LPC2212/2214
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6.11 I2C-bus serial I/O controller
The I2C-bus is a bidirectional bus for inter-IC control using only two wires: a serial clock
line (SCL), and a serial data line (SDA). Each device is recognized by a unique address
and can operate as either a receiver-only device (e.g. an LCD driver or a transmitter with
the capability to both receive and send information (such as memory). Transmitters and/or
receivers can operate in either master or slave mode, depending on whether the chip has
to initiate a data transfer or is only addressed. The I2C-bus is a multi-master bus; it can be
controlled by more than one bus master connected to it.
The I2C-bus implemented in LPC2212/2214 supports a bit rate up to 400 kbit/s (Fast
I2C-bus).
6.11.1 Features
• Standard I2C-bus compliant interface.
• Easy to configure as Master, Slave, or Master/Slave.
• Programmable clocks allow versatile rate control.
• Bidirectional data transfer between masters and slaves.
• Multi-master bus (no central master).
• Arbitration between simultaneously transmitting masters without corruption of serial
data on the bus.
• Serial clock synchronization allows devices with different bit rates to communicate via
one serial bus.
• Serial clock synchronization can be used as a handshake mechanism to suspend and
resume serial transfer.
• The I2C-bus may be used for test and diagnostic purposes.
6.12 SPI serial I/O controller
The LPC2212/2214 each contain two SPIs. The SPI is a full duplex serial interface,
designed to be able to handle multiple masters and slaves connected to a given bus. Only
a single master and a single slave can communicate on the interface during a given data
transfer. During a data transfer the master always sends a byte of data to the slave, and
the slave always sends a byte of data to the master.
6.12.1 Features
• Compliant with Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) specification.
• Synchronous, Serial, Full Duplex communication.
• Combined SPI master and slave.
• Maximum data bit rate of 1⁄8 of the input clock rate.
6.12.2 Features available in LPC2212/2214/01 only
• Eight to 16 bits per frame.
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