Commit 096c22f8 authored by Luca Ceresoli's avatar Luca Ceresoli Committed by Wolfram Sang

docs: i2c: summary: extend introduction

- state the "official" name (I²C, not I2C, according to the spec) at
   the beginning but keep using the more practical I2C elsewhere
 - mention some known different names
 - add link to the specification document
Signed-off-by: default avatarLuca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
Reviewed-by: default avatarJean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: default avatarWolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
parent 21593938
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I2C and SMBus
=============
I2C (pronounce: I squared C) is a protocol developed by Philips. It is a
slow two-wire protocol (variable speed, up to 400 kHz), with a high speed
extension (3.4 MHz). It provides an inexpensive bus for connecting many
types of devices with infrequent or low bandwidth communications needs.
I2C is widely used with embedded systems. Some systems use variants that
don't meet branding requirements, and so are not advertised as being I2C.
I²C (pronounce: I squared C and written I2C in the kernel documentation) is
a protocol developed by Philips. It is a slow two-wire protocol (variable
speed, up to 400 kHz), with a high speed extension (3.4 MHz). It provides
an inexpensive bus for connecting many types of devices with infrequent or
low bandwidth communications needs. I2C is widely used with embedded
systems. Some systems use variants that don't meet branding requirements,
and so are not advertised as being I2C but come under different names,
e.g. TWI (Two Wire Interface), IIC.
The official I2C specification is the `"I2C-bus specification and user
manual" (UM10204) <https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf>`_
published by NXP Semiconductors.
SMBus (System Management Bus) is based on the I2C protocol, and is mostly
a subset of I2C protocols and signaling. Many I2C devices will work on an
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