PIC16LF877A-I Datasheet, PDF (78/234 Pages) Microchip Technology – 28/40/44-Pin Enhanced Flash Microcontrollers

PIC16F87XA
9.3.5 MASTER MODE
The master can initiate the data transfer at any time
because it controls the SCK. The master determines
when the slave (Processor 2, Figure 9-2) is to
broadcast data by the software protocol.
In Master mode, the data is transmitted/received as
soon as the SSPBUF register is written to. If the SPI is
only going to receive, the SDO output could be
disabled (programmed as an input). The SSPSR
register will continue to shift in the signal present on the
SDI pin at the programmed clock rate. As each byte is
received, it will be loaded into the SSPBUF register as
if a normal received byte (interrupts and status bits
appropriately set). This could be useful in receiver
applications as a “Line Activity Monitor” mode.
The clock polarity is selected by appropriately program-
ming the CKP bit (SSPCON<4>). This then, would give
waveforms for SPI communication as shown in
Figure 9-3, Figure 9-5 and Figure 9-6, where the MSB
is transmitted first. In Master mode, the SPI clock rate
(bit rate) is user programmable to be one of the
following:
• FOSC/4 (or TCY)
• FOSC/16 (or 4 • TCY)
• FOSC/64 (or 16 • TCY)
• Timer2 output/2
This allows a maximum data rate (at 40 MHz) of
10.00 Mbps.
Figure 9-3 shows the waveforms for Master mode.
When the CKE bit is set, the SDO data is valid before
there is a clock edge on SCK. The change of the input
sample is shown based on the state of the SMP bit. The
time when the SSPBUF is loaded with the received
data is shown.
FIGURE 9-3:
Write to
SSPBUF
SCK
(CKP = 0
CKE = 0)
SCK
(CKP = 1
CKE = 0)
SCK
(CKP = 0
CKE = 1)
SCK
(CKP = 1
CKE = 1)
SDO
(CKE = 0)
SDO
(CKE = 1)
SDI
(SMP = 0)
Input
Sample
(SMP = 0)
SDI
(SMP = 1)
Input
Sample
(SMP = 1)
SSPIF
SSPSR to
SSPBUF
SPI MODE WAVEFORM (MASTER MODE)
4 Clock
Modes
bit 7
bit 6 bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
bit 7
bit 6 bit 5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
bit 7
bit 0
bit 7
bit 0
Next Q4 Cycle
after Q2↓
DS39582B-page 76
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