Geri
Hello
 
@ric: I set the transmitter 2 stop bits
@Gort2015 & du000x1: I changed the baud rate to 600 bit/s so there is only 2% error
 
 
I checked the baud rate with the oscilloscope. I measured 597 bits/s
 
Best regards
Geri

  //Set up system clock at 24 MHz. First switch to FRC
  INTCON2bits.GIE = 0;
  __builtin_write_OSCCONH(0x0);
  __builtin_write_OSCCONL(OSCCON | 0x01);
  // Wait for Clock switch to occur
  while(OSCCONbits.COSC != OSCCONbits.NOSC);

  //Set up PLL parameters
  CLKDIVbits.PLLPRE = 0;      //Input frequency is 8MHz
  PLLFBD = 60;                //FVCO is 384 MHz
  PLLDIVbits.POST1DIV = 5;
  PLLDIVbits.POST2DIV = 2;    //PLL Output is 48MHz, System Clock will be 24MHz

  //Perform Clock Switch
  __builtin_write_OSCCONH(0x3);
  __builtin_write_OSCCONL(OSCCON | 0x1);
  INTCON2bits.GIE = 1;

  U1MODE = 0;
  U1MODEbits.BRGH = 1;
  U1MODEbits.UTXEN = 1;     //Enable Transmitter
  U1MODEbits.URXEN = 1;     //Enable Receiver

  U1MODEH = 0;              //UART in Legacy Mode, BRG Clofk is Fp
  U1STAH = 0;
  U1BRGH = 0;
  U1BRG = (FCY / (4 * 19200ul)) - 1;

  U1MODEbits.UARTEN = 1;

LdB_ECM
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