ABLE Application README - i2c-rd
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Summary

The `i2c-rd' tool is used to read from an I2C device. 

Usage

 > i2c-rd [--help] [--bus <bus>] <addr> [<len>]

Example

To read a byte of data from a simtec power management unit you can execute:

 > i2c-rd 0x6b 

Options

The --help option displays a short help message and exits.

The --bus option allows the specification of which I2C bus to use if
several are available on a system. This parameter defaults to the
first bus (0).

The addr parameter is the 7bit I2C bus address to read from

The len parameter is the number of bytes to read and defaults to 1

See also

i2c-wr i2c-scan brand blank 

Copyright

  The `i2c-rd' tool and all associated documentation is
  Copyright 2006 Simtec Electronics