Transmission Formats
13.5.2 Transmission Format When CPHA = 0
Figure 13-4 shows an SPI transmission in which CPHA is logic 0. The figure should not be used as a
replacement for data sheet parametric information.
Two waveforms are shown for SPSCK: one for CPOL = 0 and another for CPOL = 1. The diagram may
be interpreted as a master or slave timing diagram since the serial clock (SPSCK), master in/slave out
(MISO), and master out/slave in (MOSI) pins are directly connected between the master and the slave.
The MISO signal is the output from the slave, and the MOSI signal is the output from the master. The SS
line is the slave select input to the slave. The slave SPI drives its MISO output only when its slave select
input (SS) is at logic 0, so that only the selected slave drives to the master. The SS pin of the master is
not shown but is assumed to be inactive. The SS pin of the master must be high or must be reconfigured
as general-purpose I/O not affecting the SPI. (See 13.7.2 Mode Fault Error.) When CPHA = 0, the first
SPSCK edge is the MSB capture strobe. Therefore, the slave must begin driving its data before the first
SPSCK edge, and a falling edge on the SS pin is used to start the slave data transmission. The slave’s
SS pin must be toggled back to high and then low again between each byte transmitted as shown in
Figure 13-5.
SPSCK CYCLE #
FOR REFERENCE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SPSCK; CPOL = 0
SPSCK; CPOL =1
MOSI
MSB
BIT 6
BIT 6
BIT 5
BIT 5
BIT 4
BIT 4
BIT 3
BIT 3
BIT 2
BIT 2
BIT 1
BIT 1
LSB
LSB
FROM MASTER
MISO
FROM SLAVE
MSB
SS; TO SLAVE
CAPTURE STROBE
Figure 13-4. Transmission Format (CPHA = 0)
MISO/MOSI
MASTER SS
BYTE 1
BYTE 2
BYTE 3
SLAVE SS
CPHA = 0
SLAVE SS
CPHA = 1
Figure 13-5. CPHA/SS Timing
When CPHA = 0 for a slave, the falling edge of SS indicates the beginning of the transmission. This
causes the SPI to leave its idle state and begin driving the MISO pin with the MSB of its data. Once the
transmission begins, no new data is allowed into the shift register from the transmit data register.
Therefore, the SPI data register of the slave must be loaded with transmit data before the falling edge of
SS. Any data written after the falling edge is stored in the transmit data register and transferred to the shift
register after the current transmission.
MC68HC908AP Family Data Sheet, Rev. 4
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