EXAR 16C450

ST16C450
UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER (UART)
September 2003
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
N.C.
VCC
-RI
-CD
-DSR
-CTS
6
5
4
3
2
1
44
43
42
41
40
PLCC Package
D5
7
39
RESET
D6
8
38
-OP1
D7
9
37
-DTR
RCLK
10
36
-RTS
RX
11
35
-OP2
N.C.
12
34
N.C.
TX
13
33
INT
CS0
14
32
N.C.
CS1
15
31
A0
-CS2
16
30
A1
-BAUDOUT
17
29
A2
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
XTAL2
-IOW
IOW
GND
N.C.
-IOR
IOR
-DDIS
CSOUT
-AS
ST16C450CJ44
XTAL1
The ST16C450 is a universal asynchronous receiver
and transmitter. The ST16C450 is an improved version of the NS16450 UART with higher operating
speed and lower access time. A programmable baud
rate generator is provided to select transmit and
receive clock rates from 50 Bps to 1.5 Mbps.
The ST16C450 on board status registers provides the
error conditions, type and status of the transfer
operation being performed. Included is complete
MODEM control capability, and a processor interrupt
system that may be software tailored to the user’s
requirements. The ST16C450 provides internal loopback capability for on board diagnostic testing.
The ST16C450 is available in 40 pin PDIP, 44 pin
PLCC, and 48 pin TQFP packages. It is fabricated in
an advanced CMOS process to achieve low drain
power and high speed requirements.
FEATURES
• Pin to pin and functionally compatible to the Industry Standard 16450
• 2.97 to 5.5 volt operation
• 1.5 Mbps transmit/receive operation (24MHz)
• Programmable word lengths (5, 6, 7, 8)
• Even, odd, force, or no parity generation and
detection
• Independent transmit and receive control
• Standard modem interface
• Low operating current ( 1.2mA typ.)
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part number
Package
ST16C450CP40
ST16C450CJ44
ST16C450CQ48
ST16C450IP40
ST16C450IJ44
ST16C450IQ48
40-Lead
44-Lead
48-Lead
40-Lead
44-Lead
48-Lead
PDIP
PLCC
TQFP
PDIP
PLCC
TQFP
Operating temperature
Device Status
0° C to + 70° C
0° C to + 70° C
0° C to + 70° C
-40° C to + 85° C
-40° C to + 85° C
-40° C to + 85° C
Active. See the ST16C450CQ48 for new designs.
Active
Active
Active. See the ST16C450IQ48 for new designs.
Active
Active
Rev. 4.20
EXAR Corporation, 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538 • (510) 668-7000 • FAX (510) 668-7017
ST16C450
Figure 1, PACKAGE DESCRIPTION, ST16C450
N.C.
1
36
N.C.
D5
2
35
RESET
D6
3
34
-OP1
D7
4
RCLK
5
N.C.
6
33
ST16C450CQ48
-DTR
32
-RTS
31
-OP2
RX
7
30
INT
D0
1
40
VCC
D1
2
39
-RI
D2
3
38
-CD
D3
4
37
-DSR
D4
5
36
-CTS
D5
6
35
RESET
D6
7
34
-OP1
D7
8
33
-DTR
RCLK
9
32
-RTS
31
-OP2
30
INT
ST16C450CP40
-CTS
N.C.
37
-DSR
-CD
-RI
VCC
D0
D1
40 Pin DIP Package
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
D3
D4
D2
45
46
47
48
N.C.
48 Pin TQFP Package
TX
8
29
N.C.
RX
10
CS0
9
28
A0
TX
11
CS1
10
27
A1
CS0
12
29
N.C.
-CS2
11
26
A2
CS1
13
28
A0
-BAUDOUT
12
25
N.C.
21
22
23
24
N.C.
-DDIS
CSOUT
-AS
-IOR
20
IOR
21
IOR
22
20
19
19
-IOR
IOW
GND
18
-DDIS
17
CSOUT
23
IOW
24
18
GND
17
-IOW
16
XTAL2
-IOW
-AS
15
25
XTAL2
A2
16
14
A1
26
13
27
15
N.C.
14
XTAL1
-CS2
-BAUDOUT
XTAL1
Rev. 4.20
2
ST16C450
Inter Connect Bus Lines
&
Control signals
A0-A2
-AS
CS0,CS1
-CS2
Register
Select
Logic
D0-D7
-IOR,IOR
-IOW,IOW
RESET
Data bus
&
Control Logic
Figure 2, BLOCK DIAGRAM
Transmit
Shift
Register
TX
Receive
Shift
Register
RX
-DDIS
CSOUT
Clock
&
Baud Rate
Generator
XTAL1
RCLK
XTAL2
-BAUDOUT
INT
Interrupt
Control
Logic
-DTR,-RTS
-OP1,-OP2
Rev. 4.20
3
Modem
Control
Logic
-CTS
-RI
-CD
-DSR
ST16C450
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
Symbol
40
Pin
44
48
Signal
type
A0
28
31
28
I
Address-0 Select Bit Internal registers address selection.
A1
27
30
27
I
Address-1 Select Bit Internal registers address selection.
A2
26
29
26
I
Address-2 Select Bit Internal registers address selection.
IOR
22
25
20
I
Read data strobe. Its function is the same as -IOR (see IOR), except it is active high. Either an active -IOR or IOR
is required to transfer data from 16C450 to CPU during a
read operation.
CS0
12
14
9
I
Chip Select-0. Logical 1 on this pin provides the chip select0 function.
CS1
13
15
10
I
Chip Select-1. Logical 1 on this pin provides the chip select1 function.
-CS2
14
16
11
I
Chip Select -2. Logical 0 on this pin provides the chip select2 function.
IOW
19
21
17
I
Write data strobe. Its function is the same as -IOW (see IOW), but it acts as an active high input signal. Either -IOW
or IOW is required to transfer data from the CPU to
ST16C450 during a write operation.
-AS
25
28
24
I
Address Strobe. A logic 0 transition on -AS latches the state
of the chip selects and the register select bits, A0-A2. This
input is used when address and chip selects are not stable
for the duration of a read or write operation, i.e., a microprocessor that needs to de-multiplex the address and data bits.
If not required, the -AS input can be permanently tied to a
logic 0 (it is edge triggered).
D0-D7
1-8
2-9
43-47
2-4
I/O
Data Bus (Bi-directional) - These pins are the eight bit, tristate data bus for transferring information to or from the
controlling CPU. D0 is the least significant bit and the first
data bit in a transmit or receive serial data stream.
18
Pwr
Signal and Power Ground.
GND
20
22
Pin Description
Rev. 4.20
4
ST16C450
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
Symbol
40
Pin
44
48
Signal
type
-IOR
21
24
19
I
Read data strobe (active low strobe). A logic 0 on this pin
transfers the contents of the ST16C450 data bus to the
CPU.
-IOW
18
20
16
I
Write data strobe (active low strobe). A logic 0 on this pin
transfers the contents of the CPU data bus to the addressed
internal register.
INT
30
33
30
O
Interrupt Request (active high). Interrupts are enabled in the
interrupt enable register (IER), and when an interrupt condition exists. Interrupt conditions include: receiver errors,
available receiver buffer data, transmit buffer empty, or
when a modem status flag is detected.
CSOUT
24
27
23
O
Chip select out. A high on this pin indicates that the
ST16C450 has been enabled by the chip select pin.
-BAUDOUT
15
17
12
O
Baud Rate Generator Output. This pin provides the 16X
clock of the selected data rate from the baud rate generator.
The RCLK pin must be connected externally to -BAUDOUT
when the receiver is operating at the same data rate.
-DDIS
23
26
22
O
Drive Disable. This pin goes to a logic 0 when the external
CPU is reading data from the ST16C450. This signal can be
used to disable external transceivers or other logic functions.
-OP1
34
38
34
O
Output-1 (User Defined) - See bit-2 of modem control
register (MCR bit-2).
RESET
35
39
35
I
Reset. (active high) - A logic 1 on this pin will reset the
internal registers and all the outputs. The UART transmitter
output and the receiver input will be disabled during reset
time. (See ST16C450 External Reset Conditions for initialization details.)
9
10
5
I
Receive Clock Input. This pin is used as external 16X clock
input to the receiver section. External connection to Baudout pin is required in order to utilize the internal baud
rate generator.
RCLK
Pin Description
Rev. 4.20
5
ST16C450
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
Symbol
40
Pin
44
48
Signal
type
Pin Description
-OP2
31
35
31
O
VCC
40
44
42
Pwr
XTAL1
16
18
14
I
Crystal or External Clock Input - Functions as a crystal input
or as an external clock input. A crystal can be connected
between this pin and XTAL2 to form an internal oscillator
circuit. An external 1 MW resistor is required between the
XTAL1 and XTAL2 pins (see figure 3). Alternatively, an
external clock can be connected to this pin to provide
custom data rates (Programming Baud Rate Generator
section).
XTAL2
17
19
15
O
Output of the Crystal Oscillator or Buffered Clock - (See also
XTAL1). Crystal oscillator output or buffered clock output.
-CD
38
42
40
I
Carrier Detect (active low) - A logic 0 on this pin indicates
that a carrier has been detected by the modem.
-CTS
36
40
38
I
Clear to Send (active low) - A logic 0 on the -CTS pin
indicates the modem or data set is ready to accept transmit
data from the ST16C450. Status can be tested by reading
MSR bit-4. This pin has no effect on the UART’s transmit or
receive operation.
-DSR
37
41
39
I
Data Set Ready (active low) - A logic 0 on this pin indicates
the modem or data set is powered-on and is ready for data
exchange with the UART. This pin has no effect on the
UART’s transmit or receive operation.
-DTR
33
37
33
O
Data Terminal Ready (active low) - A logic 0 on this pin
indicates that the ST16C450 is powered-on and ready. This
pin can be controlled via the modem control register.
Writing a logic 1 to MCR bit-0 will set the -DTR output to
logic 0, enabling the modem. This pin will be a logic 1 after
writing a logic 0 to MCR bit-0, or after a reset. This pin has
no effect on the UART’s transmit or receive operation.
Output-2 (User Defined). This pin provides the user a general
purpose output. See bit-3 modem control register (MCR bit3).
Power Supply Input.
Rev. 4.20
6
ST16C450
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
Symbol
40
Pin
44
48
Signal
type
Pin Description
-RI
39
43
41
I
Ring Indicator (active low) - A logic 0 on this pin indicates the
modem has received a ringing signal from the telephone
line. A logic 1 transition on this input pin will generate an
interrupt.
-RTS
32
36
32
O
Request to Send (active low) - A logic 0 on the -RTS pin
indicates the transmitter has data ready and waiting to send.
Writing a logic 1 in the modem control register (MCR bit-1)
will set this pin to a logic 0 indicating data is available. After
a reset this pin will be set to a logic 1. This pin has no effect
on the UART’s transmit or receive operation.
RX
10
11
7
I
Receive Data - This pin provides the serial receive data
input to the ST16C450. The RX signal will be a logic 1 during
reset, idle (no data). During the local loop-back mode, the
RX input pin is disabled and TX data is internally connected
to the UART RX Input, internally, see figure 12.
TX
11
13
8
O
Transmit Data - This pin provides the serial transmit data
from the ST16C450, the TX signal will be a logic 1 during
reset, idle (no data). During the local loop-back mode, the
TX input pin is disabled and TX data is internally connected
to the UART RX Input, see figure 12.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
provide all these functions is fairly complex especially
when manufactured on a single integrated silicon chip.
The ST16C450 represents such an integration with
greatly enhanced features. The ST16C450 is fabricated
with an advanced CMOS process. The ST16C450 is
designed to work with high speed modems and shared
network environments.
The ST16C450 provides serial asynchronous receive
data synchronization, parallel-to-serial and serial-toparallel 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 stops 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 electronic circuitry to
The ST16C450 is capable of operation to 1.5Mbps
with a 24 MHz crystal or external clock input.
With a crystal of 14.7464 MHz and through a software
option, the user can select data rates up to 460.8Kbps
or 921.6Kbps.
Rev. 4.20
7
ST16C450
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS
Internal Registers
The ST16C450 provides 11 internal registers for
monitoring and control. These registers are shown in
Table 2 below. These registers function as data holding
registers (THR/RHR), interrupt status and control
registers (IER/ISR), 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 assessable scratchpad register
(SPR).
Table 2, INTERNAL REGISTER DECODE
A2
A1
A0
READ MODE
WRITE MODE
General Register Set (THR/RHR, IER/ISR, MCR/MSR, LCR/LSR, SPR):
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Receive Holding Register
Transmit Holding Register
Interrupt Enable Register
Interrupt Status Register
Line Control Register
Modem Control Register
Line Status Register
Modem Status Register
Scratchpad Register
Scratchpad Register
Baud Rate Register Set (DLL/DLM): Note *3
0
0
0
0
0
1
LSB of Divisor Latch
MSB of Divisor Latch
LSB of Divisor Latch
MSB of Divisor Latch
Note *3: These registers are accessible only when LCR bit-7 is set to a logic 1.
Rev. 4.20
8
ST16C450
Programmable Baud Rate Generator
Alternatively, an external clock can be connected to the
XTAL1 pin to clock the internal baud rate generator for
standard or custom rates. See figure 3 for crystal
oscillator connection.
The ST16C450 supports high speed modem technologies that have increased input data rates by
employing data compression schemes. For example
a 33.6Kbps modem that employs data compression
may require a 115.2Kbps input data rate. A 128.0Kbps
ISDN modem that supports data compression may
need an input data rate of 460.8Kbps. The ST16C450
can support a standard data rate of 921.6Kbps.
The generator divides the input 16X clock by any
divisor from 1 to 216 -1. The ST16C450 divides the
basic crystal or external clock by 16. The frequency of
the -BAUDOUT output pin is exactly 16X (16 times) of
the selected baud rate (-BAUDOUT =16 x Baud Rate).
Customized Baud Rates can be achieved by selecting
the proper divisor values for the MSB and LSB sections
of baud rate generator.
The programmable Baud Rate Generator is capable of
accepting an input clock up to 24 MHz, as required for
supporting a 1.5Mbps data rate. The ST16C450 can be
configured for internal or external clock operation. For
internal clock oscillator operation, an industry standard
microprocessor crystal (parallel resonant/ 22-33 pF
load) is connected externally between the XTAL1 and
XTAL2 pins, with an external 1 MΩ resistor across it.
Programming the Baud Rate Generator Registers DLM
(MSB) and DLL (LSB) provides a user capability for
selecting the desired final baud rate. The example in
Table 3 below.
Table 3, BAUD RATE GENERATOR PROGRAMMING TABLE (1.8432 MHz CLOCK):
Output
Baud Rate
User
16 x Clock
Divisor
(Decimal)
User
16 x Clock
Divisor
(HEX)
DLM
Program
Value
(HEX)
DLL
Program
Value
(HEX)
50
75
150
300
600
1200
2400
4800
7200
9600
19.2k
38.4k
57.6k
115.2k
2304
1536
768
384
192
96
48
24
16
12
6
3
2
1
900
600
300
180
C0
60
30
18
10
0C
06
03
02
01
09
06
03
01
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
80
C0
60
30
18
10
0C
06
03
02
01
Rev. 4.20
9
ST16C450
associated interface pins, and instead are connected
together internally (See Figure 4). The -CTS, -DSR, -CD,
and -RI are disconnected from their normal modem
control inputs pins, and instead are connected internally to -DTR, -RTS, -OP1 and -OP2. Loop-back test
data is entered into the transmit holding register via the
user data bus interface, D0-D7. The transmit UART
serializes the data and passes the serial data to the
receive UART via the internal loop-back connection. The
receive UART converts the serial data back into parallel
data that is then made available at the user data
interface, D0-D7. The user optionally compares the
received data to the initial transmitted data for verifying
error free operation of the UART TX/RX circuits.
XTAL2
XTAL1
Figure 3, EXTERNAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR
CONNECTION
R1
50-120
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 lower four bits of the Modem Control Register
(MCR bits 0-3) instead of the four Modem Status
Register bits 4-7. The interrupts are still controlled by
the IER.
R2
1M
X1
1.8432 MHz
C1
22pF
C2
33pF
Loopback Mode
The internal loop-back capability allows onboard diagnostics. In the loop-back mode the normal modem
interface pins are disconnected and reconfigured for
loop-back internally. In this mode MSR bits 4-7 are
also disconnected. However, MCR register bits 0-3
can be used for controlling loop-back diagnostic testing. In the loop-back mode -OP1 and -OP2 in the MCR
register (bits 0-1) control the modem -RI and -CD
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
Rev. 4.20
10
ST16C450
INT
Receive
Shift
Register
TX
MCR Bit-4=1
Receive
Holding
Registers
RX
-RTS
-CD
-DTR
Interrupt
Control
Logic
-DDIS
CSOUT
Transmit
Shift
Register
Modem Control Logic
A0-A2
-AS
CS0,CS1
-CS2
Transmit
Holding
Registers
I n te r C o n n e c t B u s L in e s
&
C o n tr o l s ig n a ls
-IOR,IOR
-IOW,IOW
RESET
Register
Select
Logic
D0-D7
Data bus
&
Control Logic
Figure 4, INTERNAL LOOPBACK MODE DIAGRAM
Clock
&
Baud Rate
Generator
-RI
-OP1
-DSR
-OP2
Rev. 4.20
11
XTAL2
-BAUDOUT
XTAL1
RCLK
-CTS
ST16C450
REGISTER FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS
The following table delineates the assigned bit functions for the twelve ST16C450 internal registers. The assigned bit functions are more fully defined in the following paragraphs.
Table 4, ST16C450 INTERNAL REGISTERS
A2 A1 A0
Register
[Default]
Note *5
BIT-7
BIT-6
BIT-5
BIT-4
BIT-3
BIT-2
BIT-1
BIT-0
General Register Set
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]
0
0
0
0
modem
status
interrupt
receive
line
status
interrupt
transmit
holding
register
receive
holding
register
0
1
0
ISR [01]
0
0
0
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]
0
0
0
loop
back
-OP2
-OP1
-RTS
-DTR
1
0
1
LSR [60]
0
trans.
empty
trans.
holding
empty
break
interrupt
framing
error
parity
error
overrun
error
receive
data
ready
1
1
0
MSR [X0]
CD
RI
DSR
CTS
delta
-CD
delta
-RI
delta
-DSR
delta
-CTS
1
1
1
SPR [FF]
bit-7
bit-6
bit-5
bit-4
bit-3
bit-2
bit-1
bit-0
Special Register Set: Note *3
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
Note *3: The Special register set is accessible only when LCR bit-7 is set to a logic 1.
Note *5: The value represents the register’s initialized HEX value. An “X” signifies a 4-bit un-initialized nibble.
Rev. 4.20
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ST16C450
IER BIT-2:
Logic 0 = Disable the receiver line status interrupt.
(normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Enable the receiver line status interrupt.
Transmit and Receive Holding Register
The serial transmitter section consists of an 8-bit
Transmit Hold 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 (D7-D0) 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 transmit holding register
empty flag is set.
IER BIT-3:
Logic 0 = Disable the modem status register interrupt.
(normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Enable the modem status register interrupt.
IER BIT 4-7: Not used and set to “0”.
Interrupt Status Register (ISR)
The serial receive section also contains an 8-bit
Receive Holding Register, RHR. Receive data is
removed from the ST16C450 and receive 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 16x clock rate. After 7 1/2
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.
The ST16C450 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 rereading the interrupt status bits. The Interrupt
Source Table 5 (below) shows the data values (bit 0-3)
for the four prioritized interrupt levels and the interrupt
sources associated with each of these interrupt levels:
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 ST16C450 INT output
pin.
IER BIT-0:
Logic 0 = Disable the receiver ready interrupt. (normal
default condition)
Logic 1 = Enable the receiver ready interrupt.
IER BIT-1:
Logic 0 = Disable the transmitter empty interrupt.
(normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Enable the transmitter empty interrupt.
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Table 5, INTERRUPT SOURCE TABLE
Priority
Level
1
2
3
4
[ISR]
Bit-3 Bit-2Bit-1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Bit-0
0
0
0
0
Source of the interrupt
LSR (Receiver Line Status Register)
RXRDY (Received Data Ready)
TXRDY ( Transmitter Holding Register Empty)
MSR (Modem Status Register)
LCR BIT-2: (logic 0 or cleared is the default condition)
The length of stop bit is specified by this bit in conjunction with the programmed word length.
ISR BIT-0:
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)
ISR BIT 1-3: (logic 0 or cleared is the default condition)
These bits indicate the source for a pending interrupt
at interrupt priority levels 1, 2, and 3 (See Interrupt
Source Table).
BIT-2
Word length
Stop bit
length
(Bit time(s))
0
1
1
5,6,7,8
5
6,7,8
1
1-1/2
2
ISR BIT 4-7: Not used and set to “0”.
LCR BIT-3:
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.
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.
LCR BIT-4:
If the parity bit is enabled with LCR bit-3 set to a logic
1, LCR BIT-4 selects the even or odd parity format.
Logic 0 = ODD Parity is generated by forcing an odd
number of logic 1’s 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
the number of logic 1’s in the transmitted. The receiver
must be programmed to check the same format.
LCR BIT 0-1: (logic 0 or cleared is the default condition)
These two bits specify the word length to be transmitted or received.
BIT-1
BIT-0
Word length
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
5
6
7
8
LCR BIT-5:
If the parity bit is enabled, LCR BIT-5 selects the
forced parity format.
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MCR BIT-1:
Logic 0 = Force -RTS output to a logic 1. (normal default
condition)
Logic 1 = Force -RTS output to a logic 0.
LCR BIT-5 = logic 0, parity is not forced (normal default
condition)
LCR BIT-5 = logic 1 and LCR BIT-4 = logic 0, parity bit
is forced to a logical 1 for the transmit and receive
data.
LCR BIT-5 = logic 1 and LCR BIT-4 = logic 1, parity bit
is forced to a logical 0 for the transmit and receive
data.
LCR
Bit-5
LCR
Bit-4
LCR
Bit-3
Parity selection
X
0
0
1
1
X
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
No parity
Odd parity
Even parity
Force parity”1”
Forced parity “0”
MCR BIT-2:
Logic 0 = Set -OP1 output to a logic 1. (normal default
condition)
Logic 1 = Set -OP1 output to a logic 0.
MCR BIT-3:
Logic 0 = Set -OP2 output to a logic 1. (normal default
condition)
Logic 1 = Set -OP2 output to a logic 0.
MCR BIT-4:
Logic 0 = Disable loop-back mode. (normal default
condition)
Logic 1 = Enable local loop-back mode (diagnostics).
LCR BIT-6:
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 bit-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.
MCR BIT 5-7: Not used and set to “0”.
Line Status Register (LSR)
This register provides the status of data transfers
between. the ST16C450 and the CPU.
LSR BIT-0:
Logic 0 = No data in receive holding register. (normal
default condition)
Logic 1 = Data has been received and is saved in the
receive holding register.
LCR BIT-7:
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.
LSR BIT-1:
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 RHR 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 transfer into the RHR, therefore the
data in the RHR is not corrupted by the error.
Modem Control Register (MCR)
This register controls the interface with the modem or a
peripheral device.
LSR BIT-2:
Logic 0 = No parity error (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Parity error. The receive character does not
have correct parity information and is suspect.
MCR BIT-0:
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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LSR BIT-3:
Logic 0 = No framing error (normal default condition).
Logic 1 = Framing error. The receive character did not
have a valid stop bit(s).
MSR BIT-1:
Logic 0 = No -DSR Change (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = The -DSR input to the ST16C450 has
changed state since the last time it was read. A
modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
LSR BIT-4:
Logic 0 = No break condition (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = The receiver received a break signal.
MSR BIT-2:
Logic 0 = No -RI Change (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = The -RI input to the ST16C450 has changed
from a logic 0 to a logic 1. A modem Status Interrupt
will be generated.
LSR BIT-5:
This bit indicates that the ST16C450 is ready to accept
new characters for transmission. This bit causes the
ST16C450 to issue an interrupt to the CPU when the
transmit holding register is empty and the interrupt
enable is set.
MSR BIT-3:
Logic 0 = No -CD Change (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Indicates that the -CD input to the has
changed state since the last time it was read. A
modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
Logic 0 = Transmit holding register is not empty.
(normal default condition)
Logic 1 = Transmit holding register is empty. When
this bit is a logic 1, the CPU can load a new characters
into the Transmit Holding Register for transmission.
MSR BIT-4:
CTS (active high, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
compliment of the -CTS input. In the loop-back mode,
this bit is equivalent to the RTS bit in the MCR register.
LSR BIT-6:
Logic 0 = Transmitter holding and shift registers are
full.
Logic 1 = Transmitter holding and shift registers are
empty.
MSR BIT-5:
DSR (active high, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
compliment of the -DSR input. In the loop-back mode,
this bit is equivalent to the DTR bit in the MCR register.
LSR BIT-7: Not used and set to “0”.
MSR BIT-6:
RI (active high, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
compliment of the -RI input. In the loop-back mode this
bit is equivalent to the OP1 bit in the MCR register.
Modem Status Register (MSR)
This register provides the current state of the control
interface signals from the modem, or other peripheral
device that the ST16C450 is connected to. 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.
MSR BIT-7:
CD (active high, logical 1). Normally this bit is the
compliment of the -CD input. In the loop-back mode
this bit is equivalent to the OP2 bit in the MCR register.
MSR BIT-0:
Logic 0 = No -CTS Change (normal default condition)
Logic 1 = The -CTS input to the ST16C450 has
changed state since the last time it was read. A
modem Status Interrupt will be generated.
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Scratchpad Register (SPR)
The ST16C450 provides a temporary data register to
store 8 bits of user information.
ST16C450 EXTERNAL RESET CONDITIONS
REGISTERS
IER
ISR
LCR, MCR
LSR
MSR
RESET STATE
IER BITS 0-7 = logic 0
ISR BIT-0=1, ISR BITS 1-7 = logic
0
BITS 0-7 = logic 0
LSR BITS 0-4 = logic 0,
LSR BITS 5-6 = logic 1 LSR, BIT
7 = logic 0
MSR BITS 0-3 = logic 0,
MSR BITS 4-7 = logic levels of the
input signals
SIGNALS
RESET STATE
TX
-OP1
-OP2
-RTS
-DTR
CSOUT
INT
Logic 1
Logic 1
Logic 1
Logic 1
Logic 1
Logic 0
Logic 0
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
TA=0° - 70°C (-40° - +85°C for Industrial grade packages), Vcc=3.3 - 5.0 V ± 10% unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
T1w,T2w
T3w
T4w
T5s
T5h
T6s
T6h
T7d
T7w
T7h
T8d
T9d
T10d
T11d
T12d
T12h
T13d
T13w
T13h
T14d
T15d
T16s
T16h
T17d
T18d
T19d
T20d
T21d
T22d
T23d
T24d
TR
N
Parameter
Clock pulse duration
Oscillator/Clock frequency
Address strobe width
Address setup time
Address hold time
Address setup time
Chip select hold time
-IOR delay from chip select
-IOR strobe width
Chip select hold time from -IOR
-IOR delay from address
Read cycle delay
CSOUT delay from chip select
-IOR to -DDIS delay
Delay from -IOR to data
Data disable time
-IOW delay from chip select
-IOW strobe width
Chip select hold time from -IOW
-IOW delay from address
Write cycle delay
Data setup time
Data hold time
Delay from -IOW to output
Delay to set interrupt from MODEM
input
Delay to reset interrupt from -IOR
Delay from stop to set interrupt
Delay from -IOR to reset interrupt
Delay from stop to interrupt
Delay from initial INT reset to transmit
start
Delay from -IOW to reset interrupt
Reset pulse width
Baud rate devisor
Limits
3.3
Min
Max
17
Limits
5.0
Min
Max
17
50
40
40
35
ns
MHz
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
40
1
45
45
24
35
1
40
40
24
ns
Rclk
ns
ns
Rclk
40
ns
ns
Rclk
8
35
5
5
5
0
10
35
0
10
40
24
25
0
5
0
0
10
25
0
10
30
15
15
35
25
10
40
0
10
40
20
5
8
10
10
25
15
10
25
0
10
30
15
5
8
45
40
1
Note 1: Applicable only when -AS is tied low.
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Units
216-1
40
1
216-1
Conditions
Note 1:
Note 1:
Note 1:
100 pF load
100 pF load
Note 1:
Note 1:
100 pF load
100 pF load
100 pF load
100 pF load
ST16C450
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply range
Voltage at any pin
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
Package dissipation
7 Volts
GND - 0.3 V to VCC +0.3 V
-40° C to +85° C
-65° C to 150° C
500 mW
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
TA=0° - 70°C (-40° - +85°C for Industrial grade packages), Vcc=3.3 - 5.0 V ± 10% unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
VILCK
VIHCK
VIL
VIH
VOL
VOL
VOH
VOH
IIL
ICL
ICC
CP
Parameter
Clock input low level
Clock input high level
Input low level
Input high level
Output low level on all outputs
Output low level on all outputs
Output high level
Output high level
Input leakage
Clock leakage
Avg power supply current
Input capacitance
Limits
3.3
Min
Max
Limits
5.0
Min
Max
-0.3
2.4
-0.3
2.0
-0.5
3.0
-0.5
2.2
0.6
VCC
0.8
0.6
VCC
0.8
VCC
0.4
0.4
2.4
2.0
±10
±10
1.3
5
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±10
±10
3
5
Units
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
µA
µA
mA
pF
Conditions
IOL= 5 mA
IOL= 4 mA
IOH= -5 mA
IOH= -1 mA
ST16C450
T1w
T2w
EXTERNAL
CLOCK
T3w
-BAUDOUT
1/2 -BAUDOUT
1/3 -BAUDOUT
1/3> -BAUDOUT
X450-CK-1
Clock timing
Rev. 4.20
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ST16C450
T4w
-AS
T5h
T5s
Valid
Address
A0-A2
T6h
T6s
-CS2
CS1-CS0
Valid
T7d
T7h
T7w
T8d
-IOR
IOR
T9d
Active
T10d
T10d
Active
CSOUT
T11d
T11d
Active
-DDIS
T12h
T12d
D0-D7
Data
X450-RD-1
General read timing
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ST16C450
T4w
-AS
T5h
T5s
Valid
Address
A0-A2
T6h
T6s
-CS2
CS1-CS0
Valid
T13d
T14d
-IOW
IOW
T13h
T13w
T15d
Active
T16s
D0-D7
T16h
Data
X550-WD-1
General write timing
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ST16C450
-IOW
IOW
Active
T17d
-RTS
-DTR
Change of state
Change of state
-CD
-CTS
-DSR
Change of state
Change of state
T18d
T18d
INT
Active
Active
Active
T19d
-IOR
IOR
Active
Active
Active
T18d
Change of state
-RI
X450-MD-1
Modem input/output timing
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ST16C450
START
BIT
RX
STOP
BIT
DATA BITS (5-8)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
5 DATA BITS
6 DATA BITS
7 DATA BITS
D6
D7
PARITY
BIT
NEXT
DATA
START
BIT
T20d
Active
INT
T21d
-IOR
IOR
16 BAUD RATE CLOCK
Receive timing
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X450-RX-1
ST16C450
START
BIT
TX
STOP
BIT
DATA BITS (5-8)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
5 DATA BITS
6 DATA BITS
7 DATA BITS
D6
D7
PARITY
BIT
NEXT
DATA
START
BIT
T22d
Active
Tx Ready
INT
T24d
T23d
-IOW
IOW
Active
Active
16 BAUD RATE CLOCK
Transmit timing
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X450-TX-1
ST16C450
PACKAGE OUTLINE DRAWING
44LEAD PLASTIC LEADED CHIP CARRIER
(PLCC)
C
D
Seating Plane
D1
2 1
45° x H1
45° x H2
A2
44
B1
D
D1
B
D3
e
R
D3
A1
A
Note: The control dimension is the inch column
SYMBOL
INCHES
MILLIMETERS
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
A
0.165
0.180
4.19
4.57
A1
0.090
0.120
2.29
3.05
A2
0.020
-----
0.51
------
B
0.013
0.021
0.33
0.53
B1
0.026
0.032
0.66
0.81
C
0.008
0.013
0.19
0.32
D
0.685
0.695
17.40
17.65
D1
0.650
0.656
16.51
16.66
D2
0.590
0.630
14.99
16.00
D3
e
0.500 typ
12.70 typ
0.50 BSC
1.27BSC
H1
0.042
0.056
1.07
1.42
H2
0.042
0.048
1.07
1.22
R
0.025
0.045
0.64
1.14
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D2
ST16C450
PACKAGE OUTLINE DRAWING
48 LEAD THIN QUAD FLAT PACK
(TQFP)
D
D1
36
25
37
24
D1
48
13
1
2
1
B
e
A2
C
A
α
Seating
Plane
A1
L
Note: The control dimension is the millimeter column
SYMBOL
INCHES
MILLIMETERS
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
A
0.039
0.047
1.00
1.20
A1
0.002
0.006
0.05
0.15
A2
0.037
0.041
0.95
1.05
B
0.007
0.011
0.17
0.27
C
0.004
0.008
0.09
0.20
D
0.346
0.362
8.80
9.20
D1
0.272
0.280
6.90
7.10
e
0.20 BSC
0.50BSC
L
0.018
0.030
0.45
0.75
α
0°
7°
0°
7°
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EXPLANATION OF DATA SHEET REVISIONS:
FROM
TO
4.10
4.20
CHANGES
Added revision history. Added Device Status to front page.
DATE
Sept 2003
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