Datasheet

MC9S12E128 Data Sheet, Rev. 1.07
Freescale Semiconductor 245
Chapter 8
Serial Communication Interface (SCIV3)
8.1 Introduction
This block description chapter provides an overview of serial communication interface (SCI) module.
The SCI allows full duplex, asynchronous, serial communication between the CPU and remote devices,
including other CPUs. The SCI transmitter and receiver operate independently, although they use the same
baud rate generator. The CPU monitors the status of the SCI, writes the data to be transmitted, and
processes received data.
8.1.1 Glossary
IR: infrared
IrDA: Infrared Design Association
IRQ: interrupt request
LSB: least significant bit
MSB: most significant bit
NRZ: non-return-to-Zero
RZI: return-to-zero-inverted
RXD: receive pin
SCI: serial communication interface
TXD: transmit pin
8.1.2 Features
The SCI includes these distinctive features:
• Full-duplex or single-wire operation
• Standard mark/space non-return-to-zero (NRZ) format
• Selectable IrDA 1.4 return-to-zero-inverted (RZI) format with programmable pulse widths
• 13-bit baud rate selection
• Programmable 8-bit or 9-bit data format
• Separately enabled transmitter and receiver
• Programmable transmitter output parity