
Computer interfacing
(a) use a shift register to perform the serial/parallel
or parallel/serial conversion,
(b) select the required Baud rate, number of data bits
and stop bits,
(c) establish the procedure to be adopted in the event
of an error being detected,
(d) signal the state of the input or output buffer, that
is full or empty.
The 6402 UART
This is an industry standard UART, the block diagram of
both the transmit and receive circuitry being shown in
Figure 5.3. To explain in full how the device is used would
occupy the space of most of this chapter, but an attempt
to give some idea of its operation will be given. This de-
vice can be