NAME¶
i2cset - set I2C registers
SYNOPSIS¶
i2cset [
-f] [
-y] [
-m mask] [
-r]
i2cbus
chip-address data-address [
value] ... [
mode]
i2cset -V
DESCRIPTION¶
i2cset is a small helper program to set registers visible through the I2C bus.
OPTIONS¶
- -V
- Display the version and exit.
- -f
- Force access to the device even if it is already busy. By default, i2cset
will refuse to access a device which is already under the control of a
kernel driver. Using this flag is dangerous, it can seriously confuse the
kernel driver in question. It can also cause i2cset to silently write to
the wrong register. So use at your own risk and only if you know what
you're doing.
- -y
- Disable interactive mode. By default, i2cset will wait for a confirmation
from the user before messing with the I2C bus. When this flag is used, it
will perform the operation directly. This is mainly meant to be used in
scripts.
- -m mask
- The mask parameter, if specified, describes which bits of
value will be actually written to data-address. Bits set to
1 in the mask are taken from value, while bits set to 0 will be
read from data-address and thus preserved by the operation. Please
note that this parameter assumes that the read and write operations for
the specified mode are symmetrical for the device you are accessing. This
may or may not be the case, as neither I2C nor SMBus guarantees this.
- -r
- Read back the value right after writing it, and compare the result with
the value written. This used to be the default behavior. The same
limitations apply as those of option -m.
There are three required options to i2cset.
i2cbus indicates the number
or name of the I2C bus to be scanned. This number should correspond to one of
the busses listed by
i2cdetect -l.
chip-address specifies the
address of the chip on that bus, and is an integer between 0x03 and 0x77.
data-address specifies the address on that chip to write to, and is an
integer between 0x00 and 0xFF.
The
value parameter, if specified, is the value to write to that location
on the chip. If this parameter is omitted, then a short write is issued. For
most chips, it simply sets an internal pointer to the target location, but
doesn't actually write to that location. For a few chips though, in particular
simple ones with a single register, this short write is an actual write. If
the mode parameter is
s or
i, multiple values can be specified.
The
mode parameter, if specified, is one of the letters
b,
w,
s, or
i, corresponding to a write size of a single
byte, a 16-bit word, a SMBus block write, or an I2C block write, respectively.
For SMBus and I2C block writes, the write size is determined by the number of
value parameters. Except for I2C block writes, a
p can also be
appended to the
mode parameter to enable PEC. If the
mode
parameter is omitted, i2cset defaults to byte mode without PEC. The
value provided must be within range for the specified data type
(0x00-0xFF for byte and block writes, 0x0000-0xFFFF for words). Another
possible mode is
c, which doesn't write any value (so-called short
write). You usually don't have to specify this mode, as it is the default when
no value is provided, unless you also want to enable PEC.
WARNING¶
i2cset can be extremely dangerous if used improperly. It can confuse your I2C
bus, cause data loss, or have more serious side effects. Writing to a serial
EEPROM on a memory DIMM (chip addresses between 0x50 and 0x57) may DESTROY
your memory, leaving your system unbootable! Be extremely careful using this
program.
SEE ALSO¶
i2cdump(8),
isaset(8)
AUTHOR¶
Frodo Looijaard, Mark D. Studebaker and Jean Delvare
This manual page was originally written by David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>
for the Debian GNU/Linux system.