diff --git a/lib/uart.c b/lib/uart.c
index 18c58c0..0293a98 100644
--- a/lib/uart.c
+++ b/lib/uart.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define UART_ID 1 /**< USART peripheral */
 /** @} */
 
-#define UART_BAUDRATE 921600 /**< serial baud rate, in bits per second (with 8N1 8 bits, no parity bit, 1 stop bit settings) */
+#define UART_BAUDRATE 115200 /**< serial baud rate, in bits per second (with 8N1 8 bits, no parity bit, 1 stop bit settings) */
 
 /* output ring buffer, indexes, and available memory */
 static volatile uint8_t tx_buffer[64] = {0}; /**< ring buffer for data to transmit */
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void uart_setup(void)
 	usart_set_databits(USART(UART_ID), 8);
 	usart_set_stopbits(USART(UART_ID), USART_STOPBITS_1);
 	usart_set_mode(USART(UART_ID), USART_MODE_TX_RX);
-	usart_set_parity(USART(UART_ID), USART_PARITY_NONE);
+	usart_set_parity(USART(UART_ID), USART_PARITY_EVEN);
 	usart_set_flow_control(USART(UART_ID), USART_FLOWCONTROL_NONE);
 
 	nvic_enable_irq(USART_IRQ(UART_ID)); // enable the UART interrupt