Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual: Agilex™ 5 SoCs

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Date 4/01/2024
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5.10.6.3.2. SPI Slave Bit-Rate Clock

The minimum frequency of l4_main_clk depends on the operation of the slave peripheral. If the slave device is receive only, the minimum frequency of l4_main_clk is six times the maximum expected frequency of the bit-rate clock from the master device (sclk_in). The sclk_in signal is double synchronized to the l4_main_clk domain, and then it is edge detected; this synchronization requires three l4_main_clk periods.

If the slave device is transmit and receive, the minimum frequency of l4_main_clk is 12 times the maximum expected frequency of the bit-rate clock from the master device (sclk_in). This ensures that data on the master rxd line is stable before the master shift control logic captures the data.

The frequency ratio restrictions between the bit-rate clock sclk_in and the SPI slave peripheral clock are as follows:

Slave (receive only):
Fl4_main_clk = 6 × (maximum Fsclk_in) 
Slave:
Fl4_main_clk ≥ 12 × (maximum Fsclk_in)