# UART\_SETTINGS Structure

This structure defines settings for UART access on neoVI Fire devices.

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```cpp
typedef struct _UART_SETTINGS{
   unsigned short Baudrate;
   unsigned short spbrg;
   unsigned short brgh;
   unsigned short parity;
   unsigned short stop_bits;
   unsigned char flow_control; // 0- off, 1 - Simple CTS RTS,
   unsigned char reserved_1;
   unsigned int bOptions; //AND to combind these values invert_tx = 1 invert_rx = 2 half_duplex = 4
} UART_SETTINGS;
```

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```visual-basic
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack:=2)> Public Structure UART_SETTINGS
   Dim Baudrate As UInt16
   Dim spbrg As UInt16
   Dim brgh As UInt16
   Dim parity As UInt16
   Dim stop_bits As UInt16
   Dim flow_control As Byte '// 0- off, 1 - Simple CTS RTS,
   Dim reserved_1 As Byte
   Dim bOptions As UInt32 '//AND to combind these values invert_tx = 1 invert_rx = 2 half_duplex = 4
End Structure
```

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```csharp
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential,Pack=2)]
public struct UART_SETTINGS
{
   public UInt16 Baudrate; If
   public UInt16 spbrg;
   public UInt16 brgh;
   public UInt16 parity;
   public UInt16 stop_bits;
   public byte flow_control; // 0- off, 1 - Simple CTS RTS,
   public byte reserved_1;
   public UInt32 bOptions; //AND to combind these values invert_tx = 1 invert_rx = 2 half_duplex = 4
}
```

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**Remarks**

**Structure Elements**

| Item                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Description                                                                          |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [icscm\_uint16](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) Baudrate     | Holds the baud rate for the UART Connection. An example value could be 10417 or 9600 |
| [icscm\_uint16](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) spbrg        |                                                                                      |
| [icscm\_uint16](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) brgh         |                                                                                      |
| [icscm\_uint16](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) parity       | Sets the Parity type. Valid values are below                                         |
| [icscm\_uint16](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) stop\_bits   | Sets the number of stop bits to use. Valid values are below.                         |
| [icscm\_uint8](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) flow\_control | Set to 0 for no flow control and 1 for simple CTS RTS                                |
| [icscm\_uint8](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) reserved      |                                                                                      |
| [icscm\_uint32](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/intrepid-api-data-types) bOptions     | Bitfield containing UART Options                                                     |