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33 I2C generic i/o device driver
35 .Cd "device iic0 at iicbus?"
39 character device driver provides generic i/o to any
41 instance. In order to control I2C devices, use /dev/iic? with the
44 .Bl -column "Ioctls" -compact
45 .It Em Ioctl Ta Em Description
46 .It Sy I2CSTART Ta "send start condition to the specified device (with 7-bit address) on the bus"
47 .It Sy I2CSTOP Ta "send stop condition to the bus"
48 .It Sy I2CRSTCARD Ta "reset the bus"
51 You may also use read/write routines, then I2C start/stop handshake is
52 managed by the iicbus system.
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