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PIC18CXX2
14.4 MSSP I²C Operation
The MSSP module in I²C mode, fully implements all
master and slave functions (including general call sup-
port) and provides interrupts on START and STOP bits
in hardware to determine a free bus (multi-master func-
tion). The MSSP module implements the standard
mode specifications, as well as 7-bit and 10-bit
addressing.
Two pins are used for data transfer. These are the RC3/
SCK/SCL pin, which is the clock (SCL), and the RC4/
SDI/SDA pin, which is the data (SDA). The user must
configure these pins as inputs or outputs through the
TRISC<4:3> bits.
The MSSP module functions are enabled by setting
MSSP enable bit SSPEN (SSPCON<5>).
FIGURE 14-7:
MSSP BLOCK DIAGRAM
(I²C MODE)
Read
Internal
Data Bus
Write
RC3/SCK/SCL
SSPBUF reg
RC4/
SDI/
SDA
Shift
Clock
SSPSR reg
MSb
LSb
Match Detect
Addr Match
SSPADD reg
START and
STOP bit Detect
Set, Reset
S, P bits
(SSPSTAT reg)
The MSSP module has six registers for I²C operation.
These are the:
• MSSP Control Register1 (SSPCON1)
• MSSP Control Register2 (SSPCON2)
• MSSP Status Register (SSPSTAT)
• Serial Receive/Transmit Buffer (SSPBUF)
• MSSP Shift Register (SSPSR) - Not directly
accessible
• MSSP Address Register (SSPADD)
The SSPCON1 register allows control of the I²C oper-
ation. Four mode selection bits (SSPCON<3:0>) allow
one of the following I²C modes to be selected:
• I²C Master mode, clock = OSC/4 (SSPADD +1)
• I²C Slave mode (7-bit address)
• I²C Slave mode (10-bit address)
• I²C Slave mode (7-bit address), with START and
STOP bit interrupts enabled
• I²C Slave mode (10-bit address), with START and
STOP bit interrupts enabled
• I²C Firmware controlled master operation, slave
is idle
Selection of any I²C mode with the SSPEN bit set,
forces the SCL and SDA pins to be open drain, pro-
vided these pins are programmed to be inputs by set-
ting the appropriate TRISC bits.
14.4.1 SLAVE MODE
In Slave mode, the SCL and SDA pins must be config-
ured as inputs (TRISC<4:3> set). The MSSP module
will override the input state with the output data when
required (slave-transmitter).
When an address is matched or the data transfer after
an address match is received, the hardware automati-
cally will generate the Acknowledge (ACK) pulse and
load the SSPBUF register with the received value cur-
rently in the SSPSR register.
There are certain conditions that will cause the MSSP
module not to give this ACK pulse. These are if either
(or both):
a) The buffer full bit BF (SSPSTAT<0>) was set
before the transfer was received.
b) The overflow bit SSPOV (SSPCON<6>) was set
before the transfer was received.
In this case, the SSPSR register value is not loaded
into the SSPBUF, but bit SSPIF (PIR1<3>) is set. The
BF bit is cleared by reading the SSPBUF register, while
bit SSPOV is cleared through software.
The SCL clock input must have a minimum high and
low for proper operation. The high and low times of the
I²C specification, as well as the requirement of the
MSSP module, are shown in timing parameter #100
and parameter #101.
DS39026D-page 128
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