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8.9.4. Data Transfers and Acknowledge Responses during I
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C-Bus Communications
1) Data transfers
Data transfers are performed in 8-bit (1 byte) units once the START condition has occurred. There is no limit
on the amount (bytes) of data that are transferred between the START condition and STOP condition.
(However, the transfer time must be no longer than 1 second)
Updating of data on the transmitter (transmitting side)'s SDA line is performed while the SCL line is at low level.
The receiver (receiving side) receives data while the SCL line is at high level.
Figure 23 I
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C-Bus SDA, SCL
Note with caution that if the SDA data is changed while the SCL line is at high level, it will be treated as a
START, RESTART, or STOP condition.
2) Data acknowledge response (ACK signal)
When transferring data, the receiver generates a confirmation response (ACK signal, low active) each time an 8-
bit data segment is received. If there is no ACK signal from the receiver, it indicates that normal communication
has not been established. (This does not include instances where the master device intentionally does not
generate an ACK signal.)
Immediately after the falling edge of the clock pulse corresponding to the 8th bit of data on the SCL line, the
transmitter releases the SDA line and the receiver sets the SDA line to low (= acknowledge) level.
Figure 24 I
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C-Bus Acknowledge Signal
After transmitting the ACK signal, if the Master remains the receiver for transfer of the next byte, the SDA is
released at the falling edge of the clock corresponding to the 9th bit of data on the SCL line. Data transfer
resumes when the Master becomes the transmitter.
When the Master is the receiver, if the Master does not send an ACK signal in response to the last byte sent
from the slave, that indicates to the transmitter that data transfer has ended. At that point, the transmitter
continues to release the SDA and awaits a STOP condition from the Master.