PIC18F2420 MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology], PIC18F2420 Datasheet - Page 207

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F2420
• Description: 28/40/44-Pin Enhanced Flash Microcontrollers with 10-Bit A/D and nanoWatt Technology
• Manufacturer: MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology]

18.1
The BRG is a dedicated 8-bit or 16-bit generator that
supports both the Asynchronous and Synchronous
modes of the EUSART. By default, the BRG operates
in 8-bit mode; setting the BRG16 bit (BAUDCON<3>)
selects 16-bit mode.
The SPBRGH:SPBRG register pair controls the period
of a free running timer. In Asynchronous mode, bits
BRGH (TXSTA<2>) and BRG16 (BAUDCON<3>) also
control the baud rate. In Synchronous mode, BRGH is
ignored. Table 18-1 shows the formula for computation
of the baud rate for different EUSART modes which
only apply in Master mode (internally generated clock).
Given the desired baud rate and F
integer value for the SPBRGH:SPBRG registers can be
calculated using the formulas in Table 18-1. From this,
the error in baud rate can be determined. An example
calculation is shown in Example 18-1. Typical baud
rates and error values for the various Asynchronous
modes are shown in Table 18-2. It may be advan-
TABLE 18-1:
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Legend: x = Don’t care, n = value of SPBRGH:SPBRG register pair
SYNC
0
0
0
0
1
1
Baud Rate Generator (BRG)
Configuration Bits
BAUD RATE FORMULAS
BRG16
0
0
1
1
0
1
BRGH
0
1
0
1
x
x
OSC
, the nearest
PIC18F2420/2520/4420/4520
Preliminary
BRG/EUSART Mode
16-bit/Asynchronous
16-bit/Asynchronous
8-bit/Asynchronous
8-bit/Asynchronous
16-bit/Synchronous
8-bit/Synchronous
tageous to use the high baud rate (BRGH = 1) or the
16-bit BRG to reduce the baud rate error, or achieve a
slow baud rate for a fast oscillator frequency.
Writing a new value to the SPBRGH:SPBRG registers
causes the BRG timer to be reset (or cleared). This
ensures the BRG does not wait for a timer overflow
before outputting the new baud rate.
18.1.1
The device clock is used to generate the desired baud
rate. When one of the power managed modes is
entered, the new clock source may be operating at a
different frequency. This may require an adjustment to
the value in the SPBRG register pair.
18.1.2
The data on the RX pin is sampled three times by a
majority detect circuit to determine if a high or a low
level is present at the RX pin.
OPERATION IN POWER MANAGED
MODES
SAMPLING
Baud Rate Formula
F
F
F
OSC
OSC
OSC
/[64 (n + 1)]
/[16 (n + 1)]
/[4 (n + 1)]
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