User`s guide

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Introduction
The I
2
C Bus Monitor Plus (#MIIC-102) is a laboratory grade
troubleshooting instrument for the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I
2
C)
Bus developed by Philips Semiconductors. When connected to
an I
2
C Bus and a host computer, the I
2
C Bus Monitor Plus
captures and displays I
2
C Bus or derived bus protocol
communications.
The complete I
2
C Bus Monitor Plus package consists of an
external pod, interface card, connecting cables, and Windows
based software.
Features
The I
2
C Bus Monitor Plus includes the following features:
C Non-intrusive trace of bus traffic to 400KHz.
C Compatible with low voltage logic.
C Microsecond time stamping on bus events and bit, byte, or
message data.
C Captures Start/Stop events, device addresses, read/write
requests, acknowledgments, and data.
C Display filtering on message Slave Address, R/W Access,
Acknowledgment, and up to 8 data bytes.
C Log all bus activity to file.
C Log all displayed messages to a file.
C Trigger Input for synchronization with external event.
C Trigger Output on bus events or pattern match for
triggering external test equipment.
C Smart Battery System (SBS) protocol display and violation
detection.