24.3.2.1.4 Synchronous Clock Operation

When Synchronous mode is used, the XCK pin controls whether the transmission clock is input (Slave mode) or output (Master mode). The corresponding port pin must be set to output for Master mode or to input for Slave mode (PORTx.DIR[n]). The normal port operation of the XCK pin will be overridden. The dependency between the clock edges and data sampling or data change is the same. Data input (on RxD) is sampled at the XCK clock edge which is opposite the edge where data output (TxD) is changed.

The I/O pin can be inverted by writing a '1' to the Inverted I/O Enable bit (INVEN) in the Pin n Control register of the port peripheral (PORTx.PINnCTRL). Using the inverted I/O setting for the corresponding XCK port pin, the XCK clock edges used for data sampling and data change can be selected. If inverted I/O is disabled (INVEN=0), data will be changed at the rising XCK clock edge and sampled at the falling XCK clock edge. If inverted I/O is enabled (INVEN=1), data will be changed at the falling XCK clock edge and sampled at the rising XCK clock edge.