diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/uart.rs b/embassy-rp/src/uart.rs
index db135d04..6c5ab351 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/uart.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/uart.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> UartRx<'d, T> {
 }
 
 impl<'d, T: Instance> Uart<'d, T> {
-    /// Create a new UARTE without hardware flow control
+    /// Create a new UART without hardware flow control
     pub fn new(
         uart: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd,
         tx: impl Peripheral<P = impl TxPin<T>> + 'd,
diff --git a/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs b/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
index 0d295489..b7014c55 100644
--- a/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
+++ b/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 #[embassy_executor::main]
 async fn main(_spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
     let config = uart::Config::default();
-    let mut uart = uart::Uart::new(p.UART0, p.PIN_0, p.PIN_1, p.PIN_2, p.PIN_3, config);
-    uart.send("Hello World!\r\n".as_bytes());
+    let mut uart = uart::Uart::new_with_rtscts(p.UART0, p.PIN_0, p.PIN_1, p.PIN_2, p.PIN_3, config);
+    uart.blocking_write("Hello World!\r\n".as_bytes()).unwrap();
 
     loop {
-        uart.send("hello there!\r\n".as_bytes());
+        uart.blocking_write("hello there!\r\n".as_bytes()).unwrap();
         cortex_m::asm::delay(1_000_000);
     }
 }