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LSM9DS0 Datasheet, PDF (32/74 Pages) STMicroelectronics – iNEMO inertial module 3D accelerometer, 3D gyroscope, 3D magnetometer
Digital interfaces
LSM9DS0
6.1.1
I2C operation
The transaction on the bus is started through a START (ST) signal. A START condition is
defined as a HIGH to LOW transition on the data line while the SCL line is held HIGH. After
this has been transmitted by the master, the bus is considered busy. The next byte of data
transmitted after the start condition contains the address of the slave in the first 7 bits and
the eighth bit tells whether the master is receiving data from the slave or transmitting data to
the slave. When an address is sent, each device in the system compares the first seven bits
after a start condition with its own address. If they match, the device considers itself
addressed by the master.
Data transfer with acknowledge is mandatory. The transmitter must release the SDA line
during the acknowledge pulse. The receiver must then pull the data line LOW so that it
remains stable low during the HIGH period of the acknowledge clock pulse. A receiver
which has been addressed is obliged to generate an acknowledge after each byte of data
received.
The I2C embedded inside the LSM9DS0 behaves like a slave device and the following
protocol must be adhered to. After the start condition (ST) a slave address is sent, once a
slave acknowledge (SAK) has been returned, an 8-bit sub-address (SUB) will be
transmitted: the 7 LSb represents the actual register address while the MSB enables the
address auto increment. If the MSb of the SUB field is ‘1’, the SUB (register address) will be
automatically increased to allow multiple data read/writes.
Table 11. Transfer when master is writing one byte to slave
Master
ST
SAD + W
SUB
DATA
SP
Slave
SAK
SAK
SAK
Table 12. Transfer when master is writing multiple bytes to slave
Master ST SAD + W
SUB
DATA
DATA
SP
Slave
SAK
SAK
SAK
SAK
Table 13. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) one byte of data from slave
Master ST SAD + W
SUB
SR SAD + R
NMAK SP
Slave
SAK
SAK
SAK DATA
Table 14. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) multiple bytes of data from slave
Master ST SAD+W
SUB
SR SAD+R
MAK
MAK
NMAK SP
Slave
SAK
SAK
SAK DATA
DAT
A
DAT
A
Data are transmitted in byte format (DATA). Each data transfer contains 8 bits. The number
of bytes transferred per transfer is unlimited. Data is transferred with the Most Significant bit
(MSb) first. If a receiver can’t receive another complete byte of data until it has performed
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