5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V Dual UART, 5 Mbit/s (max.), with 16 B FIFOs | NXP Semiconductors

5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V Dual UART, 5 Mbit/s (max.), with 16 B FIFOs

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Features

Key Features

  • 2 channel UART
  • 5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V operation
  • 5 V tolerant on input only pins
  • Industrial temperature range
  • Pin and functionally compatible to 16C2450 and software compatible with INS8250, SC16C550
  • Up to 5 Mbit/s data rate at 5 V and 3.3 V and 3 Mbit/s at 2.5 V
  • 16-byte transmit FIFO to reduce the bandwidth requirement of the external CPU
  • 16-byte receive FIFO with error flags to reduce the bandwidth requirement of the external CPU
  • Independent transmit and receive UART control
  • Four selectable receive FIFO interrupt trigger levels
  • Software selectable baud rate generator
  • Standard asynchronous error and framing bits (Start, Stop and Parity Overrun Break)
  • Transmit, receive, line status and data set interrupts independently controlled
  • False start-bit detection
  • Complete status reporting capabilities
  • 3-state output TTL drive capabilities for bidirectional data bus and control bus
  • Line break generation and detection
  • Internal diagnostic capabilities. Loopback controls for communications link fault isolation
  • Prioritized interrupt system controls
  • Modem control functions (CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR, RI, DCD)

Fully Programmable Character Formatting

  • 5-bit, 6-bit, 7-bit or 8-bit characters
  • Even, odd or no-parity formats
  • 1, 1 1/2 or 2-stop bit
  • Baud generation (DC to 5 Mbit/s)

Buy/Parametrics

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fmax (MHz)

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Features

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Operating Temperature (°C)

Data transfer rate (Mb/s)

Function

48

2

16 Bytes FIFO / DMA mode

45

3

SC16C2550B

48

2

16 Bytes FIFO / DMA mode / HW & SW Flow Control

4-level receive trigger level

45

3

SC16C2550B

2

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Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned Q2/T3 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP Ordering code (12NC) ending 128 /docs/en/packing/SOT617-1_128.pdf /docs/en/packing/SOT617-1_128.pdf Packing Information N 145666923842250347 2023-10-17 pdf N en Apr 28, 2015 145666923842250347 Packing Information Y N HVQFN32; Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned Q2/T3 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP Ordering code (12NC) ending 128 12 1.0 English 1442131586651719396076 PSP 234.0 KB None None documents None 1442131586651719396076 /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf 234000 /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf SOT313-2_128 documents N 2015-09-13 LQFP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned
Q2/T3 Standard product orientation
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Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned Q2/T3 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP Ordering code (12NC) ending 128 /docs/en/packing/SOT617-1_128.pdf documents 145666923842250347 Packing Information N en None Y pdf 2.0 N N HVQFN32; Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned Q2/T3 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP Ordering code (12NC) ending 128 210.4 KB SOT617-1_128 N 1442131050934708909982 /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf 2015-09-13 1442131586651719396076 PSP 12 Apr 24, 2013 Packing Information None /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf English documents 234000 None 145666923842250347 2022-12-07 /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf LQFP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned
Q2/T3 Standard product orientation
Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP
Ordering code (12NC) ending 128 /docs/en/packing/SOT313-2_128.pdf documents 145666923842250347 Packing Information N en None Y pdf 1.0 N LQFP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13", Turned
Q2/T3 Standard product orientation
Orderable part number ending ,128 or HP
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