2010-2012 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS41417B-page 165
PIC16(L)F722A/723A
17.2
I2C Mode
The SSP module, in I2C mode, implements all slave
functions, except general call support. It provides
interrupts on Start and Stop bits in hardware to facilitate
firmware implementations of the master functions. The
SSP module implements the I2C Standard mode
specifications:
I2C Slave mode (7-bit address)
I2C Slave mode (10-bit address)
Start and Stop bit interrupts enabled to support
firmware Master mode
Address masking
Two pins are used for data transfer; the SCL pin (clock
line) and the SDA pin (data line). The user must
configure the two pin’s data direction bits as inputs in
the appropriate TRIS register. Upon enabling I2C
mode, the I2C slew rate limiters in the I/O pads are
controlled by the SMP bit of SSPSTAT register. The
SSP module functions are enabled by setting the
SSPEN bit of SSPCON register.
Data is sampled on the rising edge and shifted out on
the falling edge of the clock. This ensures that the SDA
signal is valid during the SCL high time. The SCL clock
input must have minimum high and low times for proper
operation.
Refer
to
FIGURE 17-7:
I2C MODE BLOCK
DIAGRAM
FIGURE 17-8:
TYPICAL I2C
CONNECTIONS
The SSP module has six registers for I2C operation.
They are:
SSP Control (SSPCON) register
SSP Status (SSPSTAT) register
Serial Receive/Transmit Buffer (SSPBUF) register
SSP Shift Register (SSPSR), not directly
accessible
SSP Address (SSPADD) register
SSP Address Mask (SSPMSK) register
17.2.1
HARDWARE SETUP
Selection of I2C mode, with the SSPEN bit of the
SSPCON register set, forces the SCL and SDA pins to
be open drain, provided these pins are programmed as
inputs by setting the appropriate TRISC bits. The SSP
module will override the input state with the output data,
when required, such as for Acknowledge and slave-
transmitter sequences.
Read
Write
SSPSR Reg
Match Detect
SSPADD Reg
Start and
Stop bit Detect
SSPBUF Reg
Internal
Data Bus
Addr Match
SCL
SDA
Shift
Clock
MSb
LSb
SSPMSK Reg
Note:
Pull-up resistors must be provided
externally to the SCL and SDA pins for
proper operation of the I2C module.
Slave 1
Master
SDA
SCL
VDD
SDA
SCL
Slave 2
SDA
SCL
(optional)