SPI speed question

[Sigma]

Hi, all,
I am new with SPI. I am now interfacing with a part with SPI interface.
According to the datasheet, its recommended speed is 115khz. How to set this speed using setup_spi()? Is it using spi_clk_div_16... these options? I did not see any clarification of the usage of these options on the PICC manual. Can anyone help?
Thanks.
Sigma

[Sigma]

By the way, my mcu freq. is 4Mhz. And also in the datasheet, it mentions something like 'The interval between the host lowering /SS and then generating the first SCK pulse should be a minimum of 3us.' How can this be achieved?
Sigma

[ckielstra]

You didn't mention which processor you are using, but as most PICs are using the same hardware modules I will continue with the most common type.

The frequency generated for the SPI-bus is selected in the function setup_spi(). Possible options are: SPI_CLK_DIV_4, SPI_CLK_DIV_16,
SPI_CLK_DIV_64 and SPI_CLK_T2.
At a clock speed of 4MHz this will give you the following SPI-frequencies:

[Sigma]

Hi, ckielstra,
How to calculate SPI_CLK_T2 for 115khz using PIC16F76?
I saw some sample code as followed for 1khz.
What is the t2div?
Is it the '16' inside setup_timer_2(T2_DIV_BY_16,249,1)'s T2_DIV_BY_16?

[ckielstra]

What kind of device are you using? I think it is very strange to be talking about a 'recommended' speed of 115kHz, most datasheets will specify a 'maximum' bus speed instead.

I would recommend to make life easier on yourself and forget about using timer2. Use the lower bus speed of 62kHz instead as this will make your application less time critical and you can use the timer2 for other functions in your program or turn it of to save power. Later when your application is working stable and you decide you need the extra performance you can always do the speed optimization.

[Sigma]

It is some kind of RFID module. Actually i tried spi_clk_div_64, yet not working.