Universal synchronous and asynchronous receiver-transmitter

An example of a USART
An example of a USART

A universal synchronous and asynchronous receiver-transmitter (USART, programmable communications interface or PCI)[1] is a type of a serial interface device that can be programmed to communicate asynchronously or synchronously. See universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) for a discussion of the asynchronous capabilities of these devices.

  1. ^ "8251A-Programmable Communication Interface Notes - Computer Science Engineering (CSE)". EDUREV.IN. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2022-07-02.