Practice Serial Communication (uart) (3.1) - Microcontroller - Serial Communication and Interrupts
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Serial Communication (UART)

Practice - Serial Communication (UART)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does UART stand for?

💡 Hint: It's an acronym related to serial communication.

Question 2 Easy

Define baud rate.

💡 Hint: Think about how fast data travels.

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Question 1

What does UART stand for?

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmit
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Universal Automatic Receiver/Transmitter

💡 Hint: Focus on the differences in 'Transmit' and 'Transmitter'.

Question 2

True or False: The baud rate determines the speed of data transmission.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the role of baud rate in communication speed.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have an 11.0592 MHz oscillator and want to set up UART at 115200 bps. Calculate the appropriate TH1 value and explain the steps taken.

💡 Hint: Keep in mind the frequency division for baud rate calculations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a small program using C for the 8051 that toggles an LED whenever data is received via UART. Discuss the logic behind the ISR.

💡 Hint: Remember how the receive interrupt is signaled by the RI flag.

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