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246 lines
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.. _pyb.UART:
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class UART -- duplex serial communication bus
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=============================================
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UART implements the standard UART/USART duplex serial communications protocol. At
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the physical level it consists of 2 lines: RX and TX. The unit of communication
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is a character (not to be confused with a string character) which can be 8 or 9
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bits wide.
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UART objects can be created and initialised using::
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from pyb import UART
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uart = UART(1, 9600) # init with given baudrate
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uart.init(9600, bits=8, parity=None, stop=1) # init with given parameters
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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Bits can be 7, 8 or 9. Parity can be None, 0 (even) or 1 (odd). Stop can be 1 or 2.
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*Note:* with parity=None, only 8 and 9 bits are supported. With parity enabled,
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only 7 and 8 bits are supported.
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A UART object acts like a stream object and reading and writing is done
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using the standard stream methods::
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uart.read(10) # read 10 characters, returns a bytes object
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uart.readall() # read all available characters
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uart.readline() # read a line
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uart.readinto(buf) # read and store into the given buffer
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uart.write('abc') # write the 3 characters
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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Individual characters can be read/written using::
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uart.readchar() # read 1 character and returns it as an integer
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uart.writechar(42) # write 1 character
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To check if there is anything to be read, use::
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uart.any() # returns the number of characters waiting
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*Note:* The stream functions ``read``, ``write``, etc. are new in MicroPython v1.3.4.
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Earlier versions use ``uart.send`` and ``uart.recv``.
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Constructors
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------------
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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.. class:: pyb.UART(bus, ...)
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Construct a UART object on the given bus. ``bus`` can be 1-6, or 'XA', 'XB', 'YA', or 'YB'.
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With no additional parameters, the UART object is created but not
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initialised (it has the settings from the last initialisation of
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the bus, if any). If extra arguments are given, the bus is initialised.
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See ``init`` for parameters of initialisation.
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The physical pins of the UART busses are:
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- ``UART(4)`` is on ``XA``: ``(TX, RX) = (X1, X2) = (PA0, PA1)``
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- ``UART(1)`` is on ``XB``: ``(TX, RX) = (X9, X10) = (PB6, PB7)``
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- ``UART(6)`` is on ``YA``: ``(TX, RX) = (Y1, Y2) = (PC6, PC7)``
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- ``UART(3)`` is on ``YB``: ``(TX, RX) = (Y9, Y10) = (PB10, PB11)``
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- ``UART(2)`` is on: ``(TX, RX) = (X3, X4) = (PA2, PA3)``
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The Pyboard Lite supports UART(1), UART(2) and UART(6) only. Pins are as above except:
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- ``UART(2)`` is on: ``(TX, RX) = (X1, X2) = (PA2, PA3)``
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Methods
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-------
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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.. method:: uart.init(baudrate, bits=8, parity=None, stop=1, \*, timeout=1000, flow=0, timeout_char=0, read_buf_len=64)
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Initialise the UART bus with the given parameters:
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- ``baudrate`` is the clock rate.
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- ``bits`` is the number of bits per character, 7, 8 or 9.
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- ``parity`` is the parity, ``None``, 0 (even) or 1 (odd).
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- ``stop`` is the number of stop bits, 1 or 2.
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- ``flow`` sets the flow control type. Can be 0, ``UART.RTS``, ``UART.CTS``
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or ``UART.RTS | UART.CTS``.
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- ``timeout`` is the timeout in milliseconds to wait for the first character.
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- ``timeout_char`` is the timeout in milliseconds to wait between characters.
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- ``read_buf_len`` is the character length of the read buffer (0 to disable).
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This method will raise an exception if the baudrate could not be set within
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5% of the desired value. The minimum baudrate is dictated by the frequency
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of the bus that the UART is on; UART(1) and UART(6) are APB2, the rest are on
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APB1. The default bus frequencies give a minimum baudrate of 1300 for
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UART(1) and UART(6) and 650 for the others. Use :func:`pyb.freq <pyb.freq>`
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to reduce the bus frequencies to get lower baudrates.
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*Note:* with parity=None, only 8 and 9 bits are supported. With parity enabled,
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only 7 and 8 bits are supported.
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.. method:: uart.deinit()
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Turn off the UART bus.
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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.. method:: uart.any()
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Returns the number of bytes waiting (may be 0).
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.. method:: uart.writechar(char)
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Write a single character on the bus. ``char`` is an integer to write.
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Return value: ``None``. See note below if CTS flow control is used.
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.. method:: uart.read([nbytes])
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Read characters. If ``nbytes`` is specified then read at most that many bytes.
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If ``nbytes`` are available in the buffer, returns immediately, otherwise returns
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when sufficient characters arrive or the timeout elapses.
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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*Note:* for 9 bit characters each character takes two bytes, ``nbytes`` must
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be even, and the number of characters is ``nbytes/2``.
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Return value: a bytes object containing the bytes read in. Returns ``None``
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on timeout.
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.. method:: uart.readall()
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Read as much data as possible. Returns after the timeout has elapsed.
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Return value: a bytes object or ``None`` if timeout prevents any data being read.
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.. method:: uart.readchar()
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Receive a single character on the bus.
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Return value: The character read, as an integer. Returns -1 on timeout.
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.. method:: uart.readinto(buf[, nbytes])
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Read bytes into the ``buf``. If ``nbytes`` is specified then read at most
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that many bytes. Otherwise, read at most ``len(buf)`` bytes.
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Return value: number of bytes read and stored into ``buf`` or ``None`` on
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timeout.
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.. method:: uart.readline()
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Read a line, ending in a newline character. If such a line exists, return is
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immediate. If the timeout elapses, all available data is returned regardless
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of whether a newline exists.
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Return value: the line read or ``None`` on timeout if no data is available.
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.. method:: uart.write(buf)
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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Write the buffer of bytes to the bus. If characters are 7 or 8 bits wide
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then each byte is one character. If characters are 9 bits wide then two
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bytes are used for each character (little endian), and ``buf`` must contain
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an even number of bytes.
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Return value: number of bytes written. If a timeout occurs and no bytes
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were written returns ``None``.
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.. method:: uart.sendbreak()
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Send a break condition on the bus. This drives the bus low for a duration
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of 13 bits.
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Return value: ``None``.
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Constants
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---------
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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.. data:: UART.RTS
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.. data:: UART.CTS
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to select the flow control type.
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Flow Control
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------------
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.. only:: port_pyboard
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On Pyboards V1 and V1.1 ``UART(2)`` and ``UART(3)`` support RTS/CTS hardware flow control
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using the following pins:
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- ``UART(2)`` is on: ``(TX, RX, nRTS, nCTS) = (X3, X4, X2, X1) = (PA2, PA3, PA1, PA0)``
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- ``UART(3)`` is on :``(TX, RX, nRTS, nCTS) = (Y9, Y10, Y7, Y6) = (PB10, PB11, PB14, PB13)``
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On the Pyboard Lite only ``UART(2)`` supports flow control on these pins:
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``(TX, RX, nRTS, nCTS) = (X1, X2, X4, X3) = (PA2, PA3, PA1, PA0)``
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In the following paragraphs the term "target" refers to the device connected to
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the UART.
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When the UART's ``init()`` method is called with ``flow`` set to one or both of
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``UART.RTS`` and ``UART.CTS`` the relevant flow control pins are configured.
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``nRTS`` is an active low output, ``nCTS`` is an active low input with pullup
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enabled. To achieve flow control the Pyboard's ``nCTS`` signal should be connected
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to the target's ``nRTS`` and the Pyboard's ``nRTS`` to the target's ``nCTS``.
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CTS: target controls Pyboard transmitter
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If CTS flow control is enabled the write behaviour is as follows:
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If the Pyboard's ``uart.write(buf)`` method is called, transmission will stall for
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any periods when ``nCTS`` is ``False``. This will result in a timeout if the entire
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buffer was not transmitted in the timeout period. The method returns the number of
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bytes written, enabling the user to write the remainder of the data if required. In
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the event of a timeout, a character will remain in the UART pending ``nCTS``. The
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number of bytes composing this character will be included in the return value.
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If ``uart.writechar()`` is called when ``nCTS`` is ``False`` the method will time
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out unless the target asserts ``nCTS`` in time. If it times out ``OSError 116``
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will be raised. The character will be transmitted as soon as the target asserts ``nCTS``.
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RTS: Pyboard controls target's transmitter
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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If RTS flow control is enabled, behaviour is as follows:
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If buffered input is used (``read_buf_len`` > 0), incoming characters are buffered.
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If the buffer becomes full, the next character to arrive will cause ``nRTS`` to go
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``False``: the target should cease transmission. ``nRTS`` will go ``True`` when
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characters are read from the buffer.
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Note that the ``any()`` method returns the number of bytes in the buffer. Assume a
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buffer length of ``N`` bytes. If the buffer becomes full, and another character arrives,
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``nRTS`` will be set False, and ``any()`` will return the count ``N``. When
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characters are read the additional character will be placed in the buffer and will
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be included in the result of a subsequent ``any()`` call.
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If buffered input is not used (``read_buf_len`` == 0) the arrival of a character will
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cause ``nRTS`` to go ``False`` until the character is read.
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