SPI master bit turns off unexpectedly

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Foxcat385
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Posted by Foxcat385: Sat. Jun 18, 2016 - 07:33 PM
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I'm trying to establish an SPI communication with a display. Here's my code which enables it:

    SPI->CTRL=SPI_MASTER_bm|SPI_MODE0_bm|SPI_PRESCALER_DIV4_gc;
    SPI->CTRL|=SPI_ENABLE_bm;

SPI is a member of my class which is successfully initialized to point to SPIC.

The code is finished, but there's nothing on the screen. I used the Embedded Debugger to see what the SPI points to and it's the same as SPIC. I saw in the memory watch and in the I/O watch. The Enable bit is set, but the master bit isn't. I don't know what could possibly turn off that bit. I Ctrl+F'd over the code to see if maybe there's an assignment writing into the control register. At first, I found out, but after fixing the code, I see the SPIC_MASTER bit set. After stepping through the code, the bit gets cleared. Is this an error in the microcontroller?

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Posted by sansan: Sat. Jun 18, 2016 - 07:48 PM
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Are you shure about correct SS pin control?

 

"When configured as a Master, the SPI interface has no automatic control of the SS line. The SS pin must be configured as output, and controlled by user software.

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If the SS pin is configured as an input, it must be held high to ensure Master operation. If the SS pin is input and being driven low by external circuitry,

he SPI module will interpret this as another master trying to take control of the bus."

and clears SPI_MASTER bit

 

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Posted by Foxcat385: Sat. Jun 18, 2016 - 09:10 PM
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I left the SS pin floating (disconnected). I'll try to see if it works now. Now I gotta unpack and rewire everything.

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Posted by Foxcat385: Sat. Jun 18, 2016 - 10:38 PM
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I fixed the SPI, but the display still isn't working.

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Posted by js: Sun. Jun 19, 2016 - 02:26 AM
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I left the SS pin floating (disconnected)

From the master or the slave??

Regardless of what you do it MUST BE an output in the master as sansan points out above.

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Posted by joeymorin: Sun. Jun 19, 2016 - 04:32 AM
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Regardless of what you do it MUST BE an output in the master as sansan points out above.

OR if left as an input, is must be held high (either externally, or via the internal pullup).  If it goes low as an input, the SPI peripheral switches over to slave mode.  This is by design for use in multi-master environments.

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