Q2686 UART Buffer size

Where, exactly, in the ADL USer Guide did you read that?

I think you are confusing the UART (hardware) with the Flow Control Manager (FCM) - an ADL service?

This has nothing to do with the UART hardware - it is in the nature of how FCM gathers received bytes to be delivered to the Data Handler.

It would be very inefficient if FCM were to make a Data Handler call on every single received byte…!

No, you do not need to - and you can’t, anyhow!

You must write your code to receive the data in whatever arbitrarily-sized “chunks” FCM decides to deliver it in!

When referencing a post, you need to post the full URL - it is the forum that abbreviates it when it automatically converts it to a clickable link. (in MS IE, right-click the link, and choose ‘Copy Shortcut’).
I take it you mean this: FCM and WIP - #10 by awneil

Isn’t it clear in that post:

Again, You must write your code to receive the data in whatever arbitrarily-sized “chunks” FCM decides to deliver it to you!

See also: Send data fromQ2686 to microncontroller through uart2 - #6 by awneil

And: FCM Newby - #5 by awneil