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iic_acquire_bus, iic_release_bus, iic_exec, iic_smbus_write_byte, iic_smbus_read_byte, iic_smbus_receive_byte, iic_is_compatible — Inter IC (I2C) bus

#include <dev/i2c/i2cvar.h>

int
iic_acquire_bus(i2c_tag_t ic, int flags);

int
iic_release_bus(i2c_tag_t ic, int flags);

int
iic_exec(i2c_tag_t ic, i2c_op_t op, i2c_addr_t addr, const void *cmdbuf, size_t cmdlen, void *buf, size_t len, int flags);

int
iic_smbus_write_byte(i2c_tag_t ic, i2c_addr_t addr, uint8_t cmd, uint8_t data, int flags);

int
iic_smbus_read_byte(i2c_tag_t ic, i2c_addr_t addr, uint8_t cmd, uint8_t *datap, int flags);

int
iic_smbus_receive_byte(i2c_tag_t ic, i2c_addr_t addr, uint8_t *datap, int flags);

int
iic_is_compatible(const struct i2c_attach_args *ia, const char *name);

I2C is a two-wire bus developed by Philips used for connecting integrated circuits. It is commonly used for connecting devices such as EEPROMs, temperature sensors, fan controllers, real-time clocks, tuners, and other types of integrated circuits. The iic interface provides a means of communicating with I2C-connected devices. The System Management Bus, or SMBus, is a variant of the I2C bus with a simplified command protocol and some electrical differences.

Drivers for devices attached to the I2C bus will make use of the following data types:

i2c_tag_t
Controller tag for the I2C bus. This is a pointer to a struct i2c_controller, consisting of function pointers filled in by the I2C controller driver.
i2c_op_t
I2C bus operation. The following I2C bus operations are defined:
I2C_OP_READ
Perform a read operation.
I2C_OP_READ_WITH_STOP
Perform a read operation and send a STOP condition on the I2C bus at the conclusion of the read.
I2C_OP_WRITE
Perform a write operation.
I2C_OP_WRITE_WITH_STOP
Perform a write operation and send a STOP condition on the I2C bus at the conclusion of the write.
i2c_addr_t
I2C device address.
struct i2c_attach_args
Devices are attached to an I2C bus using this structure. The structure is defined as follows: 
struct i2c_attach_args {
	i2c_tag_t ia_tag;	/* controller */
	i2c_addr_t ia_addr;	/* address of device */
	int ia_size;		/* size (for EEPROMs) */
	char *ia_name;		/* chip name */
	size_t ia_namelen	/* length of name concatenation */
	void *ia_cookie;	/* pass extra info from
				   bus to dev */
	void *ia_intr		/* interrupt info */
	int ia_poll;		/* to force polling */
};

The following functions comprise the API provided to drivers of I2C-connected devices:

(ic, flags)
Acquire an exclusive lock on the I2C bus. This is required since only one device may communicate on the I2C bus at a time. Drivers should acquire the bus lock, perform the I2C bus operations necessary, and then release the bus lock. Passing the I2C_F_POLL flag indicates to iic_acquire_bus() that sleeping is not permitted.
(ic, flags)
Release an exclusive lock on the I2C bus. If the I2C_F_POLL flag was passed to iic_acquire_bus(), it must also be passed to iic_release_bus().
iic_exec(ic, op, addr, cmdbuf, cmdlen, buf, len, flags);
Perform a series of I2C transactions on the bus. iic_exec() initiates the operation by sending a START condition on the I2C bus and then transmitting the address of the target device along with the transaction type. If cmdlen is non-zero, the command pointed to by cmdbuf is then sent to the device. If buflen is non-zero, iic_exec() will then transmit or receive the data, as indicated by op. If op indicates a read operation, iic_exec() will send a REPEATED START before transferring the data. If op so indicates, a STOP condition will be sent on the I2C bus at the conclusion of the operation. Passing the I2C_F_POLL flag indicates to iic_exec() that sleeping is not permitted.
(ic, addr, cmd, data, flags)
Perform an SMBus WRITE BYTE operation. This is equivalent to I2C_OP_WRITE_WITH_STOP with cmdlen of 1 and len of 1.
(ic, addr, cmd, datap, flags)
Perform an SMBus READ BYTE operation. This is equivalent to I2C_OP_READ_WITH_STOP with cmdlen of 1 and len of 1.
(ic, addr, datap, flags)
Perform an SMBus RECEIVE BYTE operation. This is equivalent to I2C_OP_READ_WITH_STOP with cmdlen of 0 and len of 1.
(ia, name)
Test if the device is compatible with name.

The I2C controller driver must fill in the function pointers of an i2c_controller structure, which is defined as follows:

struct i2c_controller {
	void	*ic_cookie;	/* controller private */

	int	(*ic_acquire_bus)(void *, int);
	void	(*ic_release_bus)(void *, int);

	int	(*ic_exec)(void *, i2c_op_t, i2c_addr_t,
		   const void *, size_t, void *, size_t, int);

	int	(*ic_send_start)(void *, int);
	int	(*ic_send_stop)(void *, int);
	int	(*ic_initiate_xfer)(void *, i2c_addr_t, int);
	int	(*ic_read_byte)(void *, uint8_t *, int);
	int	(*ic_write_byte)(void *, uint8_t, int);
};

The (*ic_acquire_bus)() and (*ic_release_bus)() functions must always be provided.

The controller driver may elect to provide an (*ic_exec)() function. This function is intended for use by automated controllers that do not provide manual control over I2C bus conditions such as START and STOP.

If the (*ic_exec)() function is not provided, the following 5 functions will be used by () in order to execute the I2C bus operation:

(*ic_send_start)(cookie, flags)
Send a START condition on the I2C bus. The I2C_F_POLL flag indicates that sleeping is not permitted.
(*ic_send_stop)(cookie, flags)
Send a STOP condition on the I2C bus. The I2C_F_POLL flag indicates that sleeping is not permitted.
(*ic_initiate_xfer)(cookie, addr, flags)
Initiate a transfer on the I2C bus by sending a START condition and then transmitting the I2C device address and transfer type. The I2C_F_READ flag indicates a read transfer; the lack of this flag indicates a write transfer. The I2C_F_POLL flag indicates that sleeping is not permitted. The error code ETIMEDOUT should be returned if a timeout that would indicate that the device is not present occurs.
(*ic_read_byte)(cookie, datap, flags)
Read a byte from the I2C bus into the memory location referenced by datap. The I2C_F_LAST flag indicates that this is the final byte of the transfer, and that a NACK condition should be sent on the I2C bus following the transfer of the byte. The I2C_F_STOP flag indicates that a STOP condition should be sent on the I2C bus following the transfer of the byte. The I2C_F_POLL flag indicates that sleeping is not permitted.
(*ic_write_byte)(cookie, data, flags)
Write the byte contained in data to the I2C bus. The I2C_F_STOP flag indicates that a STOP condition should be sent on the I2C bus following the transfer of the byte. The I2C_F_POLL flag indicates that sleeping is not permitted.

iic(4)

The iic API first appeared in NetBSD 2.0. OpenBSD support was added in OpenBSD 3.6.

The iic API was written by Steve C. Woodford and Jason R. Thorpe for NetBSD and then ported to OpenBSD by Alexander Yurchenko <grange@openbsd.org>.

February 9, 2022 OpenBSD-current