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Figure 15. Protocol for Serial Data Write with Length = 4

After the command code, length of the transfer is send in next two bits, the address of register to be read has to be provided from the MSB to the

LSB. Then one, two, four or eight data bytes can be transferred from the SPI slave to the master, always from the MSB to the LSB.

Each bit of the command and address sections of the frame have to be driven by the 2-Wire SP master on the SP clock (EN pin) positive edge

and the 2-Wire SP slave (device) samples this bit on the next SP clock (EN pin) negative edge. Each bit of the data phase of the frame has to be

driven by the 2-Wire SP slave (device) on the SP clock (EN pin) positive edge and the 2-Wire SP master samples this bit on the next SP clock

(EN pin) negative edge. The following figures illustrate two examples of read command (without and with address self-increment.)

Figure 16. Protocol for Serial Data Read with Length = 1

EN

TX

1

LEN1 LEN0

A

4

A

0

A

1

A

2

A

3

D

0

D

1

D

2

D

3

D

4

D

5

D

7

D

6

D

0

D

1

D

2

D

3

D

4

D

5

D

6

D

0

D

1

D

2

D

3

D

4

D

5

D

6

D

7

D

7

D

1

D

2

D

3

D

4

D

5

D

6

D

7

D

0

Data D7-D0 is

moved to Address

A4-A0 here

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Command & Address

Phase

Data1 Phase

Data2 Phase

Data3 Phase

Data4 Phase

LEN1 = 1 LEN0 = 0

Length = 4

Data D7-D0 is

moved to Address

A4-A0 + 1 here

Data D7-D0 is

moved to Address

A4-A0 + 2 here

Data D7-D0 is

moved to Address

A4-A0 + 3 here

EN

TX

0 LEN1 LEN0

A4

A0

A1

A2

A3

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D7

D6

Transfer edge

Sampling edge

Data D7 – D0 at

address A4 ..A0 is

read here

LEN1 = 0 LEN0 = 0

Command & Address Phase

Data Phase

Length of Transaction = 1

Transfer edge

Sampling edge