PIC16LC773-I/SS View Datasheet(PDF) - Microchip Technology

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PIC16LC773-I/SS

28/40-Pin, 8-Bit CMOS Microcontrollers w/ 12-Bit A/D

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PIC16C77X

8.2.2 GENERAL CALL ADDRESS SUPPORT

The addressing procedure for the I2C bus is such that

the first byte after the START condition usually deter-

mines which device will be the slave addressed by the

master. The exception is the general call address which

can address all devices. When this address is used, all

devices should, in theory, respond with an acknowl-

edge.

The general call address is one of eight addresses

reserved for specific purposes by the I2C protocol. It

consists of all 0’s with R/W = 0

The general call address is recognized when the Gen-

eral Call Enable bit (GCEN) is enabled (SSPCON2<7>

is set). Following a start-bit detect, 8-bits are shifted

into SSPSR and the address is compared against

SSPADD, and is also compared to the general call

address, fixed in hardware.

If the general call address matches, the SSPSR is

transfered to the SSPBUF, the BF flag is set (eighth bit),

and on the falling edge of the ninth bit (ACK bit) the

SSPIF flag is set.

When the interrupt is serviced. The source for the

interrupt can be checked by reading the contents of the

SSPBUF to determine if the address was device spe-

cific or a general call address.

In 10-bit mode, the SSPADD is required to be updated

for the second half of the address to match, and the UA

bit is set (SSPSTAT<1>). If the general call address is

sampled when GCEN is set while the slave is config-

ured in 10-bit address mode, then the second half of

the address is not necessary, the UA bit will not be set,

and the slave will begin receiving data after the

acknowledge (Figure 8-16).

FIGURE 8-16: SLAVE MODE GENERAL CALL ADDRESS SEQUENCE (7 OR 10-BIT MODE)

SDA

General Call Address

Address is compared to General Call Address

after ACK, set interrupt flag

R/W = 0

Receiving data

ACK

ACK D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

SCL

SSPIF

S

1 2 34 5 6 78 91 2 34 5 6 78 9

BF

(SSPSTAT<0>)

SSPOV

(SSPCON<6>)

GCEN

(SSPCON2<7>)

Cleared in software

SSPBUF is read

'0'

'1'

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