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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Roshan Samuel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Janmichael Aberouette, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Ward Brown, Chandler, AZ (US);
Chintan Desai, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brant Ivey, Chandler, AZ (US);
Razvan Dochia, Bucharest, RO;
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) interface is disclosed. The UART interface may include a configurable asynchronous receiver and transmitter unit; and a configurable state machine, wherein the state machine allows configuration of the receiver and transmitter unit to support various baud rates and provide for start bit and stop bit configuration, wherein the state machine is further configurable to automatically support a plurality of communication protocols.