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Tsi578 User Manual
June 6, 2016
Integrated Device Technology
www.idt.com
7. I
2
C Interface
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7.1
Overview
The I
2
C Interface provides a master and slave serial interface that can be used for the following
purposes:
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Initializing device registers from an EEPROM after reset
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Reading and writing external devices on the I
2
C bus
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Reading and writing Tsi578’s internal registers for management purposes by an external I
2
C
master
The I
2
C Interface has the following features:
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Operates as a master or slave on the I
2
C bus
— Multi-master support
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Arbitrates among multiple masters for ownership of the I
2
C bus
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Automatically retries accesses if arbitration is lost
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Provides timeout indication if the Tsi578 is unable to arbitrate for the I
2
C bus