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If SS is configured as an output, the pin is a general output pin which does not affect the SPI system.
Typically, the pin will be driving the SS pin of the SPI Slave.
If SS is configured as an input, it must be held high to ensure Master SPI operation. If the SS pin is driven
low by peripheral circuitry when the SPI is configured as a Master with the SS pin defined as an input, the
SPI system interprets this as another master selecting the SPI as a slave and starting to send data to it.
To avoid bus contention, the SPI system takes the following actions:
1. The MSTR bit in SPCR is cleared and the SPI system becomes a Slave. As a result of the SPI
becoming a Slave, the MOSI and SCK pins become inputs.
2. The SPIF Flag in SPSR is set, and if the SPI interrupt is enabled, and the I-bit in SREG is set, the
interrupt routine will be executed.
Thus, when interrupt-driven SPI transmission is used in Master mode, and there exists a possibility that
SS is driven low, the interrupt should always check that the MSTR bit is still set. If the MSTR bit has been
cleared by a slave select, it must be set by the user to re-enable SPI Master mode.
22.4. Data Modes
There are four combinations of SCK phase and polarity with respect to serial data, which are determined
by control bits CPHA and CPOL. The SPI data transfer formats are shown in the figures in this section.
Data bits are shifted out and latched in on opposite edges of the SCK signal, ensuring sufficient time for
data signals to stabilize. This is clearly seen by summarizing Table 22-3 and Table 22-4, as done below:
Table 22-2. CPOL and CPHA Functionality
SPI Mode Conditions Leading Edge Trailing Edge
0 CPOL=0, CPHA=0 Sample (Rising) Setup (Falling)
1 CPOL=0, CPHA=1 Setup (Rising) Sample (Falling)
2 CPOL=1, CPHA=0 Sample (Falling) Setup (Rising)
3 CPOL=1, CPHA=1 Setup (Falling) Sample (Rising)
Figure 22-3. SPI Transfer Format with CPHA = 0
Bit 1
Bit 6
LSB
MSB
SCK (CPOL = 0)
mode 0
SAMPLE I
MOSI/MISO
CHANGE 0
MOSI PIN
CHANGE 0
MISO PIN
SCK (CPOL = 1)
mode 2
SS
MSB
LSB
Bit 6
Bit 1
Bit 5
Bit 2
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 3
Bit 4
Bit 2
Bit 5
MSB first (DORD = 0)
LSB first (DORD = 1)
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