XR16V598
2.25V TO 3.6V HIGH PERFORMANCE OCTAL UART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO
JULY 2008
REV. 1.0.3
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
• 2.25V to 3.6V with 5V Tolerant Inputs
• Single Interrupt output for all 8 UARTs
• A Global Interrupt Source Register for all 8 UARTs
• 5G “Flat” UART Registers for easier programming
• Simultaneous Initialization of all UART channels
• General Purpose 16-bit Timer/counter
• Sleep Mode with Wake-up Indication
• Highly Integrated Device for Space Saving
• Each UART is independently controlled with:
1
The XR16V598 (598), is a 2.25V to 3.6V octal
Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter
(UART) with 5V tolerant inputs. The highly integrated
device is designed for high bandwidth requirement in
communication systems. The global interrupt source
register provides
a
complete interrupt status
indication for all 8 channels to speed up interrupt
parsing. Each UART has its own 16C550 compatible
set of configuration registers, TX and RX FIFOs of 16
bytes, fully programmable transmit and receive FIFO
trigger levels, automatic RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR
hardware flow control with programmable hysteresis,
automatic software (Xon/Xoff) flow control, RS-485
half-duplex direction control with programmable turn-
around delay, Intel or Motorola bus interface and
sleep mode with a wake-up indicator.
■ 16C550 Compatible 5G Register Set
■ 16-byte Transmit and Receive FIFOs
■ Fractional Baud Rate Generator
NOTE: Covered by US patents #5,649,122 and #5,949,787
■ Programmable TX and RX FIFO Trigger Level
■ Automatic RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR Flow Control
■ Automatic Xon/Xoff Software Flow Control
APPLICATIONS
• Remote Access Servers
■ RS485 HDX Control Output with Selectable
• Ethernet Network to Serial Ports
• Network Management
Turn-around Delay
■ Infrared (IrDA 1.0) Data Encoder/Decoder
■ Programmable Data Rate with Prescaler
• Factory Automation and Process Control
• Point-of-Sale Systems
• Up to 15 Mbps Serial Data Rate
• Pin compatible to XR16V798 and XR16V698.
Same 100-pin QFP Package (14x20x3 mm)
• Multi-port RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 Cards
FIGURE 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM
UART Channel 0
16 Byte TX FIFO
TX0, RX0, DTR0#,
UART
Regs
IR
DSR0#, RTS0#,
CTS0#, CD0#, RI0#
TX & RX
ENDEC
BRG
16 Byte RX FIFO
RST#
A7:A0
D7:D0
UART Channel 1
UART Channel 2
UART Channel 3
UART Channel 4
UART Channel 5
Data Bus
Interface
Device
Configuration
Registers
IOR#
IOW#
CS#
INT#
16/68#
UART Channel 6
TX7, RX7, DTR7#,
DSR7#, RTS7#,
UART Channel 7
16-bit
Timer/Counter
CTS7#, CD7#, RI7#
XTAL1
XTAL2
TMRCK
Crystal Osc/Buffer
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