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ATmega8(L)
Serial
Peripheral
Interface – SPI
The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) allows high-speed synchronous data transfer between the
ATmega8 and peripheral devices or between several AVR devices. The ATmega8 SPI includes
the following 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
Figure 57. SPI Block Diagram
(1)
Note: 1. Refer to “Pin Configurations” on page 2, and Table 22 on page 58 for SPI pin placement
The interconnection between Master and Slave CPUs with SPI is shown in Figure 58 on page
122. The system consists of two Shift Registers, and a Master clock generator. The SPI Master
initiates the communication cycle when pulling low the Slave Select SS
pin of the desired Slave.
Master and Slave prepare the data to be sent in their respective Shift Registers, and the Master
generates the required clock pulses on the SCK line to interchange data. Data is always shifted
from Master to Slave on the Master Out – Slave In, MOSI, line, and from Slave to Master on the
Master In – Slave Out, MISO, line. After each data packet, the Master will synchronize the Slave
by pulling high the Slave Select, SS
, line.
When configured as a Master, the SPI interface has no automatic control of the SS
line. This
must be handled by user software before communication can start. When this is done, writing a
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