PIC16F873A-I/SP Microchip Technology, PIC16F873A-I/SP Datasheet - Page 228

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC16F873A-I/SP
• Description: IC MCU FLASH 4KX14 EE 28DIP
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology
• Series: PIC® 16Fr

Specifications of PIC16F873A-I/SP

• Program Memory Type: FLASH
• Program Memory Size: 7KB (4K x 14)
• Package / Case: 28-DIP (0.300", 7.62mm)
• Core Processor: PIC
• Core Size: 8-Bit
• Speed: 20MHz
• Connectivity: I²C, SPI, UART/USART
• Peripherals: Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT
• Number Of I /o: 22
• Eeprom Size: 128 x 8
• Ram Size: 192 x 8
• Voltage - Supply (vcc/vdd): 4 V ~ 5.5 V
• Data Converters: A/D 5x10b
• Oscillator Type: External
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Processor Series: PIC16F
• Core: PIC
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit
• Data Ram Size: 192 B
• Interface Type: I2C, SPI, USART
• Maximum Clock Frequency: 20 MHz
• Number Of Programmable I/os: 22
• Number Of Timers: 3
• Operating Supply Voltage: 2 V to 5.5 V
• Maximum Operating Temperature: + 85 C
• Mounting Style: Through Hole
• 3rd Party Development Tools: 52715-96, 52716-328, 52717-734
• Development Tools By Supplier: PG164130, DV164035, DV244005, DV164005, PG164120, ICE2000, DM163022, DV164120
• Minimum Operating Temperature: - 40 C
• On-chip Adc: 10 bit, 5 Channel
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: PIC16F873AI/SP

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15.3.2
DS31015A-page 15-8
Enabling SPI I/O
To enable the serial port the SSP Enable bit, SSPEN (SSPCON<5>), must be set. To reset or
reconfigure SPI mode, clear the SSPEN bit which re-initializes the SSPCON register, and then
set the SSPEN bit. This configures the SDI, SDO, SCK, and SS pins as serial port pins. For the
pins to behave as the serial port function, they must have their data direction bits (in the TRIS
register) appropriately programmed. That is:
• SDI must have the TRIS bit set
• SDO must have the TRIS bit cleared
• SCK (Master mode) must have the TRIS bit cleared
• SCK (Slave mode) must have the TRIS bit set
• SS must have the TRIS bit set
Any serial port function that is not desired may be overridden by programming the corresponding
data direction (TRIS) register to the opposite value. An example would be in master mode where
you are only sending data (to a display driver), then both SDI and SS could be used as general
purpose outputs by clearing their corresponding TRIS register bits.
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