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CHAPTER 15 I
C INTERFACE
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Overview of the I
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The I
C interface is a serial I/O port that supports the Inter-IC Bus. The I
operates as a master or slave device on the I
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■ Features of I
C Interface
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The I
C interface has the following features:
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Master or slave sending and receiving
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Arbitration function
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Clock synchronization function
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Slave address and general call address detection function
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Transfer direction detection function
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Function that generates and detects a repeated START condition
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Bus error detection function
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10-bit and 7-bit slave addresses
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Slave address reception acknowledge control in master mode
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Compound slave addresses available
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Interrupt enabled for a transmission or bus error
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Standard mode (maximum of 100 kbps) and high-speed mode (maximum of 400 kbps) available
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C Interface
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C bus.
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C interface