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+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief I/O USART related functionality implementation.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries.
+ *
+ * \asf_license_start
+ *
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+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hal_usart_sync.h"
+#include <utils_assert.h>
+#include <utils.h>
+
+/**
+ * \brief Driver version
+ */
+#define DRIVER_VERSION 0x00000001u
+
+static int32_t usart_sync_write(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, const uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length);
+static int32_t usart_sync_read(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Initialize usart interface
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_init(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, void *const hw, void *const func)
+{
+	int32_t init_status;
+	ASSERT(descr && hw);
+	init_status = _usart_sync_init(&descr->device, hw);
+	if (init_status) {
+		return init_status;
+	}
+
+	descr->io.read  = usart_sync_read;
+	descr->io.write = usart_sync_write;
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Uninitialize usart interface
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_deinit(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_deinit(&descr->device);
+
+	descr->io.read  = NULL;
+	descr->io.write = NULL;
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Enable usart interface
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_enable(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_enable(&descr->device);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Disable usart interface
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_disable(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_disable(&descr->device);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve I/O descriptor
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_get_io_descriptor(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, struct io_descriptor **io)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr && io);
+
+	*io = &descr->io;
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Specify action for flow control pins
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_flow_control(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const  descr,
+                                    const union usart_flow_control_state state)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_flow_control_state(&descr->device, state);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart baud rate
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_baud_rate(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const uint32_t baud_rate)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_baud_rate(&descr->device, baud_rate);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart data order
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_data_order(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const enum usart_data_order data_order)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_data_order(&descr->device, data_order);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart mode
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_mode(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const enum usart_mode mode)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_mode(&descr->device, mode);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart parity
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_parity(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const enum usart_parity parity)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_parity(&descr->device, parity);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart stop bits
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_stopbits(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const enum usart_stop_bits stop_bits)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_stop_bits(&descr->device, stop_bits);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set usart character size
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_set_character_size(struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr, const enum usart_character_size size)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	_usart_sync_set_character_size(&descr->device, size);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the state of flow control pins
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_flow_control_status(const struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr,
+                                       union usart_flow_control_state *const     state)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr && state);
+	*state = _usart_sync_get_flow_control_state(&descr->device);
+
+	return ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Check if the usart transmitter is empty
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_is_tx_empty(const struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	return _usart_sync_is_ready_to_send(&descr->device);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Check if the usart receiver is not empty
+ */
+int32_t usart_sync_is_rx_not_empty(const struct usart_sync_descriptor *const descr)
+{
+	ASSERT(descr);
+	return _usart_sync_is_byte_received(&descr->device);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the current driver version
+ */
+uint32_t usart_sync_get_version(void)
+{
+	return DRIVER_VERSION;
+}
+
+/*
+ * \internal Write the given data to usart interface
+ *
+ * \param[in] descr The pointer to an io descriptor
+ * \param[in] buf Data to write to usart
+ * \param[in] length The number of bytes to write
+ *
+ * \return The number of bytes written.
+ */
+static int32_t usart_sync_write(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, const uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length)
+{
+	uint32_t                      offset = 0;
+	struct usart_sync_descriptor *descr  = CONTAINER_OF(io_descr, struct usart_sync_descriptor, io);
+
+	ASSERT(io_descr && buf && length);
+	while (!_usart_sync_is_ready_to_send(&descr->device))
+		;
+	do {
+		_usart_sync_write_byte(&descr->device, buf[offset]);
+		while (!_usart_sync_is_ready_to_send(&descr->device))
+			;
+	} while (++offset < length);
+	while (!_usart_sync_is_transmit_done(&descr->device))
+		;
+	return (int32_t)offset;
+}
+
+/*
+ * \internal Read data from usart interface
+ *
+ * \param[in] descr The pointer to an io descriptor
+ * \param[in] buf A buffer to read data to
+ * \param[in] length The size of a buffer
+ *
+ * \return The number of bytes read.
+ */
+static int32_t usart_sync_read(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length)
+{
+	uint32_t                      offset = 0;
+	struct usart_sync_descriptor *descr  = CONTAINER_OF(io_descr, struct usart_sync_descriptor, io);
+
+	ASSERT(io_descr && buf && length);
+	do {
+		while (!_usart_sync_is_byte_received(&descr->device))
+			;
+		buf[offset] = _usart_sync_read_byte(&descr->device);
+	} while (++offset < length);
+
+	return (int32_t)offset;
+}