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Automatic SCI Bit Rate Adjustment
Start
bit
Stop
bit
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
Low period (9 bits) measured (H'00 data)
High period
(1 or more bits)
Figure 17.17 Measurement of Low Period of Host Transmission Data
When boot mode is initiated, the H8S/2345 MCU measures the low period of the asynchronous
SCI communication data (H'00) transmitted continuously from the host, see figure 17.17. The SCI
transmit/receive format should be set as follows: 8-bit data, 1 stop bit, no parity. The MCU
calculates the bit rate of the transmission from the host from the measured low period, and
transmits one H'00 byte to the host to indicate the end of bit rate adjustment. The host should
confirm that this adjustment end indication (H'00) has been received normally, and transmit one
H'55 byte to the MCU. If reception cannot be performed normally, initiate boot mode again
(reset), and repeat the above operations. Depending on the host’s transmission bit rate and the
MCU’s system clock frequency, there will be a discrepancy between the bit rates of the host and
the MCU. To ensure correct SCI operation, the host’s transfer bit rate should be set to (4800, or
9600) bps.
Table 17.15 shows typical host transfer bit rates and system clock frequencies for which automatic
adjustment of the MCU’s bit rate is possible. The boot program should be executed within this
system clock range.
Table 17.15 System Clock Frequencies for which Automatic Adjustment of H8S/2345 Bit
Rate is Possible
Host Bit Rate
System Clock Frequency for which Automatic Adjustment
of H8S/2345 Bit Rate is Possible
9600 bps
8 MHz to 20 MHz
4800 bps
4 MHz to 20 MHz
On-Chip RAM Area Divisions in Boot Mode:
In boot mode, the 2 kbytes area from H'FFEC00
to H'FFF3FF is reserved for use by the boot program, as shown in figure 17.18. The area to which
the programming control program is transferred is H'FFF400 to H'FFFBFF. The boot program
area can be used when the programming control program transferred into RAM enters the
execution state. A stack area should be set up as required.