The I²C-master core is a modified version of the OpenCores I²C-Master where the WISHBONE interface has been replaced with an AMBA APB interface. The core is compatible with Philips I²C standard and supports 7- and 10-bit addressing. Standard-mode (100 kb/s) and Fast-mode (400 kb/s) operation are supported directly.

Features

• AMBA APB interface
• Supports 7- and 10-bit addressing
• Bus arbitration (multi master operation)
• Software programmable clock frequency
• Clock stretching

For more information, please see the GRLIB IP Core User's Manual

Area

Estimation of the resource utilization for the I²CMST can be found here:

• Excel sheet for SoC area estimation

Drivers

• Aeroflex Gaisler provides initialization code and drivers for RTEMS, Linux 2.6 and VxWorks.

Availability

• The interface is available under a commercial license and also under the GPL.