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I2C Communications (Wire)
This is an I2C communications library that facilitates two-wire class communications with I2C/TWI devices (also called "Wire Library"). The pull-up to communication lines is needed. To use, specify #include <wire.h>
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begin
Description
Initiate the Wire library and joins the I2C bus as a master or slave. This should normally be called only once.
Syntax
Wire.begin()
Wire.begin(address)Parameters
address: The 7-bit slave address (optional); if not specified, join the bus as a master.
Returns
None
requestFrom
Description
Used by the master to request bytes from a slave device. The bytes may then be retrieved with the available() and read() functions.
Syntax
Wire.requestFrom(address, quantity)
Wire.requestFrom(address, quantity, stop)Parameters
address: The 7-bit address of the device from which to request bytes.
quantity: The number of bytes to request.
stop: Boolean. True will send a stop message after the request, releasing the bus. False will continually send a restart after the request, keeping the connection active.Returns
Byte: The number of bytes returned from the slave device.
beginTransmission
Description
Begin a transmission to the I2C slave device with the given address. Subsequently, queue bytes for transmission with the write() function and transmit them by calling endTransmission().
Syntax
Wire.beginTransmission(unsigned char address)
Parameters
address: The 7-bit address of the device to which to transmit
Returns
None
endTransmission
Description
Ends a transmission to a slave device that was begun by beginTransmission() and transmits the bytes that were queued by write().
Syntax
unsigned char Wire.endTransmission()
Parameters
None
Returns
0: Success
1: Data too long to fit in transmit buffer
2: Received NACK on transmit of address
3: Received NACK on transmit of data
4: Other error
write
Description
Adds a character string or data to the end of the transmit buffer.
Syntax
Wire.write(value)
Wire.write(string)
Wire.write(data, length)Parameters
value: A value to send as a single byte
string: A string to send as a series of bytes
data: An array of data to send as bytes
length: The number of bytes to transmitReturns
Byte: Write() will return the number of bytes written, though reading that number is optional.
available
Description
Returns the number of bytes available for retrieval in the receive buffer.
Syntax
Wire.available()
Parameters
None
Returns
The number of bytes available for reading.
read
Description
Reads one byte of data from the receive buffer.
Syntax
Wire.read()
Parameters
None
Returns
The next byte received.
onReceive
Description
Registers a function to be called when a slave device receives a transmission from a master.
Syntax
Wire.onReceive(handler)
Parameters
handler: The function to be called when the slave receives data; this should take a single int parameter (the number of bytes read from the master) and return nothing; e.g. void myHandler(int numBytes)
Returns
None
onRequest
Description
Register a function to be called when a master requests data from this slave device.
Syntax
Wire.onRequest(handler)
Parameters
handler: The function to be called, takes no parameters and returns nothing; e.g. void myHandler()
Returns
None
Example
Example to transfer to address 10.
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Wire.h>
byte val = 0;
void setup() {
Wire.begin();
Wire.beginTransmission(10); //send to address 10
Wire.write(val); // send 1byte to que
Wire.endTransmission();
}
void loop() {}