diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 241ffbe..f2ab06f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -96,9 +96,238 @@ bitflags! {
 bitflags! {
     /// Line status flags
     struct LineStsFlags: u8 {
+        // values from https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart
         const INPUT_FULL = 1;
-        // 1 to 4 unknown
+        const OVERRUN_ERROR = 1 << 1;
+        const PARITY_ERROR = 1 << 2;
+        const FRAMING_ERROR = 1 << 3;
+        const BREAK_RECEIVED = 1 << 4;
         const OUTPUT_EMPTY = 1 << 5;
-        // 6 and 7 unknown
+        const OUTPUT_EMPTY_IDLE = 1 << 6;
+        const ERROR_DATA_FIFO = 1 << 7;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Divisor latch register values used for setting the baud rate
+///
+/// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#DLX
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct DivisorLatchFlags {
+    dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags,
+    dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags,
+}
+
+impl DivisorLatchFlags {
+    /// Create a new DivisorLatchFlags structure with provided DLL and DLM values
+    /// See [DivisorLatchLeastFlags] and [DivisorLatchMostFlags] for sane combinations
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn new(dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags) -> Self {
+        Self { dll, dlm }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 300 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_50() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_50, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_50 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 300 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_300() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_300, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_300 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 1,200 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_1200() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_1200, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 2,400 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_2400() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_2400, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 4,800 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_4800() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_4800, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 9,600 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_9600() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_9600, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 19,200 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_19200() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_19200, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 38,400 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_38400() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_38400, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 57,600 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_57600() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_57600, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Divisor Latch setting for 115,200 baud rate
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn baud_115200() -> Self {
+        Self { dll: DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_115200, dlm: DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200 }
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the DivisorLatchFlags, and split into least- and most-significant flags
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn split(self) -> (DivisorLatchLeastFlags, DivisorLatchMostFlags) {
+        (self.dll, self.dlm)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the DLL value
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn dll(&self) -> DivisorLatchLeastFlags {
+        self.dll
+    }
+
+    /// Get the DLM value
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn dlm(&self) -> DivisorLatchMostFlags {
+        self.dlm
+    }
+
+    /// Validate settings by checking for sane combinations of DLL and DLM values
+    #[rustversion::attr(since(1.61), const)]
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
+        match (self.dll, self.dlm) {
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_50, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_50) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_300, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_300) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_1200, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_2400, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_4800, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_9600, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_19200, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_38400, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_57600, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) |
+            (DivisorLatchLeastFlags::BAUD_115200, DivisorLatchMostFlags::BAUD_1200_115200) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bitflags! {
+    /// Divisor latch least-significant flags
+    ///
+    /// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#DLX
+    pub struct DivisorLatchLeastFlags: u8 {
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x09
+        const BAUD_50 = 0x00;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x01
+        const BAUD_300 = 0x80;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_1200 = 0x60;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_2400 = 0x30;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_4800 = 0x18;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_9600 = 0x0C;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_19200 = 0x06;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_38400 = 0x03;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_57600 = 0x02;
+        /// Requires DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_115200 = 0x01;
+    }
+}
+
+bitflags! {
+    /// Divisor latch most-significant flags
+    ///
+    /// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#DLX
+    pub struct DivisorLatchMostFlags: u8 {
+        /// Requires DLL set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_50 = 0x09;
+        /// Requires DLL set to 0x80
+        const BAUD_300 = 0x01;
+        /// All rates from 1,200 to 115,200 require DLM set to 0x00
+        const BAUD_1200_115200 = 0x00;
+    }
+}
+
+bitflags! {
+    /// FIFO control register
+    ///
+    /// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#FCR
+    pub struct FifoCtrlFlags: u8 {
+        /// Disable FIFO field
+        const DISABLE        = 0b0000_0000;
+        /// Enable FIFO field
+        const ENABLE         = 0b0000_0001;
+        /// Clear receive field
+        const CLEAR_RECEIVE  = 0b0000_0010;
+        /// Clear transmit field
+        const CLEAR_TRANSMIT = 0b0000_0100;
+        /// Set DMA mode 1
+        const DMA_MODE1      = 0b0000_1000;
+        /// Enable 64 byte FIFO (16750)
+        const ENABLE_64B     = 0b0010_0000;
+        /// 4 byte FIFO
+        const BYTELEN_4      = 0b0100_0000;
+        /// 8 byte FIFO
+        const BYTELEN_8      = 0b1000_0000;
+        /// 16 byte FIFO
+        const BYTELEN_16     = 0b1100_0000;
+    }
+}
+
+bitflags! {
+    /// Modem control register
+    ///
+    /// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#MSR
+    pub struct ModemCtrlFlags: u8 {
+        /// Data terminal ready
+        const DATA_TERMINAL_READY  = 0b0000_0001;
+        /// Request to send
+        const REQUEST_TO_SEND      = 0b0000_0010;
+        /// Auxilliary output 1
+        const AUX_OUTPUT1          = 0b0000_0100;
+        /// Auxilliary output 2
+        const AUX_OUTPUT2          = 0b0000_1000;
+        /// Loopback mode
+        const LOOPBACK             = 0b0001_0000;
+    }
+}
+
+bitflags! {
+    /// Modem status register
+    ///
+    /// See: https://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/serial-uart#MSR
+    pub struct ModemStsFlags: u8 {
+        /// Change in clear to send field
+        const CHANGE_CLEAR_TO_SEND  = 0b0000_0001;
+        /// Change in data set ready field
+        const CHANGE_DATA_SET_READY = 0b0000_0010;
+        /// Change in trailing edge ring indicator field
+        const CHANGE_RING_INDICATOR = 0b0000_0100;
+        /// Change in carrier detect field
+        const CHANGE_CARRIER_DETECT = 0b0000_1000;
+        /// Clear to send field
+        const CLEAR_TO_SEND         = 0b0001_0000;
+        /// Data set ready field
+        const DATA_SET_READY        = 0b0010_0000;
+        /// Ring indicator field
+        const RING_INDICATOR        = 0b0100_0000;
+        /// Carrier detect field
+        const CARRIER_DETECT        = 0b1000_0000;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mmio.rs b/src/mmio.rs
index 7618d23..553a9fa 100644
--- a/src/mmio.rs
+++ b/src/mmio.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use core::{
     sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering},
 };
 
-use crate::LineStsFlags;
+use crate::{DivisorLatchFlags, LineStsFlags, FifoCtrlFlags, ModemCtrlFlags};
 
 /// A memory-mapped UART.
 pub struct MmioSerialPort {
@@ -69,6 +69,46 @@ impl MmioSerialPort {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Initializes the memory-mapped UART with custom configuration values.
+    pub fn init_values(&mut self, dlr: DivisorLatchFlags, fifo_ctrl: FifoCtrlFlags, modem_ctrl: ModemCtrlFlags) {
+        let self_int_en = self.int_en.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let self_line_ctrl = self.line_ctrl.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let self_data = self.data.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let self_fifo_ctrl = self.fifo_ctrl.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let self_modem_ctrl = self.modem_ctrl.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        unsafe {
+            // Disable interrupts
+            self_int_en.write(0x00);
+
+            // Enable DLAB
+            self_line_ctrl.write(0x80);
+
+            // Set maximum speed to configured bps (50-115,200, see DLL and DLM registers) by configuring DLL and DLM
+            let (dll, dlm) = if dlr.validate() {
+                dlr.split()
+            } else {
+                // set to sane default if user supplied invalid divisor latch settings
+                DivisorLatchFlags::baud_115200().split()
+            };
+            self_data.write(dll.bits());
+            self_int_en.write(dlm.bits());
+
+            // Disable DLAB and set data word length to 8 bits
+            self_line_ctrl.write(0x03);
+
+            // Enable FIFO, clear TX/RX queues and
+            // set interrupt watermark at 14 bytes
+            self_fifo_ctrl.write(fifo_ctrl.bits());
+
+            // Mark data terminal ready, signal request to send
+            // and enable auxilliary output #2 (used as interrupt line for CPU)
+            self_modem_ctrl.write(modem_ctrl.bits());
+
+            // Enable interrupts
+            self_int_en.write(0x01);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn line_sts(&mut self) -> LineStsFlags {
         unsafe { LineStsFlags::from_bits_truncate(*self.line_sts.load(Ordering::Relaxed)) }
     }