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13.13 Master Mode
13.14 Multi-Master Mode
Master mode of operation is supported in firmware
using interrupt generation on the detection of the Start
and Stop conditions. The Stop (P) and Start (S) bits are
cleared from a Reset or when the SSP module is
disabled. The Stop (P) and Start (S) bits will toggle
based on the Start and Stop conditions. Control of the
I2C bus may be taken when the P bit is set or the bus
is idle and both the S and P bits are clear.
In Multi-Master mode, the interrupt generation on the
detection of the Start and Stop conditions, allows the
determination of when the bus is free. The Stop (P) and
Start (S) bits are cleared from a Reset or when the SSP
module is disabled. The Stop (P) and Start (S) bits will
toggle based on the Start and Stop conditions. Control
of the I2C bus may be taken when bit P (SSPSTAT<4>)
is set, or the bus is idle and both the S and P bits clear.
When the bus is busy, enabling the SSP Interrupt will
generate the interrupt when the Stop condition occurs.
In Master mode, the SCL and SDA lines are
manipulated
by
clearing
the
corresponding
TRISB<6,4> bit(s). The output level is always low,
irrespective of the value(s) in PORTB<6,4>. So when
transmitting data, a ‘1’ data bit must have the
TRISB<4> bit set (input) and a ‘0’ data bit must have
the TRISB<4> bit cleared (output). The same scenario
is true for the SCL line with the TRISB<6> bit. Pull-up
resistors must be provided externally to the SCL and
SDA pins for proper operation of the I2C module.
In Multi-Master operation, the SDA line must be
monitored to see if the signal level is the expected
output level. This check only needs to be done when a
high level is output. If a high level is expected and a low
level is present, the device needs to release the SDA
and SCL lines (set TRISB<6,4>). There are two stages
where this arbitration can be lost, these are:
• Address Transfer
• Data Transfer
The following events will cause the SSP Interrupt Flag
bit, SSPIF, to be set (SSP Interrupt will occur if
enabled):
When the slave logic is enabled, the slave continues to
receive. If arbitration was lost during the address
transfer stage, communication to the device may be in
progress. If addressed, an ACK pulse will be generated.
If arbitration was lost during the data transfer stage, the
device will need to re-transfer the data at a later time.
• Start condition
• Stop condition
• Data transfer byte transmitted/received
Master mode of operation can be done with either the
Slave mode idle (SSPM<3:0> = 1011), or with the
Slave active. When both Master and Slave modes are
enabled, the software needs to differentiate the
source(s) of the interrupt.
13.14.1 CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION AND
THE CKP BIT
When the CKP bit is cleared, the SCL output is forced
to ‘0’; however, setting the CKP bit will not assert the
SCL output low until the SCL output is already sampled
low. Therefore, the CKP bit will not assert the SCL line
until an external I2C master device has already
asserted the SCL line. The SCL output will remain low
until the CKP bit is set and all other devices on the I2C
bus have deasserted SCL. This ensures that a write to
the CKP bit will not violate the minimum high time
requirement for SCL (see Figure 13-12).
© 2007 Microchip Technology Inc.
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