I2C Tools For Linux

I2C Tools project contains a heterogeneous set of Linux tools: a bus probing tool, a chip dumper, register-level access helpers, EEPROM decoding scripts, and more.

The various tools included in this package are grouped by category, each category has its own sub-directory:

· eeprom Perl scripts for decoding different types of EEPROMs (SPD, EDID...) These scripts rely on the "eeprom" kernel driver. They are installed by default.

· eepromer Tools for writing to EEPROMs. These tools rely on the "i2c-dev" kernel driver. They are not installed by default.

· include C/C++ header files for I2C and SMBus access over i2c-dev. Installed by default.

· py-smbus Python wrapper for SMBus access over i2c-dev. Not installed by default.

· tools I2C device detection and register dump tools. These tools rely on the "i2c-dev" kernel driver. They are installed by default.

There's no configure script, so simply run "make" to build the tools, and "make install" to install them. You also can use "make uninstall" to remove all the files you installed. By default, files are installed in /usr/local but you can change this behavior by editing the Makefile file and setting prefix to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the compilation flags as well.

Optionally, you can run "make strip" prior to "make install" if you want smaller binaries. However, be aware that this will prevent any further attempt to debug the programs.