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Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Analog Devices International Unlimited Company, Limerick, IE;

Inventors:

Jeremy R. Gorbold, Newbury, GB;

Gavin Cosgrave, Enniscorthy, IE;

Gautham Lakkur, Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/221 (2013.01); G06F 11/1004 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01);
Abstract

A serial interface, such as a serial peripheral interface (SPI), with improved diagnostic coverage is disclosed. The serial interface includes a data verification module that selects an error detection value in response to a mode signal indicating if the transmitting device is in user mode or test mode. For example, the data verification module computes a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value and selects either the computed CRC value or its inverse based on the mode. The receiving device can determine the mode of the transmitting device based on the error detection value used. The serial interface further includes a read detector for clearing the transmit data buffer after data is read out. The serial interface may further include a loopback circuit for verifying that the data output from an output pin matches the data from the transmit data buffer.


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