ST16C580 Datasheet (Exar Corporation) - UART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO AND INFRARED (IrDA) ENCODER/DECODER

ST16C580, UART WITH 16-BYTE FIFO AND INFRARED (IrDA) ENCODER/DECODER

The ST16C5801 is a universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART) and is pin compatible with the ST16C550 UART.

The 580 is an enhanced UART with 16 byte FIFO’s, automatic hardware/software flow control, and data rates up to 1.5Mbps.

Onboard status registers provide the user with error indica

ST16C580 Features

* Pin to pin and functionally compatible to the Industry Standard 16550

* 2.97 to 5.5 volt operation

* 1.5 Mbps transmit/receive operation (24MHz)

* 16 byte transmit FIFO

* 16 byte receive FIFO with error flags

* Automatic hardware/software flow contro