The SPI devices support a serial communication bus
that lets an external controller send and receive data with the MCT8314Z. This variant lets the external controller
configure device settings and read detailed fault information. The interface is a
four wire interface using the SCLK, SDI, SDO, and nSCS pins which are described as
follows:
- The SCLK pin is an input that accepts a clock signal to determine when data is captured and propagated on the SDI and SDO pins.
- The SDI pin is the data input.
- The SDO pin is the data output. The SDO pin can be configured to either
open-drain or push-pull through SDO_MODE.
- The nSCS pin is the chip select input. A logic low signal on this pin enables
SPI communication with the MCT8314Z. Placing an
option pull-up resistor on this pin helps to avoid accidental SPI communication
during power cycling on the controller or the driver.
For more information on the SPI, see the Section 7.5 section.