• S68000 bus compatible
• Dual full-duplex asynchronous receiver/transmitter
• Quadruple buffered receiver data registers
• Programmable data format
– 5 to 8 data bits plus parity
– Odd, even, no parity or force parity
– 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits programmable in 1/16-bit increments
• Programmable baud rate for each receiver and transmitter
selectable from:
– 22 fixed rates: 50 to 115.2 kbaud
– Non-standard rates to 115.2 kb
– Non-standard user-defined rate derived from programmable
counter/timer
– External 1× or 16 × clock
– Automatic echo
– Local loopback
– Remote loopback
• Multi-function programmable 16-bit counter/timer
• Multi-function 6-bit input port
– Can serve as clock or control inputs
– Change-of-state detection on four inputs
– 100 kΩ typical pull-up resistors
• Multi-function 8-bit output port
– Individual bit set/reset capability
– Outputs can be programmed to be status/interrupt/DMA signals
– Auto 485 turn-around
• Versatile interrupt system
– Single interrupt output with eight maskable interrupting
conditions
– Interrupt vector output on interrupt acknowledge
– Output port can be configured to provide a total of up to six
separate wire-ORable interrupt outputs
• Maximum data transfer rates: 1× = 1 MB/sec; 16 × = 125 kB/sec
• Automatic wake-up mode for multidrop applications
• Start-end break interrupt/status
• Detects break which originates in the middle of a character
• On-chip crystal oscillator
• Single +5 V power supply
• Commercial and industrial temperature ranges available
• DIP and PLCC packages