[LinuxBIOS] LPC -> SPI

[raphael Jacquot]

Peter Stuge wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:34:45AM +0100, raphael Jacquot wrote:
>> care to share any links on explanations for that, I have never
>> heard of that tech
> 
> Sure!
> 
> 
> It's pretty common in microcontrollers because it uses very few
> lines for communication, yet can run at decent speeds.
> 
> I'm not sure if/where there is an official specification but this
> page has a nice explanation:
> 
> http://www.mct.net/faq/spi.html
> 
> The major benefit is that much smaller packages are possible (board
> land is precious) since the protocol needs (much) fewer signals.
> 
> 
> //Peter
> 

aaahah... *that* version of SPI...
ok; it all makes sense now :D