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Read-only SPI Master bus traffic

SoCalJim
Associate III

I have a read-only SPI master. Here’s the code:

 

SpiHandle.Init.Mode = SPI_MODE_MASTER;
SpiHandle.Init.Direction = SPI_DIRECTION_2LINES_RXONLY;
SpiHandle.Init.DataSize = SPI_DATASIZE_16BIT;
SpiHandle.Init.CLKPolarity = SPI_POLARITY_LOW;
SpiHandle.Init.CLKPhase = SPI_PHASE_1EDGE;
SpiHandle.Init.NSS = SPI_NSS_HARD_OUTPUT;
SpiHandle.Init.BaudRatePrescaler = SPI_BAUDRATEPRESCALER_32;
SpiHandle.Init.FirstBit = SPI_FIRSTBIT_MSB;
SpiHandle.Init.TIMode = SPI_TIMODE_DISABLE;
SpiHandle.Init.CRCCalculation = SPI_CRCCALCULATION_DISABLE;
SpiHandle.Init.CRCPolynomial = 7;
SpiHandle.Init.CRCLength = SPI_CRC_LENGTH_DATASIZE;
SpiHandle.Init.NSSPMode = SPI_NSS_PULSE_ENABLE;
SpiHandle.Init.Mode = SPI_MODE_MASTER;

/**SPI1 GPIO Configuration
PA1     ------> SPI1_SCK
PA4     ------> SPI1_NSS
PA6     ------> SPI1_MISO
*/
GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_1|GPIO_PIN_4|GPIO_PIN_6;
GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_AF_PP;
GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_VERY_HIGH;
GPIO_InitStruct.Alternate = GPIO_AF5_SPI1;
HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);

while (1) {
HAL_SPI_Receive(&SpiHandle, (uint8_t *)&angle, 1, 100);
}

 

Here’s the clock and (a very noisy) NSS:

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Why are there two 16-bit words per transaction? Does a HAL_SPI_Receive send a word and then receive a word?

1 REPLY 1
TDK
Guru

The receive-only master SPI sends clocks continuously until the peripheral is turned off. Code takes some time between getting the 1 byte you requested and turning off the peripheral.

So it reads the first word which it returns, but then continues to receive another word which is ignored.

TDK_0-1738128036244.png

 

For this reason, receive-only master should generally be avoided. Using it in full duplex mode and leaving the MOSI pin uninitialized will provide the same functionality.

 

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