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FN8202.1
July 28, 2006
2-Wire serial interface
Protocol Overview
The device supports a bidirectional bus oriented protocol.
The protocol defines any device that sends data onto the
bus as a transmitter, and the receiving device as the
receiver. The device controlling the transfer is called the
master and the device being controlled is called the slave.
The master always initiates data transfers, and provides the
clock for both transmit and receive operations. The X9455
operates as a slave in all applications.
All 2-wire interface operations must begin with a START,
followed by a Slave Address byte. The Slave Address
selects the X9455, and specifies if a Read or Write operation
is to be performed.
All Communication over the 2-wire interface is conducted by
sending the MSB of each byte of data first.
Serial Clock and Data
Data states on the SDA line can change only while SCL is
LOW. SDA state changes while SCL is HIGH are reserved
for indicating START and STOP conditions (See Figure 2).
On power up of the X9455, the SDA pin is in the input mode.
Serial Start Condition
All commands are preceded by the START condition, which
is a HIGH to LOW transition of SDA while SCL is HIGH. The
device continuously monitors the SDA and SCL lines for the
START condition and does not respond to any command
until this condition has been met (See Figure 2).
Serial Stop Condition
All communications must be terminated by a STOP
condition, which is a LOW to HIGH transition of SDA while
SCL is HIGH. The STOP condition is also used to place the
device into the Standby power mode after a read sequence.
A STOP condition can only be issued after the transmitting
device has released the bus (See Figure 2).
Serial Acknowledge
An ACK (Acknowledge), is a software convention used to
indicate a successful data transfer. The transmitting device,
either master or slave, releases the bus after transmitting
eight bits. During the ninth clock cycle, the receiver pulls the
SDA line LOW to acknowledge the reception of the eight bits
of data (See Figure 3).
The device responds with an ACK after recognition of a
START condition followed by a valid Slave Address byte. A
valid Slave Address byte must contain the Device Type
Identifier 0101, and the Device Address bits matching the
logic state of pins A2, A1, and A0 (See Figure 4).
If a write operation is selected, the device responds with an
ACK after the receipt of each subsequent eight-bit word.
In the read mode, the device transmits eight bits of data,
releases the SDA line, and then monitors the line for an
ACK. The device continues transmitting data if an ACK is
detected. The device terminates further data transmissions if
an ACK is not detected. The master must then issue a STOP
condition to place the device into a known state.
SDA
SCL
START DATA DATA STOP
STABLE CHANGE
DATA
STABLE
FIGURE 2. VALID DATA CHANGES, START, AND STOP CONDITIONS
SDA Output from
Transmitter
SDA Output from
Receiver
81 9
START ACK
SCL from Master
FIGURE 3. ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSE FROM RECEIVER
X9455
