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Chapter 18: LPC176x/5x SSP0/1
 
18.5.3.1 Setup and hold time requirements on CS with respect to SK in Microwire 
mode
In the Microwire mode, the SSP slave samples the first bit of receive data on the rising 
edge of SK after CS has gone LOW. Masters that drive a free-running SK must ensure 
that the CS signal has sufficient setup and hold margins with respect to the rising edge of 
SK.
Figure 83
 illustrates these setup and hold time requirements. With respect to the SK rising 
edge on which the first bit of receive data is to be sampled by the SSP slave, CS must 
have a setup of at least two times the period of SK on which the SSP operates. With 
respect to the SK rising edge previous to this edge, CS must have a hold of at least one 
SK period.
 
Fig 82. Microwire frame format (continuos transfers)
SK
CS
SO
SI
MSB LSB
4 to 16 bits
output data
8-bit control
4 to 16 bits
output data
MSB LSB
0
MSB LSB
LSB
Fig 83. Microwire frame format setup and hold details
SK
CS
SI
t
HOLD
= t
SK
t
SETUP
=2*t
SK