Question

How much time period is necessary for the slave to receive the interrupt and transfer the data?

(a) 4 clock time period

(b) 8 clock time period

(c) 16 clock time period

(d) 24 clock time period

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This question is from Serial Port and Serial Peripheral Interface in portion Basic Peripherals of Embedded Systems

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) 8 clock time period

For explanation: The SPI uses an eight clock time period for the slave to receive the interrupt and transfer the data which determines the maximum data rate.