LM3S5C36 Datasheet, PDF (48/1068 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S5C36 Microcontroller

Architectural Overview
1.3.3.5
1.3.4
■ Master with arbitration and clock synchronization, multimaster support, and 7-bit addressing
mode
SSI (see page 670)
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) is a four-wire bi-directional communications interface that converts
data between parallel and serial. The SSI module performs serial-to-parallel conversion on data
received from a peripheral device, and parallel-to-serial conversion on data transmitted to a peripheral
device. The SSI module can be configured as either a master or slave device. As a slave device,
the SSI module can also be configured to disable its output, which allows a master device to be
coupled with multiple slave devices. The TX and RX paths are buffered with separate internal FIFOs.
The SSI module also includes a programmable bit rate clock divider and prescaler to generate the
output serial clock derived from the SSI module's input clock. Bit rates are generated based on the
input clock and the maximum bit rate is determined by the connected peripheral.
The LM3S5C36 microcontroller includes two SSI modules with the following features:
■ Programmable interface operation for Freescale SPI, MICROWIRE, or Texas Instruments
synchronous serial interfaces
■ Master or slave operation
■ Programmable clock bit rate and prescaler
■ Separate transmit and receive FIFOs, each 16 bits wide and 8 locations deep
■ Programmable data frame size from 4 to 16 bits
■ Internal loopback test mode for diagnostic/debug testing
■ Standard FIFO-based interrupts and End-of-Transmission interrupt
■ Efficient transfers using Micro Direct Memory Access Controller (µDMA)
– Separate channels for transmit and receive
– Receive single request asserted when data is in the FIFO; burst request asserted when FIFO
contains 4 entries
– Transmit single request asserted when there is space in the FIFO; burst request asserted
when FIFO contains 4 entries
System Integration
The LM3S5C36 microcontroller provides a variety of standard system functions integrated into the
device, including:
■ Direct Memory Access Controller (DMA)
■ System control and clocks including on-chip precision 16-MHz oscillator
■ Four 32-bit timers (up to eight 16-bit)
■ Eight Capture Compare PWM (CCP) pins
■ Lower-power battery-backed Hibernation module
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