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42023E–SAM–07/2013

The data put on the TWD line must be 8 bits long. Data is transferred MSB first; each byte must
be followed by an acknowledgement. The number of bytes per transfer is unlimited (see 

).

Each transfer begins with a START condition and terminates with a STOP condition (see 

).

• A high-to-low transition on the TWD line while TWCK is high defines the START condition.

• A low-to-high transition on the TWD line while TWCK is high defines a STOP condition.

Figure 27-3.  START and STOP Conditions 

Figure 27-4. Transfer Format

The TWIM has two modes of operation:

• Master transmitter mode

• Master receiver mode

The master is the device which starts and stops a transfer and generates the TWCK clock.
These modes are described in the following chapters.

TWD

TWCK

Start

Stop

TWD

TWCK

Start

Address

R/W

Ack

Data

Ack

Data

Ack

Stop