Section 12 Smart Card Interface; Overview; Features - Hitachi F-ZTAT H8/3039 Series Hardware Manual

12.1

Overview

SCI0 supports an IC card (Smart Card) interface conforming to ISO/IEC 7816-3 (Identification
Card) as a serial communication interface extension function.
Switching between the normal serial communication interface and the Smart Card interface is
carried out by means of a register setting.
12.1.1

Features

Features of the Smart Card interface supported by the H8/3039 Series are as follows.
• Asynchronous mode
 Data length: 8 bits
 Parity bit generation and checking
 Transmission of error signal (parity error) in receive mode
 Error signal detection and automatic data retransmission in transmit mode
 Direct convention and inverse convention both supported
• On-chip baud rate generator allows any bit rate to be selected
• Three interrupt sources
 Three interrupt sources (transmit data empty, receive data full, and transmit/receive error)
that can issue requests independently

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