Serial protocols are everywhere in ASIC, SoC, FPGA and embedded systems. Digital Serial interfaces are often preferred to larger bus-type interfaces for chip-to-chip communication because:
So, there is no surprise that serial protocols similar to SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) are largely used in numerous off-the-shelf and custom digital components (DAC, ADC, flash memories, ASIC, SoC, FPGA).
Similarly, you would want to send custom input stimulus, program registers and parameters.
Among existing instruments types, a SPI Host Adapter that supports serial protocols beyond the ’traditional serial peripheral interface’ is an essential asset for your testing and debugging needs through serial ports.