Refer to the Transmitter data path in the data sheet. The status bit TRSR[7] is set when the Tx shift register is empty and no other characters (from the TxFlFO special char. or Sync char.) are waiting to fill it. There can be a one bit time delay due to the Data Encoder after the Tx SR is empty and before the last bit of the character is seen on the TxD pin. The TEOM command causes the FCS to be sent after the next character put into the Tx FIFO is sent. The CRC generation takes place after the Tx SR, so TRSR[7] will be set after the FlFOed character is serialized but before FCS is sent. Another status bit, Frame Complete, TRSR[5] is set when transmission of the FCS begins.