Microchip Technology DV164136 Data Sheet
PIC18F8722 FAMILY
DS39646C-page 208
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.
19.3.2
OPERATION
When initializing the SPI, several options need to be
specified. This is done by programming the appropriate
control bits (SSPxCON1<5:0> and SSPxSTAT<7:6>).
These control bits allow the following to be specified:
specified. This is done by programming the appropriate
control bits (SSPxCON1<5:0> and SSPxSTAT<7:6>).
These control bits allow the following to be specified:
• Master mode (SCKx is the clock output)
• Slave mode (SCKx is the clock input)
• Clock Polarity (Idle state of SCKx)
• Data Input Sample Phase (middle or end of data
• Slave mode (SCKx is the clock input)
• Clock Polarity (Idle state of SCKx)
• Data Input Sample Phase (middle or end of data
output time)
• Clock Edge (output data on rising/falling edge of
SCKx)
• Clock Rate (Master mode only)
• Slave Select mode (Slave mode only)
• Slave Select mode (Slave mode only)
Each MSSP module consists of a transmit/receive shift
register (SSPxSR) and a buffer register (SSPxBUF).
The SSPxSR shifts the data in and out of the device,
MSb first. The SSPxBUF holds the data that was
written to the SSPxSR until the received data is ready.
Once the 8 bits of data have been received, that byte is
moved to the SSPxBUF register. Then, the Buffer Full
detect bit, BF (SSPxSTAT<0>) and the interrupt flag bit,
SSPxIF, are set. This double-buffering of the received
data (SSPxBUF) allows the next byte to start reception
register (SSPxSR) and a buffer register (SSPxBUF).
The SSPxSR shifts the data in and out of the device,
MSb first. The SSPxBUF holds the data that was
written to the SSPxSR until the received data is ready.
Once the 8 bits of data have been received, that byte is
moved to the SSPxBUF register. Then, the Buffer Full
detect bit, BF (SSPxSTAT<0>) and the interrupt flag bit,
SSPxIF, are set. This double-buffering of the received
data (SSPxBUF) allows the next byte to start reception
before reading the data that was just received. Any
write to the SSPxBUF register during transmis-
sion/reception of data will be ignored and the Write
Collision Detect bit, WCOL (SSPxCON1<7>), will be
set. User software must clear the WCOL bit so that it
can be determined if the following write(s) to the
SSPxBUF register completed successfully.
write to the SSPxBUF register during transmis-
sion/reception of data will be ignored and the Write
Collision Detect bit, WCOL (SSPxCON1<7>), will be
set. User software must clear the WCOL bit so that it
can be determined if the following write(s) to the
SSPxBUF register completed successfully.
When the application software is expecting to receive
valid data, the SSPxBUF should be read before the
next byte of data to transfer is written to the SSPxBUF.
The Buffer Full bit, BF (SSPxSTAT<0>), indicates when
SSPxBUF has been loaded with the received data
(transmission is complete). When the SSPxBUF is
read, the BF bit is cleared. This data may be irrelevant
if the SPI is only a transmitter. Generally, the MSSP
interrupt is used to determine when the transmis-
sion/reception has completed. If the interrupt method is
not going to be used, then software polling can be done
to ensure that a write collision does not occur.
Example 19-1 shows the loading of the SSPxBUF
(SSPxSR) for data transmission.
valid data, the SSPxBUF should be read before the
next byte of data to transfer is written to the SSPxBUF.
The Buffer Full bit, BF (SSPxSTAT<0>), indicates when
SSPxBUF has been loaded with the received data
(transmission is complete). When the SSPxBUF is
read, the BF bit is cleared. This data may be irrelevant
if the SPI is only a transmitter. Generally, the MSSP
interrupt is used to determine when the transmis-
sion/reception has completed. If the interrupt method is
not going to be used, then software polling can be done
to ensure that a write collision does not occur.
Example 19-1 shows the loading of the SSPxBUF
(SSPxSR) for data transmission.
The SSPxSR is not directly readable or writable and
can only be accessed by addressing the SSPxBUF
register. Additionally, the SSPxSTAT register indicates
the various status conditions.
can only be accessed by addressing the SSPxBUF
register. Additionally, the SSPxSTAT register indicates
the various status conditions.
EXAMPLE 19-1:
LOADING THE SSP1BUF (SSP1SR) REGISTER
LOOP
BTFSS
SSP1STAT, BF
;Has data been received (transmit complete)?
BRA
LOOP
;No
MOVF
SSP1BUF, W
;WREG reg = contents of SSP1BUF
MOVWF
RXDATA
;Save in user RAM, if data is meaningful
MOVF
TXDATA, W
;W reg = contents of TXDATA
MOVWF
SSP1BUF
;New data to xmit