UARTFR register contains empty and full flags (TXFE, TXFF, RXFE, and RXFF bits), and the
UARTRSR register shows overrun status via the OE bit. If the FIFOs are disabled, the empty and
full flags are set according to the status of the 1-byte-deep holding registers.
The trigger points at which the FIFOs generate interrupts is controlled via the UART Interrupt FIFO
Level Select (UARTIFLS) register (see page 1192). Both FIFOs can be individually configured to
trigger interrupts at different levels. Available configurations include ⅛, ¼, ½, ¾, and ⅞. For example,
if the ¼ option is selected for the receive FIFO, the UART generates a receive interrupt after 4 data
bytes are received. Out of reset, both FIFOs are configured to trigger an interrupt at the ½ mark.
16.3.9 Interrupts
The UART can generate interrupts when the following conditions are observed:
■ Overrun Error
■ Break Error
■ Parity Error
■ Framing Error
■ Receive Timeout
■ Transmit (when condition defined in the TXIFLSEL bit in the UARTIFLS register is met, or if the
EOT bit in UARTCTL is set, when the last bit of all transmitted data leaves the serializer)
■ Receive (when condition defined in the RXIFLSEL bit in the UARTIFLS register is met)
All of the interrupt events are ORed together before being sent to the interrupt controller, so the
UART can only generate a single interrupt request to the controller at any given time. Software can
service multiple interrupt events in a single interrupt service routine by reading the UART Masked
Interrupt Status (UARTMIS) register (see page 1202).
The interrupt events that can trigger a controller-level interrupt are defined in the UART Interrupt
Mask (UARTIM) register (see page 1194) by setting the corresponding IM bits. If interrupts are not
used, the raw interrupt status is visible via the UART Raw Interrupt Status (UARTRIS) register
(see page 1198).
Note: For receive timeout, the RTIM bit in the UARTIM register must be set to see the RTMIS and
RTRIS status in the UARTMIS and UARTRIS registers.
Interrupts are always cleared (for both the UARTMIS and UARTRIS registers) by writing a 1 to the
corresponding bit in the UART Interrupt Clear (UARTICR) register (see page 1206).
The receive timeout interrupt is asserted when the receive FIFO is not empty, and no further data
is received over a 32-bit period when the HSE bit is clear or over a 64-bit period when the HSE bit
is set. The receive timeout interrupt is cleared either when the FIFO becomes empty through reading
all the data (or by reading the holding register), or when a 1 is written to the corresponding bit in the
UARTICR register.
The receive interrupt changes state when one of the following events occurs:
■ If the FIFOs are enabled and the receive FIFO reaches the programmed trigger level, the RXRIS
bit is set. The receive interrupt is cleared by reading data from the receive FIFO until it becomes
less than the trigger level, or by clearing the interrupt by writing a 1 to the RXIC bit.
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