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30.7.3.9
Peripheral Chip Select Decoding
The user can program the SPI to operate with up to 15 peripherals by decoding the four Chip
Select lines, NPCS0 to NPCS3 with 1 of up to 16 decoder/demultiplexer. This can be enabled by
writing the PCSDEC bit at 1 in the Mode Register (SPI_MR).
When operating without decoding, the SPI makes sure that in any case only one chip select line
is activated, i.e., one NPCS line driven low at a time. If two bits are defined low in a PCS field,
only the lowest numbered chip select is driven low.
When operating with decoding, the SPI directly outputs the value defined by the PCS field on
NPCS lines of either the Mode Register or the Transmit Data Register (depending on PS).
As the SPI sets a default value of 0xF on the chip select lines (i.e. all chip select lines at 1) when
not processing any transfer, only 15 peripherals can be decoded.
The SPI has only four Chip Select Registers, not 15. As a result, when decoding is activated,
each chip select defines the characteristics of up to four peripherals. As an example, SPI_CRS0
defines the characteristics of the externally decoded peripherals 0 to 3, corresponding to the
PCS values 0x0 to 0x3. Thus, the user has to make sure to connect compatible peripherals on
the decoded chip select lines 0 to 3, 4 to 7, 8 to 11 and 12 to 14.
Figure 30-11 below shows such
an implementation.
If the CSAAT bit is used, with or without the PDC, the Mode Fault detection for NPCS0 line must
be disabled. This is not needed for all other chip select lines since Mode Fault Detection is only
on NPCS0.
If the CSAAT bit is used, with or without the DMAC, the Mode Fault detection for NPCS0 line
must be disabled. This is not needed for all other chip select lines since Mode Fault Detection is
only on NPCS0.
Figure 30-11. Chip Select Decoding Application Block Diagram: Single Master/Multiple Slave Implementation
SPI Master
SPCK
MISO
MOSI
NPCS0
NPCS1
NPCS2
SPCK
1-of-n Decoder/Demultiplexer
MISO MOSI
NSS
Slave 0
SPCK MISO MOSI
NSS
Slave 1
SPCK MISO MOSI
NSS
Slave 14
NPCS3