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Questions tagged [i2c]

I²C stands for Inter-Integrated circuit, and is a data transferation system that allows connections between computers or microcontrollers and low-level peripherals (e.g. sensors or EEPROMS). It is a multi-master, multi-slave, single-ended, serial computer bus.

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How can I use I2C to talk to sensors?

How can I talk to digital sensors over the I²C interface? Hardware: Which pins on the Raspberry Pi's GPIO can I use? Software: What I²C libraries are available?
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Firmware 3.18.x breaks I²C, SPI, audio, lirc, 1-wire (e.g. /dev/i2c-1, No such file or directory)

I am using I²C to control a Bright Pi module. I followed instructions from 'Configuring GPIO - Adafruit' and 'Configuring I²C - Adafruit' to set up the I²C. I have done this a few months ago and everything went fine. This is how I connected the…
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i2cdetect shows every possible address

I was trying to turn on I2C following this tutorial http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/11/enabling-the-i2c-interface-on-the-raspberry-pi/ But I have problem which I cannot solve. The command i2cdetect -y 1 returns 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 …
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Raspberry as an I2C SLAVE

Does anyone know how to setup a Raspberry Pi 3 as an I2C slave (in C++)? Before someone answers saying that it's not possible, it is possible. Here is a link that says it is possible (pigpio documentation) This is the code I'm trying to use (from…
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How to make raspbian load the i2c-dev module on boot up

I have installed 2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian, and the i2c-dev module and i2c_bcm2708 are there and work with i2c-tools. How do I get the i2c-dev module etc. to load at bootup?
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Safest way to connect Raspberry Pi to Arduino Uno R3

I am working on a robot using an Arduino Uno R3 and I wanted to have the ability of controlling the Arduino wirelessly, like stopping the Arduino without having to pull the power-plug every time. I want to know the safest way to connect my Raspberry…
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Meaning of cmd param in write_i2c_block_data

I am testing i2c communication between Pi and Arduino. The doc says: write_i2c_block_data(addr,cmd,vals) Block Write transaction. int addr,char cmd,long[] None I have this test: On Pi: import smbus bus =…
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How to use a DS18B20 temperature sensor in my Pi?

I have a few DS18B20 temperature sensors. These are normally used in Arduino projects, but I don't see why not to use them with a Pi. There is a software called DigiTemp that seems to drive the device and I have compiled and installed it on the Pi.…
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Is there an I2C Library

Is there a simple library to talk to I2C for C++? I have found some stuff for python and Java, but I wanted C++. I was hoping someone has ported the Arduino Wire library so I could use code I have already written for the Arduino.
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Is it possible to communicate with I²C devices via the GPIO?

Is it possible to communicate with I²C devices via the GPIOs? Also, are there any existing drivers or libraries that make this possible from Python?
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Pi 4 I/O interface options... and where to find them

The BCM2711's hardware documentation lists multiple I/O interface options. Among others these are: up to 6 × I2C, up to 6 × UART (muxed with I2C), up to 6 × SPI (only five exposed on Raspberry Pi 4B) The Pi 4 however shares the pinout of its…
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Controlling 400 LEDs from a raspberry pi

I have a client who has several large bronze signboards, each with 100-150 little light bulbs on it, totaling approximately 400 bulbs. The bulbs are turned on and off on a schedule, currently by hand (partially unscrewing the bulbs that are not…
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i2cdetect doesn't catch ANY address. How can I tell if I2C working correctly?

I'm having difficulties interfacing the Raspberry Pi to basically any I2C sensor. I've gone through a lot of tutorials on how to get the I2C driver to work and my connections are correct. Still, i2cdetect (Or any I2C based code) doesn't get me any…
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Current state of I2C in Kernel and Kernel version in general

I need to use kernel drivers for some I2C peripherals, so I need kernel I2C support. As already discussed in a previous question, the current 3.1.9 kernel doesn't provide support for the SoC's I2C hardware. I was hoping that the new Debian image…
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How do I bit bang I²C master?

I've installed RPi.GPIO. It doesn't support I²C yet, but can I use it to bit bang I²C? I would just need the Raspberry Pi to be the master.
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