SPI Driver for Enhanced Relay Control

SPIDER - TLE7231G

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)

Datasheet

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Rev. 1.2, 2014-05-09

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Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)

The diagnosis and control interface is based on a serial peripheral interface (SPI).

The SPI is a full duplex synchronous serial slave interface, which uses four lines: SO, SI, SCLK and CS. Data is

transferred by the lines SI and SO at the data rate given by SCLK. The falling edge of CS indicates the beginning

of a data access. Data is sampled in on line SI at the falling edge of SCLK and shifted out on line SO at the rising

edge of SCLK. Each access must be terminated by a rising edge of CS. A modulo 8 counter ensures that data is

taken only, when a multiple of 8 bit has been transferred. The interface provides daisy chain capability.

Figure 9

Serial Peripheral Interface

The SPI protocol is described in Chapter 9.3. It is reset to the default values after power-on reset.

9.1

SPI Signal Description

CS - Chip Select:

The system micro controller selects the TLE7231G by means of the CS pin. Whenever the pin is in low state, data

transfer can take place. When CS is in high state, any signals at the SCLK and SI pins are ignored and SO is

forced into a high impedance state.

CS High to Low transition:

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The diagnosis information is transferred into the shift register.

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SO changes from high impedance state to high or low state depending on the logic OR combination between

the transmission error flag (TER) and the signal level at pin SI. As a result, even in daisy chain configuration,

a high signal indicates a faulty transmission. The transmission error flag is set after any kind of reset, so a reset

between two SPI commands is indicated. For details, please refer to Figure 10. This information stays

available to the first rising edge of SCLK.

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