Embedded SPI transfer duration calculator

Calculate SPI transaction duration with your own figures.

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Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use SPI transaction duration to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

SPI clock (Hz)
1000000
Payload bits
128
Framing and idle clock cycles
8
Additional chip-select gaps (seconds)
1e-05
SPI transaction duration (seconds)
0.000146

Try another scenario

SPI clock (Hz)
1100000
Payload bits
128
Framing and idle clock cycles
8
Additional chip-select gaps (seconds)
1e-05
SPI transaction duration (seconds)
0.000134
Calculation method

Calculation method

SPI transaction duration (seconds)

(Payload bits+framing cycles)/clock + explicit nonclock gaps.

Symbols and units
a
SPI clock (Hz)
b
Payload bits
c
Framing and idle clock cycles
d
Additional chip-select gaps (seconds)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Clock rate, payload bits, framing-idle gaps. Returns Transaction time. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification. SPI clock (Hz): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Payload bits: minimum 0, maximum 100000000. Framing and idle clock cycles: minimum 0, maximum 100000000. Additional chip-select gaps (seconds): minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000.0.
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