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+/* $Id$ */
+/*
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+
+/**
+ * A hardware-independent (HIL) interface for configuring a UART.
+ * Allows setting speed, parity bits, stop bits, and duplex mode.
+ * Parameters are generally TinyOS enum constants, defined within a
+ * chip's header files, such that using an unsupported setting
+ * will reference an undefined constant and lead to a compilation
+ * error.
+ *
+ * @author Philip Levis
+ * @date $Date$
+ */
+
+
+interface UartControl {
+
+ /** Set the UART speed for both reception and transmission.
+ * This command should be called only when both reception
+ * and transmission are disabled, either through a power interface
+ * or setDuplexMode(). The parameter is a constant of the
+ * form TOS_UART_XX, where XX is the speed, such as
+ * TOS_UART_57600. Different platforms support different speeds.
+ * A compilation error on the constant indicates the platform
+ * does not support that speed.
+ *
+ * @param speed The UART speed to change to.
+ */
+ async command error_t setSpeed(uart_speed_t speed);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the current UART speed.
+ */
+ async command uart_speed_t speed();
+
+ /**
+ * Set the duplex mode of the UART. Valid modes are
+ * TOS_UART_OFF, TOS_UART_RONLY, TOS_UART_TONLY, and
+ * TOS_UART_DUPLEX. Some platforms may support only
+ * a subset of these modes: trying to use an unsupported
+ * mode is a compile-time error. The duplex mode setting
+ * affects what kinds of interrupts the UART will issue.
+ *
+ * @param duplex The duplex mode to change to.
+ */
+ async command error_t setDuplexMode(uart_duplex_t duplex);
+
+ /**
+ * Return the current duplex mode.
+ */
+ async command uart_duplex_t duplexMode();
+
+ /**
+ * Set whether UART bytes have even parity bits, odd
+ * parity bits, or no parity bits. This command should
+ * only be called when both the receive and transmit paths
+ * are disabled, either through a power control interface
+ * or setDuplexMode. Valid parity settings are
+ * TOS_PARITY_NONE, TOS_PARITY_EVEN, and TOS_PARITY_ODD.
+ *
+ * @param parity The parity mode to change to.
+ */
+
+ async command error_t setParity(uart_parity_t parity);
+
+ /**
+ * Return the current parity mode.
+ */
+ async command uart_parity_t parity();
+
+ /**
+ * Enable stop bits. This command should only be called
+ * when both the receive and transmits paths are disabled,
+ * either through a power control interface or setDuplexMode.
+ */
+ async command error_t setStop();
+
+ /**
+ * Disable stop bits. This command should only be called
+ * when both the receive and transmits paths are disabled,
+ * either through a power control interface or setDuplexMode.
+ */
+ async command error_t setNoStop();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether stop bits are enabled.
+ */
+ async command bool stopBits();
+}