MSSP - Host Synchronous Serial Port Module

The Host Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) module is a serial interface useful for communicating with other peripheral or microcontroller devices. These peripheral devices may be serial EEPROMs, shift registers, display drivers, A/D converters, etc. The MSSP module can operate in one of two modes:

The SPI interface can operate in Host or Client mode and supports the following features:

The I2C interface can operate in Host or Client mode and supports the following modes and features: