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I2C TOOLS FOR LINUX |
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This package contains an heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux. These tools |
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were originally part of the lm-sensors package but were finally split into |
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their own package for convenience. |
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CONTENTS |
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The various tools included in this package are grouped by category, each |
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category has its own sub-directory: |
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* eeprom |
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Perl scripts for decoding different types of EEPROMs (SPD, EDID...) These |
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scripts rely on the "eeprom" kernel driver. They are installed by default. |
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* eepromer |
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Tools for writing to EEPROMs. These tools rely on the "i2c-dev" kernel |
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driver. They are not installed by default. |
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* include |
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C/C++ header files for I2C and SMBus access over i2c-dev. Installed by |
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default. |
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* py-smbus |
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Python wrapper for SMBus access over i2c-dev. Not installed by default. |
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* stub |
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A helper script to use with the i2c-stub kernel driver. Installed by |
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default. |
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* tools |
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I2C device detection and register dump tools. These tools rely on the |
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"i2c-dev" kernel driver. They are installed by default. |
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INSTALLATION |
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There's no configure script, so simply run "make" to build the tools, and |
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"make install" to install them. You also can use "make uninstall" to remove |
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all the files you installed. By default, files are installed in /usr/local |
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but you can change this behavior by editing the Makefile file and setting |
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prefix to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the |
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compilation flags as well. |
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Optionally, you can run "make strip" prior to "make install" if you want |
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smaller binaries. However, be aware that this will prevent any further |
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attempt to debug the programs. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
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The main tools have manual pages, which are installed by "make install". |
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See these manual pages for command line interface details and tool specific |
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information. |
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The other tools come with simple text documentation, which isn't installed. |
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