Installing and Testing a PCIe UART Serial Port Using a Custom MaxLinear Driver in Linux

This Application Note covers how to load custom PCI/PCIe UART drivers, and install and run the Minicom test utility to test the UART ports using an Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Enhanced Receiver Failsafe Implementation

This application note discusses how the enhanced receiver failsafe features of the SP339 and XR34350 Serial Transceivers can help customers with failsafe problems in their network.

Exar XR16L2550 XR16L2551 TI’s TL16C752B

Exar’s XR16L2550 and XR16L2551 Compared with TI’s TL16C752B

Exar Comparison XR21V1410 XR21B1411

Comparison of the XR21V1410 and the XR21B1411

Exar RS-485 Transient Protection vs Fault Protection

RS-485 Transient Protection vs Fault Protection

Exar Migrating Fifth Generation UARTS XR16L784/788

Migrating to Exar’s Fifth Generation UARTS XR16L784/788

Exar ST16C654 XR16C854 TI’s TL16C754B

Exar’s ST16C654 and XR16C854 Compared with TI’s TL16C754B

Exar XR16L784 Oxford’s OX16C954

Exar’s XR16L784 Compared with Oxford’s OX16C954

Exar XR17C158/154/152 PCI UART EEProm Interface

Exar XR17C158/154/152 PCI UART EEProm Interface

Exar SP337 Pinout Recommendation

SP337 Pinout Recommendation for single DB-9 Connector

Exar XR16L580 Industry Standard 16550 UART

Exar’s XR16L580 Compared with Industry Standard 16550 UART

Exar Continuous Conduction Mode

Filter Design in Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM) of Operation; Part 2 Boost Regulator

Exar SP336 Pinout Recommendation

SP336 Pinout Recommendation for Single DB-9 Connector

Exar UARTS RS-485 Applications

Exar UARTS in RS-485 Applications

Exar XR68C681 Philip’s SCC68692

Exar’s XR68C681 Compared with Philip’s SCC68692

Exar Enumerating XR21B1411 USB UART

Enumerating the XR21B1411 USB UART by Location in Windows

Exar XR16L784 Philips SC28C94 SC28L194

Exar’s XR16L784 Compared with the Philips SC28C94 and SC28L194

Exar ST16C2550 with Linux

Use of Exar’s ST16C2550 with Linux 2.4.x & 2.6.x operating systems, Phoenix BIOS version 4.0 release 6.0 and windows operating systems

Exar Isolated 3.3V RS-232 Design

Isolated 3.3V RS-232 Design

Exar Quarts TI’s TL16C554 TL16C554A

Exar’s Quarts Compared with TI’s TL16C554 and TL16C554A