ARM Cortex-M3 DesignStart User Manual

3.10 Serial Peripheral Interface
The Soft Macro Model (SMM) implements five PL022 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) modules:
• One general-purpose SPI module that connects to the general-purpose SPI connector, J21. An adapter
board is available from ARM to mount a microSD card on this connector.
• One color LCD touch screen module control.
• One SPI interface for an ADC on the Arduino shield expansion adapter board.
• Two SPI interfaces for the Arduino shield expansion.
All these SPI interfaces are configured for master mode only.
If you are using the mbed OS, then it is required to connect the microSD card over SPI to provide the file
system for the target. For more information on a supported adapter, see the Application Note AN531
uSDCARD SPI Adapter for the Cortex-M Prototyping System (MPS2+).
To purchase the adapter, visit www.arm.com/mps.
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3.10 Serial Peripheral Interface
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ARM Cortex-M3 DesignStart Specifications

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Model	Cortex-M3 DesignStart
Category	Motherboard
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