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In Slave mode, the data is transmitted and received as the external clock pulses appear on SCK. When the last bit is latched, the SSPIF interrupt flag bit is set when reading locked mcu flash.
While in Slave mode, the external clock of locked mcu flash is supplied by the external clock source on the SCK pin. This external clock must meet the minimum high and low times as specified in the electrical specifications after reading.
While in Sleep mode, the slave can transmit/receive data. When a byte is received, the device will wake-up from Sleep. The SS pin allows a Synchronous Slave mode if reading locked mcu flash. The SPI must be in Slave mode with SS pin control enabled (SSPCON<3:0> = 04h). The pin must not be driven low for the SS pin to function as an input.
The data latch must be high. When the SS pin is low, transmission and reception are enabled and the SDO pin is driven. When the SS pin goes high, the SDO pin is no longer driven, The SS pin allows a Synchronous Slave mode. The SPI must be in Slave mode with SS pin control enabled (SSPCON<3:0> = 04h).
The pin must not be driven low for the SS pin to function as an input. The data latch must be high. When the SS pin is low, transmission and reception are enabled and the SDO pin is driven. When the SS pin goes high, the SDO pin is no longer driven, even if in the middle of a transmitted byte, and becomes a floating output.
External pull-up/pull-down resistors may be desirable, depending on the application. When the SPI module resets, the bit counter is forced to ‘0’. This can be done by either forcing the SS pin to a high level or reading the SSPEN bit.
To emulate two-wire communication, the SDO pin can be connected to the SDI pin. When the SPI needs to operate as a receiver, the SDO pin can be configured as an input. This disables transmissions from the SDO.
The SDI can always be left as an input (SDI function) since it cannot create a bus conflict. In Master mode, all module clocks are halted and the transmission/reception will remain in that state until the device wakes from Sleep. After the device returns to Normal mode, the module will continue to transmit/receive data.
In Slave mode, the SPI Transmit/Receive Shift register operates asynchronously to the device. This allows the device to be placed in Sleep mode and data to be shifted into the SPI Transmit/Receive Shift register. When all 8 bits have been received, the SSP interrupt flag bit will be set and if enabled, will wake the device from Sleep after reading locked mcu flash.
