Serial

Communication
Buses: I C and SPI
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Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)

 2-Wire Serial Communication Bus

 Introduced By Philips In 1992
 Communication Protocol Between Microcontroller
And Peripherals
 Real Time Clocks (RTCs)
 Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs)
 Various Sensors
 Many, many, more
I2C Characteristics

 Only 2 Wires Needed On Bus

 Serial Data (SDA)
 Serial Clock (SCL)
 Multiple Devices Connected On Bus
 Typically Limited (i.e. 8, 20, 27, 210,...?)
 Similar Code For All I2C Peripherals
 Supports Various Data Transfer Rates
Development of I2C

 Version 1.0 Introduced in 1992

 “Standard” 100 Kbits/s
 “Fast” 400 Kbits/s
 Version 2.0 Released in 1998
 “High-Speed” 3.4 Mbits/s
 Version 2.1 Released in 2000
 Clock Stretched
 “High-Speed” Timings Relaxed
How Does It Work?
Further Reading

 I2C-Bus Specification Version 2.1

 http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/acrobat_download/literature/9398/393400
11.pdf

 DS1631 Datasheet
 http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1631-DS1731.pdf
Serial Peripheral Interface
(SPI)
 Synchronous Communication Protocol
 3-Wire (Plus 1 Chip-Select Pin/Device)
 Hardware On Microcontroller
 Developed By Motorola
 “Loose” Standard
 Broad Range of Devices Supported
 Memory (i.e. EEPROM, RAM, Etc.)
 Sensors
SPI Characteristics

 3 Wires (Plus Chip Select Pin/Device)

 Master Out Slave In (MOSI)
 Master In Slave Out (MISO)
 Master/Slave Clock Output/Input (SCK)
 Chip/Slave Select (SS)
 Multiple Devices Connected On Bus
 Limited Only By Number Of uC Pins
 Supports Various Data Transfer Rates
How Does It Work?
Configurations (AT89S53)

 SPI Control Register (SPCR)

 Sets Modes of Operation
 SPI Status Register (SPSR)
 Checks Flags
 SPI Data Register (SPDR)
 8-Bit Shift Register Storing Data
4 Modes of SPI

 Set In SPI Control Register (SPCR)

 Clock Polarity
 Active Low
 Active High
 Clock Phase
 Data Shifted On Rising Edge
 Data Shifted On Falling Edge
4 Modes of SPI (CPHA = 0)
4 Modes of SPI (CPHA = 1)
Further Reading

 AT89S53 Datasheet (Pg. 8, 14-16)

 http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/DOC0787.PDF

 Pont Ch. 24
SPI Summary

 3-Wire (+ SS/Device)
 1.5 MHz Bit Frequency (AT89S53)
 Microcontroller Hardware
 Supports Many Devices