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MC6850 Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter (ACIA) (24pin)

== Usage in CPC ==

Used by [[CPCI_RS232_Interface]] (DIY german magazine CPC Schneider International):
  F8DCh CPCI Serial Interface MC6850 Control/Status Register (R/W)
  F8DDh CPCI Serial Interface MC6850 Data Register (R/W)
  Input CLK is 19.2kHz or 38.4kHz (manually selectable via switch)
  Status.Bit2 is always 0 in this circuit
  IRQ pin is not connected (can be read only by software, in Status.Bit7)

Used by [[KDS Electronics Serial Interface]]:
  FBECh KDS RS232 6850 (reversed-bit-order) Control (W)
  FBEDh KDS RS232 6850 (reversed-bit-order) TX Data (W)
  FBEEh KDS RS232 6850 (reversed-bit-order) Status  (R)
  FBEFh KDS RS232 6850 (reversed-bit-order) RX Data (R)
  Caution: KDS has wired the 6850 chip's data bus incorrectly: D7 is D0,
  D6 is D1, etc. (so the bit order must be reversed by software).
  Input CLK is 2MHz with variable 16bit divider (programmable [[8253 chip]])

Used by [[AMSSIO]] (DIY by Martin Zacho):
  FBF0h AMSSIO Serial Interface MC6850 Control/Status Register (R/W)
  FBF1h AMSSIO Serial Interface MC6850 Data Register (R/W)
  Input CLK varies from version to version (v1,v2,v3), in some versions,
  the input CLK is jumper-selectable
  IRQ pin is not connected (can be read only by software, in Status.Bit7)

Used by [[Music Machine]] (in this case, as MIDI interface, not as RS232 interface):
  F8ECh Music Machine ACIA Control (W)
  F8EDh Music Machine ACIA Data write (W)
  F8EEh Music Machine ACIA Status (R)
  F8EFh Music Machine ACIA Data read (R)

== Registers ==

MC6850 Control Register (W)

  0-1  Baudrate (0=CLK/64, 1=CLK/16, 2=CLK/1, 3=RESET)
  2-4  Mode (0..7 = 7e2,7o2,7e1,7o1,8n2,8n1,8e1,8o1) (data/stop bits, parity)
  5-6  Transmit Interrupt/RTS/Break control (0..3)
        0 = Output /RTS=low,  and disable Tx Interrupt
        1 = Output /RTS=low,  and enable Tx Interrupt
        2 = Output /RTS=high, and disable Tx Interrupt
        3 = Output /RTS=low,  and disable Tx Interrupt, and send a Break
  7    Receive Interrupt (1=Enable on buffer full/buffer overrun)

MC6850 Status Register (R)

  0    Receive Data  (0=No data, 1=Data can be read)
  1    Transmit Data (0=Busy, 1=Ready/Empty, Data can be written)
  2    /DCD level
  3    /CTS level
  4    Receive Framing Error (1=Error)
  5    Receive Overrun Error (1=Error)
  6    Receive Parity Error  (1=Error)
  7    Interrupt Flag (see Control Bits 5-7) (IRQ pin is not connected)

MC6850 Data Register (R/W)
Data can be read when Status.Bit0=1, and written when Status.Bit1=1.

  0-7  Data

Rx has a 1-stage fifo, plus 1 shift register (2 stages in total)
Tx has a 1-stage fifo, plus 1 shift register (2 stages in total)

== Datasheet ==

* [[Media:MC6850.pdf|Motorola MC6850 datasheet]]



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