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TL16C451, TL16C452

ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENTS

SLLS053C – MAY 1989 – REVISED AUGUST 1999

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Functions From the IBM PC/AT

™ or

Compatibles With Single- or Dual-Channel

Serial Ports

Centronix Printer Interface

a Centronix-Type Printer Interface

Characteristics:

– 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-Bit Characters

– Even-, Odd-, or No-Parity Bit Generation

and Detection

– 1-, 1 1/2-, or 2 Stop-Bit Generation

– Programmable Baud Rate

(dc to 256 kbit/s)

Asynchronous Operation

description

The TL16C451 and TL16C452 provide single- and dual-channel (respectively) serial interfaces along with a

single Centronix-type parallel-port interface. The serial interfaces provide a serial-to-parallel conversion for data

received from a peripheral device or modem and a parallel-to-serial conversion for data transmitted by a CPU.

The parallel interface provides a bidirectional parallel data port that fully conforms to the requirements for a

Centronix-type printer interface. A CPU can read the status of the asynchronous communications element

(ACE) interfaces at any point in the operation. The status includes the state of the modem signals (CTS, DSR,

RLSD, and RI) and any changes to these signals that have occurred since the last time they were read, the state

of the transmitter and receiver including errors detected on received data, and printer status. The TL16C451

and TL16C452 provide control for modem signals (RTS and DTR), interrupt enables, baud rate programming,

and parallel-port control signals.

PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.

Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments

standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include

testing of all parameters.

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© 1999, Texas Instruments Incorporated

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