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Chapter 17: LPC176x/5x SPI
Register has been read when the SPIF status is active. If the SPI Data Register is written 
in this time frame, the write data will be lost, and the write collision (WCOL) bit in the SPI 
Status Register will be activated.
Mode Fault
If the SSEL signal goes active when the SPI block is a master, this indicates another 
master has selected the device to be a slave. This condition is known as a mode fault. 
When a mode fault is detected, the mode fault (MODF) bit in the SPI Status Register will 
be activated, the SPI signal drivers will be de-activated, and the SPI mode will be changed 
to be a slave.
If the SSEL function is assigned to its related pin in the relevant Pin Function Select 
Register, the SSEL signal must always be inactive when the SPI controller is a master.
Slave Abort
A slave transfer is considered to be aborted if the SSEL signal goes inactive before the 
transfer is complete. In the event of a slave abort, the transmit and receive data for the 
transfer that was in progress are lost, and the slave abort (ABRT) bit in the SPI Status 
Register will be activated.
17.7 Register description
The SPI contains 5 registers as shown in Table 360. All registers are byte, half word and 
word accessible.
 
[1] Reset Value reflects the data stored in used bits only. It does not include reserved bits content.
17.7.1 SPI Control Register (S0SPCR - 0x4002 0000)
The S0SPCR register controls the operation of SPI0 as per the configuration bits setting 
shown in Table 361
.
Table 360. SPI register map
Name Description Access Reset 
Value
[1]
Address
S0SPCR SPI Control Register. This register controls the 
operation of the SPI.
R/W 0x00 0x4002 0000
S0SPSR SPI Status Register. This register shows the 
status of the SPI.
RO 0x00 0x4002 0004
S0SPDR SPI Data Register. This bi-directional register 
provides the transmit and receive data for the 
SPI. Transmit data is provided to the SPI0 by 
writing to this register. Data received by the SPI0 
can be read from this register.
R/W 0x00 0x4002 0008
S0SPCCR SPI Clock Counter Register. This register 
controls the frequency of a master’s SCK0.
R/W 0x00 0x4002 000C
S0SPINT SPI Interrupt Flag. This register contains the 
interrupt flag for the SPI interface.
R/W 0x00 0x4002 001C