Datasheet
PIC16C77X
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8.2.2 GENERAL CALL ADDRESS SUPPORT
The addressing procedure for the I
2
C bus is such that
the first byte after the START condition usually deter-
mines which device will be the slave addressed by the
master. The exception is the general call address which
can address all devices. When this address is used, all
devices should, in theory, respond with an acknowl-
edge.
The general call address is one of eight addresses
reserved for specific purposes by the I
2
C protocol. It
consists of all 0’s with R/W
= 0
The general call address is recognized when the Gen-
eral Call Enable bit (GCEN) is enabled (SSPCON2<7>
is set). Following a start-bit detect, 8-bits are shifted
into SSPSR and the address is compared against
SSPADD, and is also compared to the general call
address, fixed in hardware.
If the general call address matches, the SSPSR is
transfered to the SSPBUF, the BF flag is set (eighth bit),
and on the falling edge of the ninth bit (ACK
bit) the
SSPIF flag is set.
When the interrupt is serviced. The source for the
interrupt can be checked by reading the contents of the
SSPBUF to determine if the address was device spe-
cific or a general call address.
In 10-bit mode, the SSPADD is required to be updated
for the second half of the address to match, and the UA
bit is set (SSPSTAT<1>). If the general call address is
sampled when GCEN is set while the slave is config-
ured in 10-bit address mode, then the second half of
the address is not necessary, the UA bit will not be set,
and the slave will begin receiving data after the
acknowledge (Figure 8-16).
FIGURE 8-16: SLAVE MODE GENERAL CALL ADDRESS SEQUENCE (7 OR 10-BIT MODE)
SDA
SCL
S
SSPIF
BF
SSPOV
Cleared in software
SSPBUF is read
R/W
= 0
ACK
General Call Address
Address is compared to General Call Address
GCEN
Receiving data
ACK
123456789123456789
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
after ACK, set interrupt flag
'0'
'1'
(SSPSTAT<0>)
(SSPCON<6>)
(SSPCON2<7>)
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