MSR[0]
CTS[1]
logic 0 = no CTS change (normal default condition)
logic 1 = the CTS input to the SC16C550B has changed state since the last
time it was read. A modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
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The SC16C550B provides a temporary data register to store 8 bits of user information.
7.10 SC16C550B external reset conditions
Table 22.
Reset state for registers
Register
Reset state
IER
IER[7:0] = 0
ISR
ISR[7:1] = 0; ISR[0] = 1
LCR
LCR[7:0] = 0
MCR
MCR[7:0] = 0
LSR
LSR[7] = 0; LSR[6:5] = 1; LSR[4:0] = 0
MSR
MSR[7:4] = input signals; MSR[3:0] = 0
FCR
FCR[7:0] = 0
Table 23.
Reset state for outputs
Output
Reset state
TX
HIGH
RTS
HIGH
DTR
HIGH
RXRDY
HIGH
TXRDY
LOW
8. Limiting values
Table 24. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol
Parameter
VDD
supply voltage
Vn
voltage on any other pin
Tamb
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ambient temperature
Conditions
Min
Max
Unit
-
7
V
at D7 to D0 pins
VSS  0.3
VDD + 0.3
V
at any input only pin
VSS  0.3
5.3
V
operating in free air
40
+85
C
Tstg
storage temperature
65
+150
C
Ptot/pack
total power dissipation
per package
-
500
mW
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Table 25. Static characteristics
Tamb = 40 C to +85 C; tolerance of VDD =  10 %, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
VDD = 2.5 V
VDD = 3.3 V
VDD = 5.0 V
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Unit
VIL(clk)
clock LOW-level input voltage
0.3
+0.45
0.3
+0.6
0.5
+0.6
V
VIH(clk)
clock HIGH-level input voltage
1.8
VDD
2.4
VDD
3.0
VDD
V
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
0.3
+0.65
0.3
+0.8
0.5
+0.8
V
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
1.6
-
2.0
-
2.2
VDD
V
IOL = 5 mA
(data bus)
-
-
-
-
-
0.4
V
IOL = 4 mA
(other outputs)
-
-
-
0.4
-
-
V
IOL = 2 mA
(data bus)
-
0.4
-
-
-
-
V
IOL = 1.6 mA
(other outputs)
-
0.4
-
-
-
-
V
IOH = 5 mA
(data bus)
-
-
-
-
2.4
-
V
IOH = 1 mA
(other outputs)
-
-
2.0
-
-
-
V
IOH = 800 A
(data bus)
1.85
-
-
-
-
-
V
IOH = 400 A
(other outputs)
1.85
-
-
-
-
-
V
LOW-level output voltage
VOL
VOH
HIGH-level output voltage
on all outputs
[1]
ILIL
LOW-level input leakage
current
-
10
-
10
-
10
A
IL(clk)
clock leakage current
-
30
-
30
-
30
A
IDD(AV)
average supply current
Ci
input capacitance
Rpu(int)
internal pull-up resistance
[1]
f = 5 MHz
-
3.5
-
4.5
-
4.5
mA
-
5
-
5
-
5
pF
500
-
500
-
500
-
k
Except for XTAL2, VOL = 1 V typically.
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10. Dynamic characteristics
Table 26. Dynamic characteristics
Tamb = 40 C to +85 C; tolerance of VDD  10 %, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
VDD = 2.5 V
Min
tw1
clock pulse duration
tw2
clock pulse duration
fXTAL
clock frequency
t4w
VDD = 3.3 V
Max
Min
VDD = 5.0 V
Max
Min
Unit
Max
-
13
-
10
-
ns
15
-
13
-
10
-
ns
-
16
-
32
-
48
MHz
address strobe width
45
-
35
-
25
-
ns
t5s
address setup time
5
-
5
-
1
-
ns
t5h
address hold time
5
-
5
-
5
-
ns
t6s
chip select setup time to AS
10
-
5
-
0
-
ns
t6h
address hold time
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
10
-
10
-
5
-
ns
[1][2]
[3]
t6s'
address setup time
t6h
chip select hold time
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
t7d
IOR delay from chip select
10
-
10
-
10
-
ns
t7w
IOR strobe width
77
-
26
-
23
-
ns
t7h
chip select hold time from IOR
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
5
-
5
-
5
-
ns
10
-
10
-
10
-
ns
25 pF load
[3]
t7h'
address hold time
t8d
IOR delay from address
t9d
read cycle delay
25 pF load
20
-
20
-
20
-
ns
t11d
IOR to DDIS delay
25 pF load
-
100
-
35
-
30
ns
delay from IOR to data
25 pF load
-
77
-
26
-
23
ns
data disable time
25 pF load
-
15
-
15
-
15
ns
t13d
IOW delay from chip select
10
-
10
-
10
-
ns
t13w
IOW strobe width
20
-
20
-
15
-
ns
t13h
chip select hold time from IOW
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
t14d
IOW delay from address
10
-
10
-
10
-
ns
t15d
write cycle delay
25
-
25
-
20
-
ns
t16s
data setup time
20
-
20
-
15
-
ns
t16h
data hold time
t17d
delay from IOW to output
25 pF load
15
-
5
-
5
-
ns
-
100
-
33
-
29
ns
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Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
VDD = 2.5 V
Min
VDD = 3.3 V
Max
Min
VDD = 5.0 V
Max
Min
Unit
Max
delay to set interrupt from Modem input 25 pF load
-
100
-
24
-
23
ns
delay to reset interrupt from IOR
-
100
-
24
-
23
ns
t20d
delay from stop to set interrupt
-
1TRCLK
-
1TRCLK
-
1TRCLK
s
t21d
delay from IOR to reset interrupt
-
100
-
29
-
28
ns
t22d
delay from start to set interrupt
-
100
-
45
-
40
ns
t23d
delay from IOW to transmit start
8TRCLK
24TRCLK
8TRCLK
24TRCLK
8TRCLK
24TRCLK
s
t24d
delay from IOW to reset interrupt
-
100
-
45
-
40
ns
t25d
delay from stop to set RXRDY
-
1TRCLK
-
1TRCLK
-
1TRCLK
s
t26d
delay from IOR to reset RXRDY
-
100
-
45
-
40
ns
t27d
delay from IOW to set TXRDY
-
100
-
45
-
40
ns
t28d
delay from start to reset TXRDY
-
8TRCLK
-
8TRCLK
-
8TRCLK
s
100
-
40
-
40
-
ns
1
216
1
216
1
216
tRESET
N
25 pF load
RESET pulse width
baud rate divisor
[1]
Applies to external clock, crystal oscillator max 24 MHz.
[2]
Maximum frequency = -------
[4]
1
1
t w3
[3]
Applicable only when AS is tied LOW.
[4]
RESET pulse must happen when these signals are inactive: CS0 or CS1 or CS2 or CS, and IOW, IOR.
1
1
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t4w
AS
t5s
t5h
valid
address
A0 to A2
t6s
t6h
CS2
CS1, CS0
valid
t7d
t7h
t7w
t8d
t9d
active
IOR, IOR
t11d
t11h
active
DDIS
t12h
t12d
D0 to D7
data
002aaa331
Fig 12. General read timing when using AS signal
t4w
AS
t5s
t5h
valid
address
A0 to A2
t6s
CS2
CS1, CS0
valid
t13d
t14d
IOW, IOW
t6h
t13h
t13w
t15d
active
t16s
D0 to D7
t16h
data
002aaa332
Fig 13. General write timing when using AS signal
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address
A0 to A2
valid
address
t6s'
t6s'
t7h'
active
CS
t7h'
t7w
active
t7w
t9d
active
IOR
t12h
t12d
t12d
t12h
data
D0 to D7
002aaa333
Fig 14. General read timing when AS is tied to VSS
valid
address
A0 to A2
valid
address
t6s'
CS
t7h'
active
active
t13w
IOW
t15d
t13w
active
t16s
D0 to D7
t7h'
t6s'
t16h
t16s
t16h
data
002aaa334
Fig 15. General write timing when AS is tied to VSS
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active
t17d
RTS
DTR
change of state
change of state
DCD
CTS
DSR
change of state
change of state
t18d
t18d
INT
active
active
active
t19d
active
IOR
active
active
t18d
change of state
RI
002aaa347
Fig 16. Modem input/output timing
tw2
tw1
EXTERNAL
CLOCK
tw3
002aaa112
1
f XTAL = -----t w3
Fig 17. External clock timing
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start
bit
RX
parity
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
next
data
start
bit
D7
5 data bits
6 data bits
t20d
7 data bits
active
INT
t21d
active
IOR
16 baud rate clock
002aaa113
Fig 18. Receive timing
start
bit
RX
parity
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
next
data
start
bit
D7
t25d
active data
ready
RXRDY
t26d
active
IOR
002aab063
Fig 19. Receive ready timing in non-FIFO mode
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bit
D0
RX
parity
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
D7
first byte that
reaches the
trigger level
t25d
active data
ready
RXRDY
t26d
active
IOR
002aab064
Fig 20. Receive ready timing in FIFO mode
start
bit
TX
parity
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
next
data
start
bit
D7
5 data bits
6 data bits
7 data bits
active
transmitter ready
INT
t22d
t24d
t23d
IOW
active
active
16 baud rate clock
002aaa116
Fig 21. Transmit timing
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bit
TX
D0
IOW
active
D0 to D7
byte #1
parity
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
next
data
start
bit
D7
t28d
t27d
active
transmitter ready
TXRDY
transmitter
not ready
002aaa580
Fig 22. Transmit ready timing in non-FIFO mode
start
bit
data bits (0 to 7)
D0
TX
parity
bit
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
stop
bit
D7
5 data bits
6 data bits
7 data bits
IOW
active
t28d
D0 to D7
byte #16
t27d
TXRDY
FIFO full
002aab061
Fig 23. Transmit ready timing in FIFO mode (DMA mode ‘1’)
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11. Package outline
seating plane
DIP40: plastic dual in-line package; 40 leads (600 mil)
SOT129-1
ME
D
A2
L
A
A1
c
e
Z
w M
b1
(e 1)
b
MH
21
40
pin 1 index
E
1
20
0
5
10 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (inch dimensions are derived from the original mm dimensions)
UNIT
A
max.
A1
min.
A2
max.
b
b1
c
mm
4.7
0.51
4
1.70
1.14
0.53
0.38
0.36
0.23
52.5
51.5
inches
0.19
0.02
0.16
0.067
0.045
0.021
0.015
0.014
0.009
2.067
2.028
D
e
e1
L
ME
MH
w
Z (1)
max.
14.1
13.7
2.54
15.24
3.60
3.05
15.80
15.24
17.42
15.90
0.254
2.25
0.56
0.54
0.1
0.6
0.14
0.12
0.62
0.60
0.69
0.63
0.01
0.089
(1)
E
(1)
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.25 mm (0.01 inch) maximum per side are not included.
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION
IEC
JEDEC
JEITA
SOT129-1
051G08
MO-015
SC-511-40
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
99-12-27
03-02-13
Fig 24. Package outline SOT129-1 (DIP40)
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PLCC44: plastic leaded chip carrier; 44 leads
SOT187-2
eD
eE
y
X
39
A
29
28
40
bp
ZE
b1
w M
44
1
E
HE
pin 1 index
A
A4 A1
e
(A 3)
6
β
18
Lp
k
7
detail X
17
e
v M A
ZD
D
B
HD
v M B
0
5
10 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (mm dimensions are derived from the original inch dimensions)
A4
A1
e
UNIT A
A3
D(1) E(1)
eD
eE
HD
bp b1
max.
min.
4.57
4.19
mm
inches
0.81
0.66
HE
16.66 16.66
16.00 16.00 17.65 17.65 1.22
1.27
16.51 16.51
14.99 14.99 17.40 17.40 1.07
0.51
0.25
3.05
0.53
0.33
0.180
0.02
0.165
0.01
0.12
0.021 0.032 0.656 0.656
0.05
0.013 0.026 0.650 0.650
0.63
0.59
0.63
0.59
Lp
v
w
y
1.44
1.02
0.18
0.18
0.1
k
ZD(1) ZE(1)
max. max.
2.16
β
2.16
45 o
0.695 0.695 0.048 0.057
0.007 0.007 0.004 0.085 0.085
0.685 0.685 0.042 0.040
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.25 mm (0.01 inch) maximum per side are not included.
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION
IEC
JEDEC
JEITA
SOT187-2
112E10
MS-018
EDR-7319
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
99-12-27
01-11-14
Fig 25. Package outline SOT187-2 (PLCC44)
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LQFP48: plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7 x 7 x 1.4 mm
SOT313-2
c
y
X
36
25
A
37
24
ZE
e
E HE
A A2
(A 3)
A1
w M
θ
bp
pin 1 index
Lp
L
13
48
detail X
12
1
ZD
e
v M A
w M
bp
D
B
HD
v M B
0
2.5
5 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
UNIT
A
max.
A1
A2
A3
bp
c
D (1)
E (1)
e
HD
HE
L
Lp
v
w
y
mm
1.6
0.20
0.05
1.45
1.35
0.25
0.27
0.17
0.18
0.12
7.1
6.9
7.1
6.9
0.5
9.15
8.85
9.15
8.85
1
0.75
0.45
0.2
0.12
0.1
Z D (1) Z E (1)
θ
0.95
0.55
7o
o
0
0.95
0.55
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.25 mm maximum per side are not included.
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION
IEC
JEDEC
SOT313-2
136E05
MS-026
JEITA
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
00-01-19
03-02-25
Fig 26. Package outline SOT313-2 (LQFP48)
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32 terminals; body 5 x 5 x 0.85 mm
A
B
D
SOT617-1
terminal 1
index area
A
A1
E
c
detail X
C
e1
e
1/2
e b
9
y
y1 C
v M C A B
w M C
16
L
17
8
e
e2
Eh
1/2
1
terminal 1
index area
e
24
32
25
X
Dh
0
2.5
5 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
UNIT
A(1)
max.
A1
b
c
D (1)
Dh
E (1)
Eh
e
e1
e2
L
v
w
y
y1
mm
1
0.05
0.00
0.30
0.18
0.2
5.1
4.9
3.25
2.95
5.1
4.9
3.25
2.95
0.5
3.5
3.5
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.05
0.05
0.1
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.075 mm maximum per side are not included.
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION
IEC
JEDEC
JEITA
SOT617-1
---
MO-220
---
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
01-08-08
02-10-18
Fig 27. Package outline SOT617-1 (HVQFN32)
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12. Soldering of SMD packages
This text provides a very brief insight into a complex technology. A more in-depth account
of soldering ICs can be found in Application Note AN10365 “Surface mount reflow
soldering description”.
12.1 Introduction to soldering
Soldering is one of the most common methods through which packages are attached to
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), to form electrical circuits. The soldered joint provides both
the mechanical and the electrical connection. There is no single soldering method that is
ideal for all IC packages. Wave soldering is often preferred when through-hole and
Surface Mount Devices (SMDs) are mixed on one printed wiring board; however, it is not
suitable for fine pitch SMDs. Reflow soldering is ideal for the small pitches and high
densities that come with increased miniaturization.
12.2 Wave and reflow soldering
Wave soldering is a joining technology in which the joints are made by solder coming from
a standing wave of liquid solder. The wave soldering process is suitable for the following:
• Through-hole components
• Leaded or leadless SMDs, which are glued to the surface of the printed circuit board
Not all SMDs can be wave soldered. Packages with solder balls, and some leadless
packages which have solder lands underneath the body, cannot be wave soldered. Also,
leaded SMDs with leads having a pitch smaller than ~0.6 mm cannot be wave soldered,
due to an increased probability of bridging.
The reflow soldering process involves applying solder paste to a board, followed by
component placement and exposure to a temperature profile. Leaded packages,
packages with solder balls, and leadless packages are all reflow solderable.
Key characteristics in both wave and reflow soldering are:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Board specifications, including the board finish, solder masks and vias
Package footprints, including solder thieves and orientation
The moisture sensitivity level of the packages
Package placement
Inspection and repair
Lead-free soldering versus SnPb soldering
12.3 Wave soldering
Key characteristics in wave soldering are:
• Process issues, such as application of adhesive and flux, clinching of leads, board
transport, the solder wave parameters, and the time during which components are
exposed to the wave
• Solder bath specifications, including temperature and impurities
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12.4 Reflow soldering
Key characteristics in reflow soldering are:
• Lead-free versus SnPb soldering; note that a lead-free reflow process usually leads to
higher minimum peak temperatures (see Figure 28) than a SnPb process, thus
reducing the process window
• Solder paste printing issues including smearing, release, and adjusting the process
window for a mix of large and small components on one board
• Reflow temperature profile; this profile includes preheat, reflow (in which the board is
heated to the peak temperature) and cooling down. It is imperative that the peak
temperature is high enough for the solder to make reliable solder joints (a solder paste
characteristic). In addition, the peak temperature must be low enough that the
packages and/or boards are not damaged. The peak temperature of the package
depends on package thickness and volume and is classified in accordance with
Table 27 and 28
Table 27.
SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020D)
Package thickness (mm)
Package reflow temperature (C)
Volume (mm3)
< 350
 350
< 2.5
235
220
 2.5
220
220
Table 28.
Lead-free process (from J-STD-020D)
Package thickness (mm)
Package reflow temperature (C)
Volume (mm3)
< 350
350 to 2000
> 2000
< 1.6
260
260
260
1.6 to 2.5
260
250
245
> 2.5
250
245
245
Moisture sensitivity precautions, as indicated on the packing, must be respected at all
times.
Studies have shown that small packages reach higher temperatures during reflow
soldering, see Figure 28.
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= MSL limit, damage level
temperature
minimum peak temperature
= minimum soldering temperature
peak
temperature
time
001aac844
MSL: Moisture Sensitivity Level
Fig 28. Temperature profiles for large and small components
For further information on temperature profiles, refer to Application Note AN10365
“Surface mount reflow soldering description”.
13. Soldering of through-hole mount packages
13.1 Introduction to soldering through-hole mount packages
This text gives a very brief insight into wave, dip and manual soldering.
Wave soldering is the preferred method for mounting of through-hole mount IC packages
on a printed-circuit board.
13.2 Soldering by dipping or by solder wave
Driven by legislation and environmental forces the worldwide use of lead-free solder
pastes is increasing. Typical dwell time of the leads in the wave ranges from
3 seconds to 4 seconds at 250 C or 265 C, depending on solder material applied, SnPb
or Pb-free respectively.
The total contact time of successive solder waves must not exceed 5 seconds.
The device may be mounted up to the seating plane, but the temperature of the plastic
body must not exceed the specified maximum storage temperature (Tstg(max)). If the
printed-circuit board has been pre-heated, forced cooling may be necessary immediately
after soldering to keep the temperature within the permissible limit.
13.3 Manual soldering
Apply the soldering iron (24 V or less) to the lead(s) of the package, either below the
seating plane or not more than 2 mm above it. If the temperature of the soldering iron bit is
less than 300 C it may remain in contact for up to 10 seconds. If the bit temperature is
between 300 C and 400 C, contact may be up to 5 seconds.
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Table 29.
Suitability of through-hole mount IC packages for dipping and wave soldering
Package
Soldering method
Dipping
Wave
CPGA, HCPGA
-
suitable
DBS, DIP, HDIP, RDBS, SDIP, SIL
suitable
suitable[1]
PMFP[2]
-
not suitable
[1]
For SDIP packages, the longitudinal axis must be parallel to the transport direction of the printed-circuit
board.
[2]
For PMFP packages hot bar soldering or manual soldering is suitable.
14. Abbreviations
Table 30.
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Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DLL
Divisor Latch LSB
DLM
Divisor Latch MSB
DMA
Direct Memory Access
FIFO
First-In, First-Out
ISDN
Integrated Service Digital Network
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB
Most Significant Bit
TTL
Transistor-Transistor Logic
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter
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Table 31.
Revision history
Document ID
Release date
Data sheet status
Change notice
Supersedes
SC16C550B_6
20141216
Product data sheet
-
SC16C550B_5
Modifications:
•
Table 9 “SC16C550B internal registers”: changed MCR bit 3 from “OUT2” to “OUT2, INT
enable”; updated Table note 4.
SC16C550B_5
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Product data sheet
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SC16C550B_4
SC16C550B_4
20070316
Product data sheet
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SC16C550B_3
SC16C550B_3
(9397 750 14986)
20050620
Product data sheet
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20041214
Product data
-
SC16C550B-01
SC16C550B-01
(9397 750 11967)
20040326
Product data
-
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Product status[3]
Definition
Objective [short] data sheet
Development
This document contains data from the objective specification for product development.
Preliminary [short] data sheet
Qualification
This document contains data from the preliminary specification.
Product [short] data sheet
Production
This document contains the product specification.
[1]
Please consult the most recently issued document before initiating or completing a design.
[2]
The term ‘short data sheet’ is explained in section “Definitions”.
[3]
The product status of device(s) described in this document may have changed since this document was published and may differ in case of multiple devices. The latest product status
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In the event that customer uses the product for design-in and use in
automotive applications to automotive specifications and standards, customer
(a) shall use the product without NXP Semiconductors’ warranty of the
product for such automotive applications, use and specifications, and (b)
whenever customer uses the product for automotive applications beyond
NXP Semiconductors’ specifications such use shall be solely at customer’s
own risk, and (c) customer fully indemnifies NXP Semiconductors for any
liability, damages or failed product claims resulting from customer design and
use of the product for automotive applications beyond NXP Semiconductors’
standard warranty and NXP Semiconductors’ product specifications.
Translations — A non-English (translated) version of a document is for
reference only. The English version shall prevail in case of any discrepancy
between the translated and English versions.
16.4 Trademarks
Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names and trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
17. Contact information
For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com
For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected]
SC16C550B
Product data sheet
All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
Rev. 6 — 16 December 2014
© NXP Semiconductors N.V. 2014. All rights reserved.
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SC16C550B
NXP Semiconductors
5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V UART with 16-byte FIFOs
18. Contents
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5
5.1
5.2
6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
7
7.1
General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pinning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Internal registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FIFO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Autoflow control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auto-RTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auto-CTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enabling autoflow control and auto-CTS . . . . 12
Auto-CTS and auto-RTS functional timing . . . 12
Hardware/software and time-out interrupts. . . 13
Programmable baud rate generator . . . . . . . . 14
DMA operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Loopback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Register descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmit Holding Register (THR) and
Receive Holding Register (RHR) . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2
Interrupt Enable Register (IER) . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2.1
IER versus Receive FIFO interrupt mode
operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.2.2
IER versus Receive/Transmit FIFO polled
mode operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3
FIFO Control Register (FCR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3.1
DMA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3.1.1
Mode 0 (FCR bit 3 = 0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3.1.2
Mode 1 (FCR bit 3 = 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3.2
FIFO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.4
Interrupt Status Register (ISR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.5
Line Control Register (LCR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.6
Modem Control Register (MCR) . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.7
Line Status Register (LSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.8
Modem Status Register (MSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.9
Scratchpad Register (SPR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.10
SC16C550B external reset conditions . . . . . . 28
8
Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
9
Static characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
10
Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
10.1
Timing diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11
Package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
12
Soldering of SMD packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
12.1
Introduction to soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
12.2
12.3
12.4
13
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
14
15
16
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
17
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Wave and reflow soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wave soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reflow soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soldering of through-hole mount packages.
Introduction to soldering through-hole mount
packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soldering by dipping or by solder wave . . . . .
Manual soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package related soldering information. . . . . .
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s)
described herein, have been included in section ‘Legal information’.
© NXP Semiconductors N.V. 2014.
All rights reserved.
For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com
For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected]
Date of release: 16 December 2014
Document identifier: SC16C550B