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When ARTS is set then RTS will be asserted every time a new character is received and cleared when the receive register has been read. Manual control of RTS can be achieved by using IRTS to change the current state of the line. IRTS = 0 toggle the RTS line low (-5.5V) stopping incoming transmission, IRTS = 1 toggle the line high (+5.5V) allowing incoming transmission.
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