Цитата(V_G @ Oct 8 2010, 17:47)

Если вопрос по теме топика, то в мастер-режиме пин SS никак не задействован, его можно настраивать как угодно и манипулировать вручную.
Это не по теме топика (у автора он настроен на вывод), но для полноты картины: в мастер-режиме, будучи настроенным на ввод эта ножка используется:
Цитата
If SS is configured as an input, it must be held high to ensure Master SPI operation. If the SS pin is driven low by peripheral circuitry when the SPI is configured as a master with the SS pin defined as an input, the SPI system interprets this as another master selecting the SPI as a slave and starting to send data to it. To avoid bus contention, the SPI system takes the following actions:
1. The MSTR bit in SPCR is cleared and the SPI system becomes a slave. As a result of the SPI becoming a slave, the MOSI and SCK pins become inputs.
2. The SPIF flag in SPSR is set, and if the SPI interrupt is enabled, and the I-bit in SREG is set, the interrupt routine will be executed.