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10.6 Serial Peripheral Interface
BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go uses 16-bit data and 16-bit address serial peripheral interface, where transactions may
occur when the internal processor is running or is stopped. This section details the considerations required when
interfacing to BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go via the four dedicated serial peripheral interface terminals. Data may be
written or read one word at a time or the auto increment feature may be used to access blocks.
10.6.1 Instruction Cycle
The BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go is the slave and receives commands on SPI_MOSI and outputs data on SPI_MISO.
Table 10.7 shows the instruction cycle for an SPI transaction.
1 Reset the SPI interface
2 Write the command word
3 Write the address
4 Write or read data words
5 Termination
Hold SPI_CSB high for two SPI_CLK cycles
Take SPI_CSB low and clock in the 8 bit command
Clock in the 16-bit address word
Clock in or out 16-bit data word(s)
Take SPI_CSB high
Table 10.7: Instruction Cycle for an SPI Transaction
With the exception of reset, SPI_CSB must be held low during the transaction. Data on SPI_MOSI is clocked into the
BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go on the rising edge of the clock line SPI_CLK. When reading, BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go
will reply to the master on SPI_MISO with the data changing on the falling edge of the SPI_CLK. The master provides
the clock on SPI_CLK. The transaction is teminated by taking SPI_CSB high.
Sending a command word and the address of a register for every time it is to be read or written is a significant
overhead, especially when large amounts of data are to be transferred. To overcome this BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go
offers increased data transfer efficiency via an auto increment operation. To invoke auto increment, SPI_CSB is kept
low, which auto increments the address, while providing an extra 16 clock cycles for each extra word to be written or
read.
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