... Chapter 11 Serial Interface (SCI) The serial interface is a communication function having two types: start-stop synchronization and clock synchronization. This chapter describes the start-stop synchronization ... function is added to the H8/3048 serial interface, this function is not explained here since it is specific to the series and not provided for other processors. The serial interface has more ... " ;serial data" and the function for inputting/outputting serial data is called the " ;serial port". Although the serial port has a different name on some products, it is referred to...