Re: DMA in UART .

On 2006-07-17, Sikandar <sikandar032@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am using 16550 compatible UART. While this UART supports max
speed of about 11.5 Kbps which is connected to a V92 dialup
modem supporting speeds upto 64Kbps.

I want to know the logic behind using DMA inside the UART for
transmission to the FIFOs Is this really required for such low
speeds.

There is no DMA inside 16550 UARTs.

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