NXP Semiconductors
PCF2113x
LCD controllers/drivers
SDA
SCL
Fig 29. Bit transfer
data line
stable;
data valid
change
of data
allowed
SDA
SCL
S
START condition
Fig 30. Definition of START and STOP conditions
mbc 621
SDA
P
STOP condition
SCL
mbc 622
data output
by transmitter
data output
by receiver
SCL from
master
S
1
2
START
condition
Fig 31. Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus
not acknowledge
acknowledge
8
9
clock pulse for
acknowledgement
mbc 602
11.2.2 Definitions
• Transmitter: the device that sends the data to the bus
• Receiver: the device that receives the data from the bus
• Master: the device that initiates and terminates a transfer and generates clock signals
• Slave: the device addressed by a master
• Multi-master: more than one master can attempt to control the bus at the same time
without corrupting the message
• Arbitration: procedure to ensure that if more than one master simultaneously tries to
control the bus, only one is allowed to do so and the message is not corrupted
• Synchronization: procedure to synchronize the clock signals of two or more devices
PCF2113_FAM_4
Product data sheet
Rev. 04 — 4 March 2008
© NXP B.V. 2008. All rights reserved.
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