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I
2
C Controller
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The I
2
C controller provides support for a communication link between integrated circuits on a board. It is
a simple two-wire bus which consists of a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock (SCL) for use in applications
such as temperature sensors and voltage level translators to EEPROMs, A/D and D/A converters, CODECs,
and many types of microprocessors. †
The hard processor system (HPS) provides four I
2
C controllers to enable system software to communicate
serially with I
2
C buses. Each I
2
C controller can operate in master or slave mode, and support standard mode
of up to 100 Kbps or fast mode of up to 400 Kbps. These I
2
C controllers are instances of the Synopsys
®
DesignWare
®
APB I
2
C (DW_apb_i2c) controller.
Each I
2
C controller must be programmed to operate in either master or slave mode only. Operating as a
master and slave simultaneously is not supported. †
Portions
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Features of the I
2
C Controller
The I
2
C controller has the following features:
• Maximum clock speed of up to 400 Kbps
• One of the following I
2
C operations:
• A master in an I
2
C system and programmed only as a master †
• A slave in an I
2
C system and programmed only as a slave †
• 7- or 10-bit addressing †
• Mixed read and write combined-format transactions in both 7-bit and 10-bit addressing mode †
• Bulk transmit mode †
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