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AR-B1550 User’s Guide
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required to handle the communications link.
The following table is a summary of each ACE accessible register
DLAB Port Address Register
Receiver buffer (read) 0 base + 0
Transmitter holding register (write)
0 base + 1 Interrupt enable
X base + 2 Interrupt identification (read only)
X base + 3 Line control
X base + 4 MODEM control
X base + 5 Line status
X base + 6 MODEM status
X base + 7 Scratched register
1 base + 0 Divisor latch (least significant byte)
1 base + 1 Divisor latch (most significant byte)
ACE Accessible Registers
(1) Receiver Buffer Register (RBR)
Bit 0-7: Received data byte (Read Only)
(2) Transmitter Holding Register (THR)
Bit 0-7: Transmitter holding data byte (Write Only)
(3) Interrupt Enable Register (IER)
Bit 0: Enable Received Data Available Interrupt (ERBFI)
Bit 1: Enable Transmitter Holding Empty Interrupt (ETBEI)
Bit 2: Enable Receiver Line Status Interrupt (ELSI)
Bit 3: Enable MODEM Status Interrupt (EDSSI)
Bit 4: Must be 0
Bit 5: Must be 0
Bit 6: Must be 0
Bit 7: Must be 0
(4) Interrupt Identification Register (IIR)
Bit 0: “0” if Interrupt Pending
Bit 1: Interrupt ID Bit 0
Bit 2: Interrupt ID Bit 1
Bit 3: Must be 0
Bit 4: Must be 0
Bit 5: Must be 0
Bit 6: Must be 0
Bit 7: Must be 0
(5) Line Control Register (LCR)
Bit 0: Word Length Select Bit 0 (WLS0)
Bit 1: Word Length Select Bit 1 (WLS1)
Bit 2: Number of Stop Bit (STB)
Bit 3: Parity Enable (PEN)
Bit 4: Even Parity Select (EPS)
Bit 5: Stick Parity
Bit 6: Set Break
Bit 7: Divisor Latch Access Bit (DLAB)
WLS1
WLS0
Word Length
0 0 5 Bits
0 1 6 Bits
1 0 7 Bits
1 1 8 Bits