Re: [PATCH] I2C update for 2.6.8-rc1

From: Adam Kropelin (akropel1_at_rochester.rr.com)
Date: 07/16/04

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    Date:	Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:19:39 -0400
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>

    On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 10:17:03AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
    > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 07:07:16PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
    > > Hi!
    > >
    > > > +menu "Dallas's 1-wire bus"
    > > > +
    > > > +config W1
    > > > + tristate "Dallas's 1-wire support"
    > > > + ---help---
    > > > + Dallas's 1-wire bus is usefull to connect slow 1-pin devices
    > > > + such as iButtons and thermal sensors.
    > >
    > > Just out of curiosity... are such devices really connected using one wire only,
    > > or is it GND+5V+one data wire, or GND+power&data wire?
    >
    > I'm pretty sure it's just 1 wire, at least for the devices I've seen.

    It's GND+power&data. The device derives its power from transitions on
    the data line driven by the master. Consequently there are some fairly
    strict timing requirements on those pulses. Some devices can also be
    powered by a dedicated VCC line which generally allows the device to
    respond faster. A temperature sensor IC, for example, can usually
    complete a conversion cycle much faster when it has dedicated power.

    --Adam

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