i2c-test tool summary

1.      For Ubuntu, the i2c-test tool can install directly,

sudo apt-get install python-smbus

sudo apt-get install i2c-tools

 

2.      For other linux platform, suchas Android, it may need download source and re-compile, the source as below,

https://github.com/groeck/i2c-tools

 

For How-to build in Android, can refer below link,

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19763831/building-i2c-tools-on-android

 

3.      How to use the i2c-test tools,

i2c-tools中含有四個執行檔

a.      i2cdetect – 用來列舉I2C bus和上面所有的裝置, for more information please check below link,

https://linux.die.net/man/8/i2cdetect

b.      i2cdump – 顯示裝置上所有register的值, for more information please check below link,

https://linux.die.net/man/8/i2cdump

c.      i2cget – 讀取裝置上某個register的值, for more information please check below link,

https://linux.die.net/man/8/i2cget

d.      i2cset – 寫入裝置上某個register

https://linux.die.net/man/8/i2cset