ATMEGA2561V ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation], ATMEGA2561V Datasheet - Page 214

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA2561V
• Description: 8-bit Microcontroller with 64K/128K/256K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation]

Frame Formats
Parity Bit Calculation
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ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561
A serial frame is defined to be one character of data bits with synchronization bits (start
and stop bits), and optionally a parity bit for error checking. The USART accepts all 30
combinations of the following as valid frame formats:
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A frame starts with the start bit followed by the least significant data bit. Then the next
data bits, up to a total of nine, are succeeding, ending with the most significant bit. If
enabled, the parity bit is inserted after the data bits, before the stop bits. When a com-
plete frame is transmitted, it can be directly followed by a new frame, or the
communication line can be set to an idle (high) state. Figure 85 illustrates the possible
combinations of the frame formats. Bits inside brackets are optional.
Figure 85. Frame Formats
The frame format used by the USART is set by the UCSZn2:0, UPMn1:0 and USBSn
bits in UCSRnB and UCSRnC. The Receiver and Transmitter use the same setting.
Note that changing the setting of any of these bits will corrupt all ongoing communica-
tion for both the Receiver and Transmitter.
The USART Character SiZe (UCSZn2:0) bits select the number of data bits in the frame.
The USART Parity mode (UPMn1:0) bits enable and set the type of parity bit. The selec-
tion between one or two stop bits is done by the USART Stop Bit Select (USBSn) bit.
The Receiver ignores the second stop bit. An FE (Frame Error) will therefore only be
detected in the cases where the first stop bit is zero.
The parity bit is calculated by doing an exclusive-or of all the data bits. If odd parity is
used, the result of the exclusive or is inverted. The parity bit is located between the last
data bit and first stop bit of a serial frame. The relation between the parity bit and data
bits is as follows::
St
(n)
P
Sp
IDLE
P
P
d
even
odd
n
1 start bit
5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 data bits
no, even or odd parity bit
1 or 2 stop bits
(IDLE)
Start bit, always low.
Data bits (0 to 8).
Parity bit. Can be odd or even.
Stop bit, always high.
No transfers on the communication line (RxDn or TxDn). An IDLE line must be
high.
Parity bit using even parity
Parity bit using odd parity
Data bit n of the character
St
P
0
P
even
odd
1
=
=
d
d
2
n 1
n 1
–
–
3
⊕
⊕
…
…
4
⊕
⊕
FRAME
[5]
d
d
3
3
⊕
⊕
[6]
d
d
2
2
⊕
⊕
[7]
d
d
1
1
[8]
⊕
⊕
d
d
0
0
[P]
⊕
⊕
0
1
Sp1 [Sp2]
(St / IDLE)
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