Essential function of serial port is to perform parallel-to-serial conversion for output data, and serial-to-parallel conversion for input

data. Features full duplex (simultaneous reception and transmission). Two SFRs (SBUF serial port. $ %ritin& to SBUF loads data to 'e transmitted and readin& SBUF accesses received data. $ S!"# is a 'it addressa'le re&ister containin& status 'its and control 'its. !ontrol 'its set t(e operatin& mode and status 'its indicate t(e end of a c(aracter transmission or reception. T(e status 'its are tested in software or pro&rammed to cause an interrupt Full duplex U)RT (Universal )s*nc(ronous Receiver +Transmitter is a device t(at receives and transmits serial data wit( eac( data c(aracter preceded '* a start 'it ,-. and followed '* a stop 'it ,/.). Sometimes a parit* 'it is inserted 'etween t(e last data 'it and t(e stop 'it. - T(e essential operation of a U)RT is to perform parallel-to-serial conversion for output data, and serial-to-parallel conversion for input data S!"#) provide software access to