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1.1) Who put this FAQ together?
I put this FAQ together in response to my own frustration in
searching
for information about I2C.I've been playing with the bus for some
time
and , although I am not an expert on this matter, I think my ,
and
other people's, experiences with the I2C BUS can solve common
problems.
1.2) How can I contribute to this FAQ?
If you have any suggestions or additions please inform me.
You can contact me :
By e-mail : Internet : Vincent.himpe@ping.be (preferred)
vi_himpe@mietec.be
Fido : 2:291/1912.8
By Snail-Mail : Vincent Himpe
A.De Taeyelaan 12
8792 Desselgem
Belgium
I hope that those of you who know of interesting items for this
FAQ
will share with everyone by contributing to this list. A good
amount
of stuff is turning up thanks to everyone's help.
If you are a manufacturer and have an anonymous ftp site or BBS
available that has information and/or tools for the I2C Bus
please let
me know by Email so that I can add it to this FAQ. Also, please
feel
free to update me on new products.
1.3) What newsgroups will this FAQ be posted to?
This FAQ will be posted to the following newsgroups:
comp.protocols.misc.
sci.electronics
These newsgroups often contain discussions, announcements, or
information about I2C. Check them out from time to time.
The schedule for posting will be once a month. I can't promise
that
it will be on time, but I hope to post it by the end of each
month.
1.4) May I post this FAQ to my local BBS?
I am putting no restrictions on the use of this FAQ except - It
must
be distributed in its entirety with the copyright notice, and no
financial gain may be realized from it. After all, I have spent,
and
continue to spend, a lot of time on this. The only thing that I
intend to gain from it is more information on I2C.
For this reason I have appended a copyright statement to the end
of
this FAQ. I feel pretty silly doing this, but I just want to
protect
myself. The copyright does not limit the use of this FAQ for
noncommercial purposes. I hereby give my permission to one and
all
to pass this FAQ around and post it wherever you want - as long
as
it is not for financial gain.
You are allowed to distribute portions of the FAQ as long as you
incorporate the following note.
: Taken from The I2C FAQ as posted in SCI.ELECTRONICS.
Thank you.
1.5) Other interesting FAQ's
Microcontroller FAQ's
Subject: PIC microcontrollers
Newsgroups: comp.real-time
comp.robotics
sci.electronics
Maintainer: Tom Kellett
Tom@takdsign.demon.co.uk
Subject: 68hc11 microcontrollers
Newsgroups: comp.real-time
comp.robotics
sci.electronics
Archive: rtfm.mit.edu : <plus all mirror sites>
/pub/usenet/comp.answers/microcontroller-faq/68hc11
/pub/usenet/sci.answers/microcontroller-faq/68hc11
/pub/usenet/news.answers/microcontroller-faq/68hc11
Maintainer: Russ Hersch
Email: sibit@datasrv.co.il
Subject: Microcontroller primer and FAQ
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
comp.real-time
comp.robotics
sci.electronics
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Archive: rtfm.mit.edu : <plus all mirror sites>
/pub/usenet/comp.answers/microcontroller-faq/primer
/pub/usenet/sci.answers/microcontroller-faq/primer
/pub/usenet/news.answers/microcontroller-faq/primer
Maintainer: Russ Hersch
Email: sibit@datasrv.co.il
Additional FAQ's of interest
Subject: Robotics
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Maintainer: Kevin Dowling
(412)268-8830
Email: nivek@ri.cmu.edu
Smail: Carnegie Mellon University
The Robotics Institute
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Subject: Electronics
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Comments: There are a number of FAQ's available in this newsgroup
on various subjects. Among some of the subjects covered
are: LCD's, stepper motors, etc.
FAQ subject: Real-time
Newsgroups: comp.real-time, comp.answers, news.answers
Archive: rtfm.mit.edu : pub/usenet/comp.real-time
Maintainer: Mark Linimon
Lonesome Dove Computing Services
Roanoke, Virginia
Email: linimon@nominil.lonesome.com.
Subject: Motorola 68K microprocessor line
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Archive: bode.ee.ualberta.ca : pub/motorola/general
ftp.luth.se : /pub/misc/motorola/faq
file name of archive is m68kfaq?.zip (? is version)
Maintainer: Robert Boys - Ontario, Canada
Email: r.boys@genie.geis.com
or
fboys@uoguelph.ca
For more information on various microcontrollers and their
features,
refer to the Microcontroller primer and FAQ listed above.
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