LM3S1110 Luminary Micro, Inc, LM3S1110 Datasheet - Page 30

• Manufacturer Part Number: LM3S1110
• Description: Lm3s1110 Arm Microcontroller
• Manufacturer: Luminary Micro, Inc

Architectural Overview
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SSI (see page 295)
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) is a four-wire bi-directional communications interface.
The LM3S1110 controller includes one SSI module that provides the functionality for synchronous
serial communications with peripheral devices, and can be configured to use the Freescale SPI,
MICROWIRE, or TI synchronous serial interface frame formats. The size of the data frame is also
configurable, and can be set between 4 and 16 bits, inclusive.
The SSI module performs serial-to-parallel conversion on data received from a peripheral device,
and parallel-to-serial conversion on data transmitted to a peripheral device. The TX and RX paths
are buffered with internal FIFOs, allowing up to eight 16-bit values to be stored independently.
The SSI module can be configured as either a master or slave device. As a slave device, the SSI
module can also be configured to disable its output, which allows a master device to be coupled
with multiple slave devices.
The SSI module also includes a programmable bit rate clock divider and prescaler to generate the
output serial clock derived from the SSI module's input clock. Bit rates are generated based on the
input clock and the maximum bit rate is determined by the connected peripheral.
System Peripherals
Programmable GPIOs (see page 154)
General-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins offer flexibility for a variety of connections.
The Stellaris
individual GPIO port. The GPIO module is FiRM-compliant (compliant to the ARM Foundation IP
for Real-Time Microcontrollers specification) and supports 20-41 programmable input/output pins.
The number of GPIOs available depends on the peripherals being used (see “Signal Tables” on page
346 for the signals available to each GPIO pin).
The GPIO module features programmable interrupt generation as either edge-triggered or
level-sensitive on all pins, programmable control for GPIO pad configuration, and bit masking in
both read and write operations through address lines. Pins configured as digital inputs are
Schmitt-triggered.
Three Programmable Timers (see page 195)
Programmable timers can be used to count or time external events that drive the Timer input pins.
The Stellaris
block provides two 16-bit timers/counters that can be configured to operate independently as timers
or event counters, or configured to operate as one 32-bit timer or one 32-bit Real-Time Clock (RTC).
When configured in 32-bit mode, a timer can run as a Real-Time Clock (RTC), one-shot timer or
periodic timer. When in 16-bit mode, a timer can run as a one-shot timer or periodic timer, and can
extend its precision by using an 8-bit prescaler. A 16-bit timer can also be configured for event
capture or Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) generation.
Watchdog Timer (see page 231)
A watchdog timer can generate nonmaskable interrupts (NMIs) or a reset when a time-out value is
reached. The watchdog timer is used to regain control when a system has failed due to a software
error or to the failure of an external device to respond in the expected way.
The Stellaris
register, interrupt generation logic, and a locking register.
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GPIO module is comprised of eight physical GPIO blocks, each corresponding to an
General-Purpose Timer Module (GPTM) contains three GPTM blocks. Each GPTM
Watchdog Timer module consists of a 32-bit down counter, a programmable load
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