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10.3 SSP I²C Mode Operation
The SSP module in I²C mode fully implements all slave
functions, except general call support, and provides
interrupts on START and STOP bits in hardware to
facilitate firmware implementations of the master func-
tions. The SSP 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
RB4/SCK/SCL pin, which is the clock (SCL), and the
RB1/SDI/SDA pin, which is the data (SDA). The user
must configure these pins as inputs or outputs through
the TRISB<4,1> bits.
The SSP module functions are enabled by setting SSP
Enable bit SSPEN (SSPCON<5>).
FIGURE 10-5:
SSP BLOCK DIAGRAM
(I²C MODE)
Internal
Data Bus
Read
Write
RB4/SCK/
SCL
RB1/
SDI/
SDA
SSPBUF Reg
Shift
Clock
SSPSR Reg
MSb
LSb
Addr Match
Match Detect
SSPADD Reg
START and
STOP Bit Detect
Set, RESET
S, P Bits
(SSPSTAT Reg)
The SSP module has five registers for I²C operation:
• SSP Control register (SSPCON)
• SSP Status register (SSPSTAT)
• Serial Receive/Transmit Buffer register (SSPBUF)
• SSP Shift register (SSPSR) - Not directly
accessible
• SSP Address register (SSPADD)
The SSPCON register allows control of the I²C opera-
tion. Four mode selection bits (SSPCON<3:0>) allow
one of the following I²C modes to be selected:
• 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 to support firmware
Master mode
• I²C Slave mode (10-bit address), with START and
STOP bit interrupts enabled to support Firmware
Master mode
• I²C firmware controlled master operation with
START and STOP bit interrupts enabled, 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 inputs by setting
the appropriate TRISB bits. Pull-up resistors must be
provided externally to the SCL and SDA pins for proper
operation of the I²C module.
Additional information on SSP I²C operation may be
found in the PICmicro^® Mid-Range MCU Reference
Manual (DS33023).
10.3.1 SLAVE MODE
In Slave mode, the SCL and SDA pins must be config-
ured as inputs (TRISB<4,1> set). The SSP 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
then load the SSPBUF register with the received value
currently in the SSPSR register.
Either or both of the following conditions will cause the
SSP module not to give this ACK pulse:
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.
Table 10-2 shows what happens when a data transfer
byte is received, given the status of bits BF and
SSPOV. The shaded cells show the condition where
user software did not properly clear the overflow condi-
tion. Flag bit, BF, 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 SSP
module, are shown in timing parameter #100 and
parameter #101.
DS30487B-page 92
Preliminary
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