Serial peripheral interface (SPI) host

The SPI in Sonata only has the capability to be a host. This is a simple hardware IP block that can transmit and receive bytes over SPI.

In Sonata, there are multiple uses for SPI:

• LCD screen
• Ethernet
• Flash
• MicroSD card
• Raspberry Pi HAT
• Arduino shield
• mikroBUS click

The offset for each of the blocks is shown below, with each additional block having a 0x1000 offset from the previous. The offsets in the table below are from the SPI base address, which is 0x8030_0000. The table also shows the connections of the chip select (CS) wires. CS1 for LCD and Ethernet and CS2 for LCD are not used as chip selects but rather for block specific functions like reset and data/control signals.

Please refer to the pin multiplexer and pin mappings on how to connect SPI 0, 1 and 2.

Overview

Each SPI block has two 8-entry FIFOs - one for transmit and one for receive. To begin an SPI transaction write to the START register. Bytes do not need to be immediately available in the transmit FIFO nor space available in the receive FIFO to begin the transaction. The SPI block will only run the clock when its able to proceed. Note that the CS pin is not handled by the SPI block and must be dealt with via GPIO and controlled with software.

Note Interrupts are not yet implemented

Register Table

INTR_STATE

Interrupt State Register

• Offset: 0x0
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0x1f

Fields

[{"name": "rx_full", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "rx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_empty", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "complete", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw1c"], "rotate": -90}, {"bits": 27}]

INTR_ENABLE

Interrupt Enable Register

• Offset: 0x4
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0x1f

Fields

[{"name": "rx_full", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "rx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_empty", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "complete", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"bits": 27}]

INTR_TEST

Interrupt Test Register

• Offset: 0x8
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0x1f

Fields

[{"name": "rx_full", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "rx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_empty", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "tx_watermark", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "complete", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"bits": 27}]

CFG

Configuration register. Controls how the SPI block transmits and receives data. This register can only be modified whilst the SPI block is idle.

• Offset: 0xc
• Reset default: 0x20000000
• Reset mask: 0xe000ffff

Fields

[{"name": "HALF_CLK_PERIOD", "bits": 16, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": 0}, {"bits": 13}, {"name": "MSB_FIRST", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "CPHA", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "CPOL", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}]

CFG . CPOL

The polarity of the spi_clk signal. When CPOL is 0 clock is low when idle and the leading edge is positive. When CPOL is 1 clock is high when idle and the leading edge is negative

CFG . CPHA

The phase of the spi_clk signal. When CPHA is 0 data is sampled on the leading edge and changes on the trailing edge. The first data bit is immediately available before the first leading edge of the clock when transmission begins. When CPHA is 1 data is sampled on the trailing edge and change on the leading edge.

CFG . MSB_FIRST

When set the most significant bit (MSB) is the first bit sent and received with each byte

CFG . HALF_CLK_PERIOD

The length of a half period (i.e. positive edge to negative edge) of the SPI clock, measured in system clock cycles reduced by 1. At the standard Sonata 50 MHz system clock a value of 0 gives a 25 MHz SPI clock, a value of 1 gives a 12.5 MHz SPI clock, a value of 2 gives a 8.33 MHz SPI clock and so on.

CONTROL

Controls the operation of the SPI block. This register can only be modified whilst the SPI block is idle.

• Offset: 0x10
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0xfff

Fields

[{"name": "TX_CLEAR", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "RX_CLEAR", "bits": 1, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "TX_ENABLE", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "RX_ENABLE", "bits": 1, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "TX_WATERMARK", "bits": 4, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "RX_WATERMARK", "bits": 4, "attr": ["rw"], "rotate": -90}, {"bits": 20}]

CONTROL . RX_WATERMARK

The watermark level for the receive FIFO, depending on the value the interrupt will trigger at different points:

• 0: 1 or more items in the FIFO
• 1: 2 or more items in the FIFO
• 2: 4 or more items in the FIFO
• 3: 8 or more items in the FIFO
• 4: 16 or more items in the FIFO
• 5: 32 or more items in the FIFO
• 6: 56 or more items in the FIFO

CONTROL . TX_WATERMARK

The watermark level for the transmit FIFO, depending on the value the interrupt will trigger at different points:

• 0: 1 or fewer items in the FIFO
• 1: 2 or fewer items in the FIFO
• 2: 4 or fewer items in the FIFO
• 3: 8 or fewer items in the FIFO
• 4: 16 or fewer items in the FIFO

CONTROL . RX_ENABLE

When set incoming bits are written to the receive FIFO. When clear incoming bits are ignored.

CONTROL . TX_ENABLE

When set bytes from the transmit FIFO are sent. When clear the state of the outgoing spi_cipo is undefined whilst the SPI clock is running.

CONTROL . RX_CLEAR

Write 1 to clear the receive FIFO.

CONTROL . TX_CLEAR

Write 1 to clear the transmit FIFO.

STATUS

Status information about the SPI block

• Offset: 0x14
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0x7ffff

Fields

[{"name": "TX_FIFO_LEVEL", "bits": 8, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": 0}, {"name": "RX_FIFO_LEVEL", "bits": 8, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": 0}, {"name": "TX_FIFO_FULL", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "RX_FIFO_EMPTY", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"name": "IDLE", "bits": 1, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": -90}, {"bits": 13}]

START

When written begins an SPI operation. Writes are ignored when the SPI block is active.

• Offset: 0x18
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0x7ff

Fields

[{"name": "BYTE_COUNT", "bits": 11, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": 0}, {"bits": 21}]

RX_FIFO

Data from the receive FIFO. When read the data is popped from the FIFO. If the FIFO is empty data read is undefined.

• Offset: 0x1c
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0xff

Fields

[{"name": "DATA", "bits": 8, "attr": ["ro"], "rotate": 0}, {"bits": 24}]

TX_FIFO

Bytes written here are pushed to the transmit FIFO. If the FIFO is full writes are ignored.

• Offset: 0x20
• Reset default: 0x0
• Reset mask: 0xff

Fields

[{"name": "DATA", "bits": 8, "attr": ["wo"], "rotate": 0}, {"bits": 24}]