Re: I2C through PC parallel port, serial port and/or USB port - please help

From: kony (spam_at_spam.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 04:15:25 GMT

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:17:32 -0400, Gary Tait
<classicsat@yahoo.cominvalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:17:04 +1000, The Real Andy
><.pearson@wayit_dot_com_dot_au_remove_the_obvious_to_reply> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:50:23 GMT, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Under Windows NT/2000, I am interested in learning how to
>>>program an I2C device through the following ports: parallel, serial and USB.
>>>
>>>Is there a reasonably priced good/quality development board with
>>>I2C device and all the ports mentioned above? Or, any other suggestions?
>>>
>>
>>Just thought, dont most modern motherboards come with an IIC port? Or
>>maybe it is a SPI port. Not sure, but I think it is used to connect to
>>smart cards and the like.
>
>Any such bus would be" internal", not available for outside use.
>AFAIK, smarcard reader inclused with mobos would be USB or RS232
>serial.

Most(?) motherboards in recent years do have an I2C bus external
connection header, often called "SMBus"... consult user's manual
for it's location.

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