RM0368 Datasheet, PDF (467/841 Pages) STMicroelectronics – This Reference manual targets application developers

RM0368
Inter-integrated circuit (I²C) interface
Note:
– 1 Interrupt for error condition
• Optional clock stretching
• 1-byte buffer with DMA capability
• Configurable PEC (packet error checking) generation or verification:
– PEC value can be transmitted as last byte in Tx mode
– PEC error checking for last received byte
• SMBus 2.0 Compatibility:
– 25 ms clock low timeout delay
– 10 ms master cumulative clock low extend time
– 25 ms slave cumulative clock low extend time
– Hardware PEC generation/verification with ACK control
– Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) supported
• PMBus Compatibility
Some of the above features may not be available in certain products. The user should refer
to the product data sheet, to identify the specific features supported by the I²C interface
implementation.
18.3
18.3.1
I²C functional description
In addition to receiving and transmitting data, this interface converts it from serial to parallel
format and vice versa. The interrupts are enabled or disabled by software. The interface is
connected to the I²C bus by a data pin (SDA) and by a clock pin (SCL). It can be connected
with a standard (up to 100 kHz) or fast (up to 400 kHz) I²C bus.
Mode selection
The interface can operate in one of the four following modes:
• Slave transmitter
• Slave receiver
• Master transmitter
• Master receiver
By default, it operates in slave mode. The interface automatically switches from slave to
master, after it generates a START condition and from master to slave, if an arbitration loss
or a Stop generation occurs, allowing multimaster capability.
Communication flow
In Master mode, the I²C interface initiates a data transfer and generates the clock signal. A
serial data transfer always begins with a start condition and ends with a stop condition. Both
start and stop conditions are generated in master mode by software.
In Slave mode, the interface is capable of recognizing its own addresses (7 or 10-bit), and
the General Call address. The General Call address detection may be enabled or disabled
by software.
Data and addresses are transferred as 8-bit bytes, MSB first. The first byte(s) following the
start condition contain the address (one in 7-bit mode, two in 10-bit mode). The address is
always transmitted in Master mode.
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