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Re: RS485 with UART1 RTS pin on LPC2138

2005-05-31 by Karl Olsen

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "gvnn77" <paynet@l...> wrote:

> I'm searching for implementing RS485 using UART1 and controlling TX 
> enable with RTS pin. Is it possible to use UART hardware module to 
> control pin RTS during transmission without have to set/clear a
> GPIO pin connected to /RE or DE every time I start transmission or
> and transmission???

No.  There is no advantage of using the UART1 RTS pin rather than a 
GPIO pin.  And you cannot even make the UART generate an interrupt
when the last stop bit has been sent and it is time to turn off the 
transmitter.

Karl Olsen

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