ST16C550 Datasheet (Exar Corporation) - UART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO

ST16C550, UART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO

The ST16C550 (550) is a universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter with 16 byte transmit and receive FIFO.

It operates at 2.97 to 5.5 volts.

A programmable baud rate generator can select transmit and receive clock rates from 50 bps to 1.5 Mbps.

The ST16C550 is an improved version of the NS16C55

ST16C550 Features

* Pin to pin and functionally compatible to the Industry Standard 16C550

* 2.97 to 5.5 volt operation

* 24MHz clock operation at 5V

* 16MHz clock operation at 3.3V

* 16 byte transmit FIFO

* 16 byte receive FIFO with error flags

* Full duplex op