Introduction to I2C. In this article Grinan Barrett introduces us to I2C. Grinan explains how I2C works, provides many useful links to information related to I2C and example Arduino code for a robot project where multiple Arduino boards are used for sensing and control. Grinan submitted this article to uCHobby as part of the uCHobby Giveaway program. What is I2C? I²C uses only two bidirectional open-drain lines, Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Clock (SCL), pulled up with resistors. Typical voltages used are +5 V or +3.3 V although systems with other, higher or lower, voltages are permitted. The I²C reference design has a 7-bit address space with 16 reserved addresses, so a maximum of 112 nodes can communicate on the same bus. The most common I²C bus modes are the 100 kbit/S standard mode and the 10 kbit/S low-speed mode, but clock frequencies down to DC are also allowed.
Wikipedia Definition What exactly does the I2C protocol and usage mean to the average robot builder? A simple I2C network setup The Wire Examples. How to Connect Multiple Arduino Microcontrollers with I2C. Use I2c to connect several Arduinos together to combine their power. I2C stands for the Inter Integrated Circuits and is one of the best Multi Master Serial Computer Bus technologies used in different systems to connect the peripherals of low speed data transmission. The technology was invented by Philips for TVs but is used in all sorts of applications including our Wiimote and Arduino tutorial. The I2C circuits follow a standard operational procedure where only two bi-directional lines, a serial clock, and a serial data systems are used.  There are recently improved versions of I2Cs available on the market which can hold a higher number of nodes and can perform faster than the rest.
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