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Internal pull-up on UART Tx?

Started by merapcb May 20, 2010
Is there an internal pull-up on the UART Tx (both of them) of the 1612? I did search the datasheet and found that only JTAG has internal pull-ups. Need to decide if I need an external pull-up resistor for the UTXD0/UTXD1 lines.

Thanks

Beginning Microcontrollers with the MSP430

The UART will "drive" its TXD pin "up" during a "1-bit", a "stop-bit", and no transmission. It will "drive" its TXD pin "down" during a "0-bit", "start bit", and "break".

There is no internal pull-up. You can add an external pull-up but I do not see a reason to do that. It is driven up and down.

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> Is there an internal pull-up on the UART Tx (both of them) of the 1612? I did search the datasheet and found that only JTAG has internal pull-ups. Need to decide if I need an external pull-up resistor for the UTXD0/UTXD1 lines.
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> Thanks
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