I2C driver - state I2C_LOCKED

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I2C driver - state I2C_LOCKED

Postby neums » Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:18 pm

Hi,
what is the functionality of the i2c driver state I2C_LOCKED?
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Re: I2C driver - state I2C_LOCKED

Postby Giovanni » Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:26 pm

Hi,

That state is reached after a communication failure timeout. It enforces a restart of the driver.

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Re: I2C driver - state I2C_LOCKED

Postby neums » Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:03 pm

Why is this restart required?
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Re: I2C driver - state I2C_LOCKED

Postby Giovanni » Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:21 pm

A timeout should never happen, it is a faulty bus condition.

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