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authorMarti Bolivar <mbolivar@leaflabs.com>2011-05-09 16:43:27 -0400
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Merge branch 'refactor'
This merges the libmaple refactor work into master. The contents of libmaple proper (/libmaple/) are almost completely incompatible with previous APIs in master. See /docs/source/libmaple/overview.rst for more information on the new design. Wirish incompatibilities are limited to the HardwareTimer class; however, there are several new deprecations, most likely to be removed in 0.1.0.
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.. _i2c:
-=====
|i2c|
=====
-.. note::
-
- The |i2c| interface is currently only available from the 'i2c' branch
- of the github `libmaple <http://github.com/leaflabs/libmaple>`_
- repository.
-
|i2c| is a crude and easy-to-hack serial protocol that requires only
two wires/channels for communication between many devices. Every
message passed on the bus is between a *master* (who initiates the
@@ -22,7 +15,7 @@ value, is achieved by writing to set the memory location then reading
to pull out the data.
Note that the master/slave designation is on a message-by-message
-basis. The Maple can act as both a master (messages initiated by user
+basis. Maple can act as both a master (messages initiated by user
code) and slave device (responding to requests via configurable
interrupt handlers) at the same time.
@@ -32,15 +25,15 @@ interrupt handlers) at the same time.
Hardware/Circuit Design
-----------------------
-The Maple has two |i2c| ports. Port 1 (i2c1) has SDA on header D9 and
-SCL on D5; Port 2 (i2c2) has SDA on D30 and SCL on D29.
+.. FIXME [0.0.10 add links to board-specific values]
-The Maple reliably communicates with up to a 400kHz clock speed; this
-doesn't translate into a 400kbps data rate except in extreme cases
-because of addressing and protocol overhead. We have tested clock
-speeds up to a megahertz and have had mixed results; in theory it
-could be possible to achieve even higher rates, but signal quality
-degrades rapidly and the bus becomes unreliable.
+Maple boards have two |i2c| ports. Maples reliably communicate with
+up to a 400kHz clock speed; this doesn't translate into a 400kbps data
+rate except in extreme cases because of addressing and protocol
+overhead. We have tested clock speeds up to a megahertz and have had
+mixed results; in theory it could be possible to achieve even higher
+rates, but signal quality degrades rapidly, and the bus becomes
+unreliable.
Proper wiring and pull-up resistor selection are essential when
incorporating |i2c| into a circuit, especially with data rates above
@@ -55,33 +48,22 @@ oscilloscope to debug any issues.
Function Reference
------------------
-The function API for |i2c| is not finished! See the `source code
-<http://github.com/leaflabs/libmaple/blob/i2c/libmaple/i2c.h>`_ for
-now.
-
-.. TODO link to libmaple I2C docs once (1) finished, (2) in master
+Currently, only low-level support in :ref:`libmaple-i2c` exists. A
+Wiring-style library is planned for a future release.
SMBus
-----
-The STM32 microcontroller has hardware support for SMBus; we simply
-have not written software for it. The SMBAL line for i2c1 is on header
-D4 and for i2c2 is on D31.
-
-.. TODO link to libmaple SMBus docs once (1) finished, (2) in master
+The STM32 microcontroller has hardware support for SMBus, but software
+for it is not yet implemented.
.. _i2c-recommended-reading:
Recommended Reading
-------------------
-* `i2c-bus.org <http://www.i2c-bus.org/>`_
-* `Wikipedia Article on i2c <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C>`_
-* `Arduino i2c/TWI reference <http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/I2C>`_
-* STMicro documentation for STM32F103RB microcontroller:
-
- * `Datasheet <http://www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13587.pdf>`_ (pdf)
- * `Reference Manual <http://www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/rm/13902.pdf>`_ (pdf)
- * `Application Note on Advanced I2C Usage
- <http://www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/an/15021.pdf>`_
- (pdf)
+* `I2C Bus <http://www.i2c-bus.org/>`_
+* `Wikipedia: I2C <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C>`_
+* `Arduino I2C/TWI reference <http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/I2C>`_
+* ST `Application Note on Advanced I2C Usage
+ <http://www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/an/15021.pdf>`_ (PDF)