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@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ Higher level functionality, such as reading a particular register
value, is achieved by writing to set the memory location then reading
to pull out the data.
-.. FIXME [Maple-specific values]
-
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.
@@ -27,15 +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
@@ -56,22 +54,16 @@ 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.
+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)