Intel® IXP43X Product Line of Network Processors—Hardware Design Guidelines

3.10.1Signal Interface

Table 16.

Synchronous Serial Peripheral Port Interface

 

 

 

 

Name

Type

Pull

 

Up/

Recommendations

Field

 

Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSP_SCLK

O

No

Serial bit clock.

 

 

 

 

SSP_SFRM

O

No

Serial frame indicator.

 

 

 

 

SSP_TXD

O

No

Transmit data (serial data out).

 

 

 

 

SSP_RXD

I

Yes

Receive data (serial data in).

Should be pulled high through a 10-KΩresistor when not being utilized in the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSP_EXTCLK

I

Yes

External clock input.

Should be pulled high through a 10-KΩresistor when not being utilized in the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.10.2Device Connection

There are a number of devices available that can interface to SSP or SPI ports, these can range from RTC (Real-Time Clock), LCD (Liquid Crystal Displays), Digital Thermal Sensor to Flash memory devices.

One of the most common usage for SSP or SPI port, is serial flash code storage. Serial flash devices can be used to store board revision, serial numbers, or assembly information. Figure 12 provides an example of a Serial Flash device interface to the SSP port in the IXP43X network processors. For an additional example of SPI interface, refer to Figure 11, where a SLIC is connected to the SSP and HSS ports.

Intel® IXP43X Product Line of Network Processors

 

HDG

April 2007

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Document Number: 316844; Revision: 001US

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Intel IXP43X manual Synchronous Serial Peripheral Port Interface