Serial.c

/* ************************************************************************* */
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/* Description       : UART communication routines                           */
/*                     Based on AppNote AVR109 - Self-programming            */
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/* FileName          : serial.c                                              */
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/* ************************************************************************* */

#include <avr\io.h>

// Following calculation assumes that F_CPU is assigned in 'Project/Options'
#define BAUDRATE       4800
#define BAUD_PRESCALE  (((F_CPU / (BAUDRATE * 16UL))) - 1)


/* definitions for UART control */      
                                        // Valid for ATmega328
#define	BAUD_RATE_REG	        UBRR0   // 
#define	UART_STATUS_REG		UCSR0A  // OK, checked (but also control reg.)
#define	UART_CONTROL_REG_B	UCSR0B  // OK, checked
#define UART_CONTROL_REG_C      UCSR0C  // Added for mode setting
#define	ENABLE_TRANSMITTER_BIT	TXEN0   // OK, checked
#define	ENABLE_RECEIVER_BIT	RXEN0   // OK, checked
#define DATA_REGISTER_EMPTY_BIT UDRE0   // Added, for possible speed-up
#define	TRANSMIT_COMPLETE_BIT	TXC0    // OK, checked
#define	RECEIVE_COMPLETE_BIT	RXC0    // OK, checked
#define	UART_DATA_REG		UDR0    // OK, checked


void inituart(void)
{
 BAUD_RATE_REG = (unsigned char)BAUD_PRESCALE;    // Set baud rate: Load the UBRR register

 UART_CONTROL_REG_B = (1 << ENABLE_RECEIVER_BIT)|
                    (1 << ENABLE_TRANSMITTER_BIT); // Enable receive + transmit 

 UART_CONTROL_REG_C = (3<<UCSZ00);                 // Added: Async. UART, None 
                                                   // Parity, 8-data, 1 stopbit
                                                   
}


void sendchar(unsigned char c)
{
  UART_DATA_REG = c;                                   // prepare transmission
  while (!(UART_STATUS_REG & (1 << TRANSMIT_COMPLETE_BIT)));// wait until byte sendt
  UART_STATUS_REG |= (1 << TRANSMIT_COMPLETE_BIT);          // delete TXCflag
}


unsigned char recchar(void)
{
  while( !(UART_STATUS_REG & (1 << RECEIVE_COMPLETE_BIT)) );  // wait for data
  return UART_DATA_REG;
}