Introduction to UART

Introduction to UART

1 UART UART is an asynchronous serial communication protocol, with the full English name Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. Unlike communication protocols such as SPI and I2C, it is also a commonly used IP in SoCs. Its greatest advantage is that it uses only two wires for communication, supporting full-duplex, meaning one wire (UTx) is used for … Read more

Automatic Baud Rate Detection for Serial Ports

Automatic Baud Rate Detection for Serial Ports

Your device connects to another device, and if it can automatically recognize the baud rate without knowing the baud rate of the other device, wouldn’t that be convenient? 1 Overview Regarding the issue of automatically recognizing UART serial port baud rates, I believe those with project experience or who have seriously studied serial ports should … Read more

Detailed Explanation of UART Waveforms

Detailed Explanation of UART Waveforms

UART is an asynchronous full-duplex serial communication protocol consisting of two data lines, Tx and Rx. Since there is no reference clock signal, both parties in communication must agree on serial baud rate, data bit width, parity bit, stop bit, and other configuration parameters to communicate at the same rate. Asynchronous communication transmits one character … Read more

How High Are the Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Baud Rate?

How High Are the Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Baud Rate?

UART communication is an asynchronous communication method, where both the sender and receiver must communicate at an agreed baud rate. When there is an error in the baud rate, it can lead to communication errors. So, what factors can lead to errors in the baud rate? 1. Frequency Division Error Firstly, the baud rate is … Read more

Detailed Explanation of UART Waveforms

Detailed Explanation of UART Waveforms

Click on the above “Electronic Engineer’s Notes” and select “Pin/Star the Official Account” Valuable content delivered instantly! UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) is an asynchronous full-duplex serial communication protocol consisting of two data lines, Tx and Rx. Since there is no reference clock signal, both communication parties must agree on serial baud rate, data bit width, … Read more

Basic Concepts of RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Serial Communication

Basic Concepts of RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Serial Communication

This article introduces the basic concepts of the serial communication protocols RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485, including baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity bits, and handshaking information. 1. What is Serial Port? The concept of serial communication is quite simple. Serial ports send and receive bytes one bit at a time. Although it is slower … Read more

Is CAN Bus More Difficult Than UART Serial?

Is CAN Bus More Difficult Than UART Serial?

Recently, I saw some netizens discussing whether ‘CAN is more difficult than UART’ in a technical group. Some netizens said CAN is very simple, while others said CAN is very difficult. In fact, whether it is difficult or not mainly depends on your perspective. Some netizens may have a good foundation and have studied CAN, … Read more

Understanding UART Protocol Frame Format

Understanding UART Protocol Frame Format

Look at the image below; you probably guessed that today’s protagonist is UART. The serial port we commonly refer to includes both TTL level and RS-232 level, and in embedded systems, the serial port of microcontrollers is usually TTL level. Today’s content is about the frame format of UART, which is quite simple; those who … Read more

Automatic Baud Rate Detection for STM32 Serial Ports

Automatic Baud Rate Detection for STM32 Serial Ports

1Introduction Regarding the issue of automatically identifying the UART serial port baud rate, those with project experience or who have studied serial ports should know a little about the methods for automatic identification. Most likely, the common knowledge is to achieve this through baud rate matching, which is the most common and effective method. The … Read more

Exploring the Secrets of Arduino Serial Communication

Exploring the Secrets of Arduino Serial Communication

Basic Principles of Arduino Serial Communication Communication Methods and Implementation Serial communication is a method of transmitting data in a bit-wise order. In Arduino, serial communication is mainly achieved through UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter). UART utilizes two pins, TX (transmit) and RX (receive), to complete the data sending and receiving tasks. Data is transmitted in … Read more