4 master operations, Table 467. master transactions (sheet 1 of 2), 467 master transactions – Intel CONTROLLERS 413808 User Manual

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Intel

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413808 and 413812—I

2

C Bus Interface Units

Intel

®

413808 and 413812 I/O Controllers in TPER Mode

Developer’s Manual

October 2007

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14.3.4

Master Operations

When software initiates a read or write on the I

2

C bus, the I

2

C unit transitions from the

default slave-receive mode to master-transmit mode. The start pulse is sent followed

by the 7-bit slave address and the R/W# bit. After the master receives an

acknowledge, the I

2

C unit has the option of two master modes:

• Master-Transmit — The 4138xx writes data

• Master-Receive — The 4138xx reads data

The 4138xx initiates a master transaction by writing to the ICR register. Data is read

and written from the I

2

C unit through the memory-mapped registers.

Table 467

describes the I

2

C Bus Interface Unit responsibilities as a master device.

Table 467. Master Transactions (Sheet 1 of 2)

I

2

C Master

Action

Mode of

Operation

Definition

Generate clock

output

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• The master always drives the

SCL

line.

• The

SCL

Enable bit must be set.

• The Unit Enable bit must be set.

Write target

slave address to

IDBR

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• The Intel XScale

®

processor writes to IDBR bits 7-1 before a START condition is

enabled.

• First 7 bits sent on bus after START.

• See

Section 14.2.3

.

Write R/W# Bit

to IDBR

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• The Intel XScale

®

processor writes to the least significant IDBR bit with the target slave

address.

• When low, the master remains a master-transmitter. When high, the master transitions

to a master-receiver.

• See

Section 14.3.1

.

Signal START

Condition

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• See “Generate clock output” above.

• Performed after the target slave address and the R/W# bit are in the IDBR.

• Intel XScale

®

processor sets the START bit.

• Intel XScale

®

processor sets the Transfer Byte bit which initiates the start condition.

• See

Section 14.2.3

.

Initiate first data

byte transfer

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• Intel XScale

®

processor writes byte to IDBR

• I

2

C Bus Interface Unit transmits the byte when the Transfer Byte bit is set.

• I

2

C Bus Interface Unit clears the Transfer Byte bit and sets the IDBR Transmit Empty bit

when the transfer is complete.

Arbitrate for I

2

C

Bus

Master-transmit

Master-receive

• When two or more masters signal a start within the same clock period, arbitration must

occur.

• The I

2

C Bus Interface Unit arbitrates for as long as necessary. Arbitration takes place

during slave address, R/W# bit, and data transmission and continues until all but one

master loses the bus. No data is lost during arbitration.

• When the I

2

C Bus Interface Unit loses arbitration, it sets the Arbitration Loss Detect ISR

bit after byte transfer is complete and transition to slave-receive (default) mode.

• When I

2

C Bus Interface Unit loses arbitration while attempting to send the target

address byte, the I

2

C Bus Interface Unit attempts to resend it when the bus becomes

free.

• The system designer must ensure the boundary conditions described in

Section 14.3

do

not occur.

Write one data

byte to the IDBR

Master-transmit

only

• Data transmit mode of I

2

C master operation.

• Occurs when the IDBR Transmit Empty ISR bit is set and the Transfer Byte bit is clear.

When enabled, the IDBR Transmit Empty Interrupt is signalled to the Intel XScale

®

processor.

• Intel XScale

®

processor writes 1 data byte to the IDBR, set the appropriate

START/STOP bit combination, and then set the Transfer Byte bit to send the data. Eight

bits are written on the serial bus followed by a STOP when requested.

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