MC68HC908AT32 Datasheet, PDF (177/378 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – Microcontrollers

I/O Signals
17.12.2 MOSI (Master Out/Slave In)
MOSI is one of the two SPI module pins that transmit serial data. In full duplex operation, the MOSI pin
of the master SPI module is connected to the MOSI pin of the slave SPI module. The master SPI
simultaneously transmits data from its MOSI pin and receives data on its MISO pin.
When enabled, the SPI controls data direction of the MOSI pin regardless of the state of the data direction
register of the shared I/O port.
17.12.3 SPSCK (Serial Clock)
The serial clock synchronizes data transmission among master and slave devices. In a master MCU, the
SPSCK pin is the clock output. In a slave MCU, the SPSCK pin is the clock input. In full-duplex operation,
the master and slave MCUs exchange a byte of data in eight serial clock cycles.
When enabled, the SPI controls data direction of the SPSCK pin regardless of the state of the data
direction register of the shared I/O port.
17.12.4 SS (Slave Select)
The SS pin has various functions depending on the current state of the SPI. For an SPI configured as a
slave, the SS is used to select a slave. For CPHA = 0, the SS is used to define the start of a transmission.
(See 17.5 Transmission Formats.) Since it is used to indicate the start of a transmission, the SS must be
toggled high and low between each byte transmitted for the CPHA = 0 format. However, it can remain low
throughout the transmission for the CPHA = 1 format. See Figure 17-11.
MISO/MOSI
MASTER SS
SLAVE SS
CPHA = 0
SLAVE SS
CPHA = 1
BYTE 1
BYTE 2
BYTE 3
Figure 17-11. CPHA/SS Timing
When an SPI is configured as a slave, the SS pin is always configured as an input. It cannot be used as
a general-purpose I/O regardless of the state of the MODFEN control bit. However, the MODFEN bit can
still prevent the state of the SS from creating a MODF error. See 17.13.2 SPI Status and Control Register.
NOTE
A logic 1 voltage on the SS pin of a slave SPI puts the MISO pin in a
high-impedance state. The slave SPI ignores all incoming SPSCK clocks,
even if a transmission already has begun.
When an SPI is configured as a master, the SS input can be used in conjunction with the MODF flag to
prevent multiple masters from driving MOSI and SPSCK. (See 17.6.2 Mode Fault Error.) For the state of
the SS pin to set the MODF flag, the MODFEN bit in the SPSCK register must be set. If the MODFEN bit
is low for an SPI master, the SS pin can be used as a general-purpose I/O under the control of the data
direction register of the shared I/O port. With MODFEN high, it is an input-only pin to the SPI regardless
of the state of the data direction register of the shared I/O port.
MC68HC908AT32 Data Sheet, Rev. 3.1
Freescale Semiconductor
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