ST16C450

UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER (UART)

September 2003

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ST16C450 is a universal asynchronous receiver PLCC Package

and transmitter. The ST16C450 is an improved ver-
sion of the NS16450 UART with higher operating

-DSR

-CTS
VCC
N.C.

-CD
-RI
D4

D3

D2

D1

D0
speed and lower access time. A programmable baud
rate generator is provided to select transmit and

44

43

42

41

40
6

1
receive clock rates from 50 Bps to 1.5 Mbps. D5 7 39 RESET

The ST16C450 on board status registers provides the D6 8 38 -OP1

error conditions, type and status of the transfer D7 9 37 -DTR

operation being performed. Included is complete RCLK 10 36 -RTS

MODEM control capability, and a processor interrupt RX 11 35 -OP2

system that may be software tailored to the user’s N.C. 12 ST16C450CJ44 34 N.C.

requirements. The ST16C450 provides internal loop- TX 13 33 INT

back capability for on board diagnostic testing. CS0 14 32 N.C.

The ST16C450 is available in 40 pin PDIP, 44 pin CS1 15 31 A0

PLCC, and 48 pin TQFP packages. It is fabricated in -CS2 16 30 A1

-BAUDOUT 17 29 A2
an advanced CMOS process to achieve low drain
power and high speed requirements.

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19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28
-IOW
XTAL1

XTAL2

-IOR

-DDIS

-AS
IOW

N.C.

CSOUT
GND

IOR
FEATURES

• Pin to pin and functionally compatible to the Indus-

try Standard 16450
• 2.97 to 5.5 volt operation
• 1.5 Mbps transmit/receive operation (24MHz)
• Programmable word lengths (5, 6, 7, 8)
• Even, odd, force, or no parity generation and
detection
• Independent transmit and receive control
• Standard modem interface
• Low operating current ( 1.2mA typ.)

ORDERING INFORMATION
Part number Package Operating temperature Device Status
ST16C450CP40 40-Lead PDIP 0° C to + 70° C Active. See the ST16C450CQ48 for new designs.
ST16C450CJ44 44-Lead PLCC 0° C to + 70° C Active
ST16C450CQ48 48-Lead TQFP 0° C to + 70° C Active
ST16C450IP40 40-Lead PDIP -40° C to + 85° C Active. See the ST16C450IQ48 for new designs.
ST16C450IJ44 44-Lead PLCC -40° C to + 85° C Active
ST16C450IQ48 48-Lead TQFP -40° C to + 85° C Active
Rev. 4.20
EXAR Corporation, 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538 • (510) 668-7000 • FAX (510) 668-7017
ST16C450

Figure 1, PACKAGE DESCRIPTION, ST16C450

48 Pin TQFP Package 40 Pin DIP Package

-DSR

-CTS
VCC
N.C.

N.C.
-CD

VCC
-RI

D0 1 40
D4

D3

D2

D1

D0

D1 2 39 -RI
48

47

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

37

D2 3 38 -CD
N.C. 1 36 N.C.
D3 4 37 -DSR
D5 2 35 RESET
D4 5 36 -CTS
D6 3 34 -OP1
D5 6 35 RESET
D7 4 33 -DTR
D6 7 34 -OP1
RCLK 5 32 -RTS

ST16C450CP40
N.C. 6 31 -OP2 D7 8 33 -DTR
ST16C450CQ48
RX 7 30 INT RCLK 9 32 -RTS

TX 8 29 N.C. RX 10 31 -OP2

CS0 9 28 A0 TX 11 30 INT
CS1 10 27 A1
CS0 12 29 N.C.
-CS2 11 26 A2
CS1 13 28 A0
-BAUDOUT 12 25 N.C.
-CS2 14 27 A1
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14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

-BAUDOUT 15 26 A2
XTAL1

XTAL2

-DDIS

-AS
-IOW

IOW

GND

-IOR

IOR

CSOUT
N.C.

N.C.

XTAL1 16 25 -AS

XTAL2 17 24 CSOUT

-IOW 18 23 -DDIS

IOW 19 22 IOR

GND 20 21 -IOR

Rev. 4.20
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 ST16C450

Figure 2, BLOCK DIAGRAM

Transmit
Shift TX
Control Logic

D0-D7 Register
Data bus

-IOR,IOR
&

-IOW,IOW
RESET

Receive
Inter Connect Bus Lines

Shift RX
Control signals

Register
&

A0-A2
Register
Select
Logic

-AS
CS0,CS1
-CS2

-DDIS
CSOUT
-DTR,-RTS
-OP1,-OP2
Modem
-CTS
Clock Control
Interrupt

-RI
Control
Logic

& Logic
INT -CD
Baud Rate -DSR
Generator
XTAL1

XTAL2
RCLK

-BAUDOUT

Rev. 4.20
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