27.3.6 Debug Operation

During run-time debugging, the TWI will continue normal operation. Halting the CPU in Debugging mode will halt the normal operation of the TWI. The TWI can be forced to operate with a halted CPU by writing a ‘1’ to the Debug Run (DBGRUN) bit in the Debug Control (TWIn.DBGCTRL) register. When the CPU is halted in Debug mode, and the DBGRUN bit is ‘1’, reading or writing the Host Data (TWIn.MDATA) register or the Client Data (TWIn.SDATA) register will neither trigger a bus operation nor cause transmit and clear flags. If the TWI is configured to require periodical service by the CPU through interrupts or similar, improper operation or data loss may result during halted debugging.