FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The SC28L198 is composed of several functional blocks:
• Synchronous host interface block
• A timing block consisting of a common baud rate generator making 22 industry standard baud rates and 2 16–bit counters used for non–standard baud rate generation
• 4 identical independent full duplex UART channel blocks
• Interrupt arbitration system evaluating 24 contenders
• I/O port control section and change of state detectors.

FEATURES
• Single 3.3V and 5V power supply
• Eight Philips industry standard full duplex UART channels
• Sixteen byte receiver FIFOs for each UART
• Sixteen byte transmit FIFOs for each UART
• In band flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff characters
• Flow control using CTSN RTSN hardware handshaking
• Automatic address detection in multi-drop mode
• Three byte general purpose character recognition
• Fast data bus, 30 ns data bus release time, 125 ns bus cycle time
• Programmable interrupt priorities
• Automatic identification of highest priority interrupt pending
• Global interrupt and control registers ease setup and interrupt handling
• Vectored interrupts with programmable interrupt vector formats
    – Interrupt vector modified with channel number
    – Interrupt vector modified with channel number and channel type
    – Interrupt vector not modified
• IACKN and DACKN signal pins

• Watch dog timer for each receiver (64 receive clock counts)
• Programmable Data Formats:
    – 5 to 8 data bits plus parity
    – Odd, even force or no parity
    – 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits
• Flexible baud rate selection for receivers and transmitters:
    – 22 fixed rates; 50 – 230.4K baud or 100 to 460.8K baud
    – Additional non–standard rates to 500K baud with internal generators
    – Two reload–counters provide additional programmable baud rate generation
    – External 1x or 16x clock inputs
    – Simplified baud rate selection
• 1 MHz 1x and 16x data rates full duplex all channels.
• Parity, framing and overrun error detection
• False start bit detection
• Line break detection and generation
• Programmable channel mode
    – Normal(full duplex)
    – Diagnostic modes
        automatic echo
        local loop back
        emote loop back
• Four I/O ports per UART for modem controls, clocks, RTSN, I/O etc.
    – All I/O ports equipped with ”Change of State Detectors”
• Two global inputs and two global outputs for general purpose I/O
• Power down mode
• On chip crystal oscillator, 2–8 MHz
• TTL input levels. Outputs switch between full VCC and VSS
• High speed CMOS technology
• 84 pin PLCC
• 100 pin LQFP

Uses
    Statistical Multiplexers
    Data Concentrators
        Packet–switching networks
        Process Control
        Building or Plant Control
        Laboratory data gathering
        ISDN front ends
        Computer Networks
        Point–of–Sale terminals
    Automotive, cab and engine controls
    Entertainment systems
        MIDDI keyboard control music systems
        Theater lighting control
    Terminal Servers
        Computer–Printer/Plotter links