circuitpython/docs/library/machine.I2CTarget.rst
Damien George bf6f229cf3 docs/library: Document the new machine.I2CTarget class.
With some working examples that show how to use all the features.

Signed-off-by: Damien George <damien@micropython.org>
2025-08-01 23:03:17 +10:00

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.. currentmodule:: machine
.. _machine.I2CTarget:
class I2CTarget -- an I2C target device
=======================================
An I2C target is a device which connects to an I2C bus and is controlled by an
I2C controller. I2C targets can take many forms. The :class:`machine.I2CTarget`
class implements an I2C target that can be configured as a memory/register device,
or as an arbitrary I2C device by using callbacks (if supported by the port).
Example usage for the case of a memory device::
from machine import I2CTarget
# Create the backing memory for the I2C target.
mem = bytearray(8)
# Create an I2C target. Depending on the port, extra parameters
# may be required to select the peripheral and/or pins to use.
i2c = I2CTarget(addr=67, mem=mem)
# At this point an I2C controller can read and write `mem`.
...
# Deinitialise the I2C target.
i2c.deinit()
Note that some ports require an ``id``, and maybe ``scl`` and ``sda`` pins, to be
passed to the `I2CTarget` constructor, to select the hardware I2C instance and
pins that it connects to.
When configured as a memory device, it's also possible to register to receive events.
For example to be notified when the memory is read/written::
from machine import I2CTarget
# Define an IRQ handler, for I2C events.
def irq_handler(i2c_target):
flags = i2c_target.irq().flags()
if flags & I2CTarget.IRQ_END_READ:
print("controller read target at addr", i2c_target.memaddr)
if flags & I2CTarget.IRQ_END_WRITE:
print("controller wrote target at addr", i2c_target.memaddr)
# Create the I2C target and register to receive default events.
mem = bytearray(8)
i2c = I2CTarget(addr=67, mem=mem)
i2c.irq(irq_handler)
More complicated I2C devices can be implemented using the full set of events. For
example, to see the raw events as they are triggered::
from machine import I2CTarget
# Define an IRQ handler that prints the event id and responds to reads/writes.
def irq_handler(i2c_target, buf=bytearray(1)):
flags = i2c_target.irq().flags()
print(flags)
if flags & I2CTarget.IRQ_READ_REQ:
i2c_target.write(buf)
if flags & I2CTarget.IRQ_WRITE_REQ:
i2c_target.readinto(buf)
# Create the I2C target and register to receive all events.
i2c = I2CTarget(addr=67)
all_triggers = (
I2CTarget.IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ
| I2CTarget.IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_WRITE
| I2CTarget.IRQ_READ_REQ
| I2CTarget.IRQ_WRITE_REQ
| I2CTarget.IRQ_END_READ
| I2CTarget.IRQ_END_WRITE
)
i2c.irq(irq_handler, trigger=all_triggers, hard=True)
Constructors
------------
.. class:: I2CTarget(id, addr, *, addrsize=7, mem=None, mem_addrsize=8, scl=None, sda=None)
Construct and return a new I2CTarget object using the following parameters:
- *id* identifies a particular I2C peripheral. Allowed values depend on the
particular port/board. Some ports have a default in which case this parameter
can be omitted.
- *addr* is the I2C address of the target.
- *addrsize* is the number of bits in the I2C target address. Valid values
are 7 and 10.
- *mem* is an object with the buffer protocol that is writable. If not
specified then there is no backing memory and data must be read/written
using the :meth:`I2CTarget.readinto` and :meth:`I2CTarget.write` methods.
- *mem_addrsize* is the number of bits in the memory address. Valid values
are 0, 8, 16, 24 and 32.
- *scl* is a pin object specifying the pin to use for SCL.
- *sda* is a pin object specifying the pin to use for SDA.
Note that some ports/boards will have default values of *scl* and *sda*
that can be changed in this constructor. Others will have fixed values
of *scl* and *sda* that cannot be changed.
General Methods
---------------
.. method:: I2CTarget.deinit()
Deinitialise the I2C target. After this method is called the hardware will no
longer respond to requests on the I2C bus, and no other methods can be called.
.. method:: I2CTarget.readinto(buf)
Read into the given buffer any pending bytes written by the I2C controller.
Returns the number of bytes read.
.. method:: I2CTarget.write(buf)
Write out the bytes from the given buffer, to be passed to the I2C controller
after it sends a read request. Returns the number of bytes written. Most ports
only accept one byte at a time to this method.
.. method:: I2CTarget.irq(handler=None, trigger=IRQ_END_READ|IRQ_END_WRITE, hard=False)
Configure an IRQ *handler* to be called when an event occurs. The possible events are
given by the following constants, which can be or'd together and passed to the *trigger*
argument:
- ``IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ`` indicates that the target was addressed by a
controller for a read transaction.
- ``IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ`` indicates that the target was addressed by a
controller for a write transaction.
- ``IRQ_READ_REQ`` indicates that the controller is requesting data, and this
request must be satisfied by calling `I2CTarget.write` with the data to be
passed back to the controller.
- ``IRQ_WRITE_REQ`` indicates that the controller has written data, and the
data must be read by calling `I2CTarget.readinto`.
- ``IRQ_END_READ`` indicates that the controller has finished a read transaction.
- ``IRQ_END_WRITE`` indicates that the controller has finished a write transaction.
Not all triggers are available on all ports. If a port has the constant then that
event is available.
Note the following restrictions:
- ``IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ``, ``IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ``, ``IRQ_READ_REQ`` and
``IRQ_WRITE_REQ`` must be handled by a hard IRQ callback (with the *hard* argument
set to ``True``). This is because these events have very strict timing requirements
and must usually be satisfied synchronously with the hardware event.
- ``IRQ_END_READ`` and ``IRQ_END_WRITE`` may be handled by either a soft or hard
IRQ callback (although note that all events must be registered with the same handler,
so if any events need a hard callback then all events must be hard).
- If a memory buffer has been supplied in the constructor then ``IRQ_END_WRITE``
is not emitted for the transaction that writes the memory address. This is to
allow ``IRQ_END_READ`` and ``IRQ_END_WRITE`` to function correctly as soft IRQ
callbacks, where the IRQ handler may be called quite some time after the actual
hardware event.
.. attribute:: I2CTarget.memaddr
The integer value of the most recent memory address that was selected by the I2C
controller (only valid if ``mem`` was specified in the constructor).
Constants
---------
.. data:: I2CTarget.IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_READ
I2CTarget.IRQ_ADDR_MATCH_WRITE
I2CTarget.IRQ_READ_REQ
I2CTarget.IRQ_WRITE_REQ
I2CTarget.IRQ_END_READ
I2CTarget.IRQ_END_WRITE
IRQ trigger sources.