Tiva C cannot change value of MDR register

i have a tiva c micro controller the tm4c123gxl and i have been trying for a while now to use the I2C module on the board with a digital accelrometer with no result , i have been trying to set the MDR register with a certain value to send but it stays as 0

here is the code i am using for intialization till reaching part where i set the MDR register im using step by step debugging i run the code initially to the assignment step of I2C3_MDR_R = 0x2D;

void PortDInit(void)
{
volatile unsigned long delay=0;
    SYSCTL_RCGCI2C_R|=0x8;             //1-set clock of I2C of module 3 
    delay = SYSCTL_RCGC2_R;            //2-delay to allow clock to stabilize
    SYSCTL_RCGC2_R |= 0x00000008;      //3-port D clock
    delay = SYSCTL_RCGC2_R;            //4-delay to allow clock to stabilize     
    GPIO_PORTD_AFSEL_R |= 0x03;        //5-alternate function set for I2C mode
    GPIO_PORTD_DEN_R |=0x03;          //6-enable digital functionality for PA6 and PA7
    GPIO_PORTD_ODR_R|=0x02;                  //7-enable open drain mode for I2CSDA register of port A
    GPIO_PORTD_PCTL_R = 0x00000033;   //8-set PCTL to I2C mode
    I2C3_MCR_R= 0x00000010;                     // 9-intialize the i2c master
    I2C3_MTPR_R = 0x00000007;                   // 10-number of system clock cycles in 1 scl period
I2C3_MSA_R = 0x3A // set slave address and read write bit
I2C3_MDR_R = 0x2D;                                  // data to be sent BREAK POINT HERE using single step here yields MDR with same value = 0
I2C3_MCS_R = 0x00000003;                                  // follow transmit condition
    while(I2C3_MCS_R &= 0x40 == 1);                 // wait bus is busy sending data
    if(I2C3_MCS_R&=0x04 ==1)
    {
        //handle error in communication
    }
    else
    {
        //success in transmission 
    }

what i have done to reach this code

• carefully understood the I2C protocol how it works etc.
• check the data sheet and follow the initalization steps mentioned there step by step which got me to this code
• i know i should use tivaware library which will be easier but using the registers helps me understand more of how everything is working , im still a student
• at first i didnt have the digital enable line as it wasnt mentioned to be activated for the I2C but its only logical it should be there as we are using digital values i tried with both yielded the same output mdr=0
• i am using keil 4 as my IDE and im viewing the values of registers of I2C module 3 to know whether data is placed in MDR or not

hope any one helps thanks.

This is a long shot, but here goes:

in your comments, step 6 says

//6-enable digital functionality for PA6 and PA7

but it appears you are working on GPIO_PORTD...

maybe its a comment typo (you meant PD6 and PD7) but just double check you are looking at the right pins...

Good luck!