Transparent serial peripheral interface for use with analog-to-digital converter

A system comprising:

• an external component;
• a buffer associated with the external component;
• and
• an electronic device, comprising:
• a serial peripheral interface (SPI) enabling the electronic device to communicate with the external component over an SPI bus;
• an analog to digital (A/D) converter connected to the SPI and also communicates with the external component over the SPI bus;
• and
• a memory connected to the SPI, the memory having a predetermined storage area for data enabling operation of the A/D converter with the external component over the SPI bus, wherein the data enabling operation is uniquely associated with the A/D converter,
• wherein the data enabling operation from the memory is transmitted from the memory and stored in the buffer and transmitted from the buffer to the A/D converter responsive to initialization of the external component with the electronic device.

A method for providing a transparent serial peripheral interface (SPI) for an analog to digital (A/D) converter comprising:

• detecting a connection of an external component to an electronic device containing the A/D converter;
• initializing operation of the electronic device containing the A/D converter responsive to the detected connection;
• enabling the external component to communicate with the electronic device containing the A/D converter over an SPI bus through a serial peripheral interface (SPI);
• accessing a memory location within the electronic device containing initialization and configuration data enabling operation of the A/D converter with the external component, wherein the initialization and configuration data enabling operation is uniquely associated with the A/D converter;
• transmitting the initialization and configuration data enabling operation of the A/D converter from the memory location to the external component;
• storing the transmitted initialization and configuration data enabling operation from the memory location in a buffer associated with the external component;
• transmitting the initialization and configuration data enabling operation from the buffer to the A/D converter;
• receiving the initialization and configuration data enabling operation of the A/D converter at the A/D converter from the external component;
• and
• enabling operation of the A/D converter with the external component responsive to the received initialization and configuration data at the A/D converter.