ATMEGA8L ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation], ATMEGA8L Datasheet - Page 172

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA8L
• Description: 8-bit AVR with 8K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation]

Figure 77. Interfacing the Application to the TWI in a Typical Transmission
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writes to TWCR to
TWI bus
transmission of
ATmega8(L)
1. Application
START condition sent
Status code indicates
START
initiate
2. TWINT set.
START
TWDR, and loads appropriate control
3. Check TWSR to see if START was
sent. Application loads SLA+W into
signals into TWCR, makin sure that
and TWSTA is written to zero.
TWINT is written to one,
1. The first step in a TWI transmission is to transmit a START condition. This is
2. When the START condition has been transmitted, the TWINT Flag in TWCR is
3. The application software should now examine the value of TWSR, to make sure
4. When the address packet has been transmitted, the TWINT Flag in TWCR is set,
5. The application software should now examine the value of TWSR, to make sure
SLA+W
done by writing a specific value into TWCR, instructing the TWI hardware to
transmit a START condition. Which value to write is described later on. However,
it is important that the TWINT bit is set in the value written. Writing a one to
TWINT clears the flag. The TWI will not start any operation as long as the
TWINT bit in TWCR is set. Immediately after the application has cleared TWINT,
the TWI will initiate transmission of the START condition.
set, and TWSR is updated with a status code indicating that the START condi-
tion has successfully been sent.
that the START condition was successfully transmitted. If TWSR indicates other-
wise, the application software might take some special action, like calling an
error routine. Assuming that the status code is as expected, the application must
load SLA+W into TWDR. Remember that TWDR is used both for address and
data. After TWDR has been loaded with the desired SLA+W, a specific value
must be written to TWCR, instructing the TWI hardware to transmit the SLA+W
present in TWDR. Which value to write is described later on. However, it is
important that the TWINT bit is set in the value written. Writing a one to TWINT
clears the flag. The TWI will not start any operation as long as the TWINT bit in
TWCR is set. Immediately after the application has cleared TWINT, the TWI will
initiate transmission of the address packet.
and TWSR is updated with a status code indicating that the address packet has
successfully been sent. The status code will also reflect whether a Slave
acknowledged the packet or not.
that the address packet was successfully transmitted, and that the value of the
ACK bit was as expected. If TWSR indicates otherwise, the application software
might take some special action, like calling an error routine. Assuming that the
status code is as expected, the application must load a data packet into TWDR.
Subsequently, a specific value must be written to TWCR, instructing the TWI
hardware to transmit the data packet present in TWDR. Which value to write is
Status code indicates
SLA+W sent, ACK
4. TWINT set.
received
A
Application loads data into TWDR, and
5. Check TWSR to see if SLA+W was
loads appropriate control signals into
TWCR, making sure that TWINT is
sent and ACK received.
written to one
Data
data sent, ACK received
Status code indicates
6. TWINT set.
A
making sure that TWINT is written to one
7. Check TWSR to see if data was sent
Application loads appropriate control
signals to send STOP into TWCR,
STOP
and ACK received.
TWINT set
Indicates
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