Datasheet
MC9S08JM60 Series Data Sheet, Rev. 3
Freescale Semiconductor 171
11.4 Functional Description
This section provides a complete functional description of the IIC module.
11.4.1 IIC Protocol
The IIC bus system uses a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL) for data transfer. All devices
connected to it must have open drain or open collector outputs. A logic AND function is exercised on both
lines with external pull-up resistors. The value of these resistors is system dependent.
Normally, a standard communication is composed of four parts:
• Start signal
• Slave address transmission
• Data transfer
• Stop signal
The stop signal should not be confused with the CPU stop instruction. The IIC bus system communication
is described briefly in the following sections and illustrated in Figure 11-9.
Figure 11-9. IIC Bus Transmission Signals
11.4.1.1 Start Signal
When the bus is free, no master device is engaging the bus (SCL and SDA lines are at logical high), a
master may initiate communication by sending a start signal. As shown in Figure 11-9, a start signal is
defined as a high-to-low transition of SDA while SCL is high. This signal denotes the beginning of a new
data transfer (each data transfer may contain several bytes of data) and brings all slaves out of their idle
states.
SCL
SDA
Start
Signal
Ack
Bit
12345678
msb lsb
12345678
msb lsb
Stop
Signal
No
SCL
SDA
12345678
msb lsb
12 5678
msb lsb
Repeated
34
9 9
AD7 AD6 AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 R/W XXX D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Calling Address Read/ Data Byte
AD7 AD6 AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 R/W AD7 AD6 AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 R/W
New Calling Address
99
XX
Ack
Bit
Write
Start
Signal
Start
Signal
Ack
Bit
Calling Address Read/
Write
Stop
Signal
No
Ack
Bit
Read/
Write