Data Sheet

Table Of Contents
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2545K–AVR–04/07
ATmega48/88/168
17. SPI – Serial Peripheral Interface
17.1 Features
Full-duplex, Three-wire Synchronous Data Transfer
Master or Slave Operation
LSB First or MSB First Data Transfer
Seven Programmable Bit Rates
End of Transmission Interrupt Flag
Write Collision Flag Protection
Wake-up from Idle Mode
Double Speed (CK/2) Master SPI Mode
17.2 Overview
The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) allows high-speed synchronous data transfer between the
ATmega48/88/168 and peripheral devices or between several AVR devices.
The USART can also be used in Master SPI mode, see “USART in SPI Mode” on page 199. The
PRSPI bit in ”Minimizing Power Consumption” on page 41 must be written to zero to enable SPI
module.