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able. As long as the TWINT Flag is set, the SCL line is held low. This allows the application
software to complete its tasks before allowing the TWI transmission to continue.
The TWINT Flag is set in the following situations:
• After the TWI has transmitted a START/REPEATED START condition.
• After the TWI has transmitted SLA+R/W.
• After the TWI has transmitted an address byte.
• After the TWI has lost arbitration.
• After the TWI has been addressed by own slave address or general call.
• After the TWI has received a data byte.
• After a STOP or REPEATED START has been received while still addressed as a Slave.
• When a bus error has occurred due to an illegal START or STOP condition.
19.6 TWI Register Description
19.6.1
TWI Bit Rate Register – TWBR
Bit
7
6
TWBR6
R/W
0
5
TWBR5
R/W
0
4
TWBR4
R/W
0
3
TWBR3
R/W
0
2
TWBR2
R/W
0
1
TWBR1
R/W
0
0
TWBR0
R/W
0
TWBR7
R/W
0
TWBR
Read/Write
Initial Value
• Bits 7..0 – TWI Bit Rate Register
TWBR selects the division factor for the bit rate generator. The bit rate generator is a frequency
divider which generates the SCL clock frequency in the Master modes. See ”Bit Rate Generator
Unit” on page 211 for calculating bit rates.
19.6.2
TWI Control Register – TWCR
Bit
7
6
TWEA
R/W
0
5
TWSTA
R/W
0
4
TWSTO
R/W
0
3
2
TWEN
R/W
0
1
–
0
TWIE
R/W
0
TWINT
R/W
0
TWWC
TWCR
Read/Write
Initial Value
R
0
R
0
The TWCR is used to control the operation of the TWI. It is used to enable the TWI, to initiate a
Master access by applying a START condition to the bus, to generate a Receiver acknowledge,
to generate a stop condition, and to control halting of the bus while the data to be written to the
bus are written to the TWDR. It also indicates a write collision if data is attempted written to
TWDR while the register is inaccessible.
• Bit 7 – TWINT: TWI Interrupt Flag
This bit is set by hardware when the TWI has finished its current job and expects application
software response. If the I-bit in SREG and TWIE in TWCR are set, the MCU will jump to the
TWI Interrupt Vector. While the TWINT Flag is set, the SCL low period is stretched. The TWINT
Flag must be cleared by software by writing a logic one to it. Note that this flag is not automati-
cally cleared by hardware when executing the interrupt routine. Also note that clearing this flag
starts the operation of the TWI, so all accesses to the TWI Address Register (TWAR), TWI Sta-
tus Register (TWSR), and TWI Data Register (TWDR) must be complete before clearing this
flag.
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