SPI
(Master)
CS
CLK
MOSI
MISO
H.IRQ
GPO
nHib
MCU
SimpleLink
TM
CC3120
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Device
In SPI, all communications on the bus are initiated by the SPI master (the host in this case). There is
always a single master on the bus. To allow the SimpleLink Wi-Fi device to trigger asynchronous events to
the host, an additional I/O must be connected (H.IRQ) between them. This line triggers the host to read a
message from the device.
shows a typical host setup of the CC3120 wireless network processor using SPI interface.
Figure 3-1. Typical CC3120 Setup (SPI)
3.4.2 UART Interface
The SimpleLink Wi-Fi device supports a standard UART interface with a hardware flow control (RTS/CTS).
The default baud rate is 115,200 bps and can be increased to 3 Mbps.
lists the required UART settings.
Table 3-3. UART Settings
Attribute
Value
Baud rate
115,200 bps
(can be increased to 3 Mbps)
Flow control
CTS/RTS
Parity
None
Data bits
8
Stop bit
1