3.10.1 SPI Command Structure

The SPI command set is optimized for a high data rate. Each communication is started by setting pin 27 (NSS) to LOW level. After a start-up time the command byte is transmitted. See SPI Timing Example at 500 Kbit/s in the SPI Handling from Related Links. This byte indicates the desired user action such as reading out the received RF data. The command byte is followed by the bytes needed to form the desired command.
Figure 3-23. SPI Command Structure

The first two response bytes are always the events.system and events.events bytes and contain the information on the current system and event status of the ATA8210/15. See Event Handling from Related Links.

For an overview of all available SPI commands and their related protocol structure, see SPI Command Reference from Related Links.