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UART 16550 core: Overview
Description
uart16550 is a 16550 compatible (mostly) UART core. The bus interface is WISHBONE SoC bus Rev. B. Features all the standard options of the 16550 UART: FIFO based operation, interrupt requests and other. The datasheet can be downloaded from the CVS tree along with the source code.
Status
Aug 2001
- Core updated and some more bugs fixed. It is now being verified more thoroughly but it is mostly usable.
27.05.2001
- Documentation and core code are updated.
17.05.2001
- The core is finished unless more bugs are found.
- The test bench is very basic yet and is asking for your help to expand it. :-)
26.01.2002
- The core is functional in polling mode, checked on FPGA.
- Should be functional in interrupts mode too but not verified fully in hardware.
- Monitor debugging feature is added
- All known bugs fixed.
28.01.2002
- The core is functional in all modes (interrupt and polling mode), checked on two different boards.
- Full operational in uCLinux using included 16550 driver.
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