Lpc2000

brendan

>> Only if the CS is really deasserted between frames you need to tweak
>> the CS.
> 
> I guess it depends on what you call a "frame" or "transfer": I'd use 
> the term to describe the transfer of a set of bits framed by some 
> signal (in this case CS). 

Correct. I think this should be the definition.

>I don't know the Atmel device specifically, 
> but it sounds like it's transferring more than 16-bits at a time.

You can up to the full size of the chip without deasserting CS.
But a single transfer is 8bits.

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42Bastian