LSM6DSR is never setting XLDA in status reg.

[Bob Paddock]

I am trying to validate a new board layout and am looking for the minimal configuration to read accel data.

I'm using SPI.  When the WHO_AM_I register of the LSM6DSR is queried, the correct response of 0x6B is returned.
I take that as validation of the at least the layout and soldering.

Looking at AN5358 "Mode 1 - Reading output data" the minimum configuration is to write 0x60 to CTRL1_XL (0x10U), section 4.1. Enabling an ODR of 416 Hz at +/- 2g.

AN5358 in section 4.2 then indicates read STATUS_REG until the LSB, which is XLDA, is set.
That bit is never getting set.  Why? STATUS_REG always reads as zero.

[Federica Bossi]

Hi @Bob Paddock ,

Have you already looked at our examples on Github?

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[Bob Paddock · Accepted solution]

Yes, I looked before asking.
The problem turned out to be the SPI driver.  It was deasserting Chip Select to soon and the device was not being configured correctly.