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⚠️ rework UART modules #533

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⚠️ rework UART modules #533

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This PR is a complete rework of the processor UART modules ("back to the basics").

  • remove support for RTS/CTS hardware flow-control
  • change and clean-up of control and data register
  • remove support for partiy bit; frame format is fixed to 8N1
  • clean-up UART VHDL code
  • rework interrupt configutation (new style 😎)
  • improve inference/mapping of FIFO blockRAM

ℹ️ If you require any of the removed features:

  • add a more complex UART via the Wishbone module
  • or use the "old" NEORV32 UART (e.g. from a previous release) and add that as custom module to the processor's custom functions subsystem

@stnolting stnolting added HW hardware-related SW software-related labels Mar 5, 2023
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andkae commented Mar 6, 2023

One alternativ could be the heavily in X86 systems used D16550 uart. Perhaps you can mention this as alternativ :)

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@andkae That looks like a real nice UART - it even provides Wishbone connectivity and should integrate seamlessly. Thanks for the hint!

@stnolting stnolting marked this pull request as ready for review March 6, 2023 16:36
@stnolting stnolting merged commit 1ba3bb9 into main Mar 6, 2023
@stnolting stnolting deleted the uart_rework branch March 6, 2023 19:12
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