SLAZ759A December 2024 – November 2025 MSPM0L1116 , MSPM0L1117
I2C Module
Functional
SMBus High timeout feature fails at I2C clock less than 24KHz onwards
SMBus High timeout feature is failing at I2C clock rate less than 24KHz onwards (20KHz, 10KHz). From SMBUS Spec, the upper limit on SCL high time during active transaction is 50us. Total time taken from writing of START MMR bit to SCL low is 60us, which is >50us. It will trigger the timeout event and let I2C Master goes into IDLE without completing the transaction at the start of transfer itself. Below is detailed explanation. For SCL is configured as 20KHz, SCL low and high period is 30us and 20us respectively. First, START MMR bit write at the same time high timeout counter starts decrementing. Then, it takes one SCL low period (30us) from START MMR bit write to SDA goes low (start condition). Next, it takes another SCL low period (30us) from SDA goes low (start condition) to SCL goes low (data transfer starts) which should stop the high timeout counter at this point. As a total, it takes 60us from counter start to end. However, due to the upper limit(50us) of the high timeout counter, the timeout event will still be triggered although the I2C transaction is working fine without issue.
Do not use SMBus High timeout feature when I2C clock less than 24KHz onwards.