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I2C-Bus Communications Adapters & Software
 
 
 

Calibre designs and manufactures the World-leading range of I2C-Bus communications adapters and software for PCs.

• High-Speed external USB-I2C Adapters
• Internal plug-in cards in PCI and ISA formats
Available for 5V and 1.8-5Vlow voltage
I2C-Bus systems.
• Ready to run WINI2C software package for lab-work and learning to use the I2C-Bus is available.

Originators of the original I2C-Bus plug-in card, the ICA90, Calibre's I2C-Bus support tools are now in use by major electronics companies throughout UK, USA, Europe and the Far East.  World-wide they have become the industry-standard solution for PC-based I2C-Bus communications.

UCA93LV is the latest I2C-Bus Comms Adapter from Calibre.  It is an external unit which connects via a USB port.  It builds on the strengths of the well-proven PCI9x and ICA9x range while adding support for high-speed I2C-Bus modes up to 400KHz, address selective bus monitoring and real-time display of monitored data under Windows. UCA93LV requires Win98/ME/2000/XP. WinXP is strongly recommended for all real-time monitoring applications.

PCI90 and PCI93LV PCI-based I2C-Bus communications adapters come supplied with a hardware user manual and Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP device drives and a Windows based real-time bus monitor program. Wini2c ready-to-run 95/98/NT4/2000/XP software for immediate control and development of I2C-Bus systems is also an option for the PCI cards.


ISA bus adapters and external PICA I2C-Bus communications adapter packages come supplied including the plug-in card or desk-top unit, a hardware user manual, sample software routines and source code functions in C and Basic for all I2C-bus operations as well as set-up and status checking routines. ISA cards also include a DOS-based real-time bus monitor program. 16-bit Windows DLLs for programmers using Microsoft C++ or Visual Basic are included as standard. Optional extras are 32-bit DLLs (Win95 or WinNT options) and ready-to-run software for immediate control and development of I2C-Bus systems.


Operating Systems Supported by Software Toolkits - Available Drivers Shown as Included in Standard Package or Optional.

 

WinXP
Win2K
WinME
NT4
Win98
Win95
Win3.1
DOS
PCI9x/C
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
No
No
UCA93/C
Standard
Standard
Standard
No
Standard
No
No
No
ICA9x/C
No
No
No
Optional
Optional
Optional
Standard
Standard
PICA9x/C
No
No
No
Optional
Optional
Optional
Standard
Standard


Important Driver Update for PCI and UCA I2C-Bus Comms Adapters:

These updates apply to Win2K and WinXP.  It is essential for all PCI90 and PCI93LV users for compatibility with Win2K and WinXP SP2 and is recommended for all non-SP2 users.  There is also an updated version of Wini2c for PCI90, PCI93LV and UCA93 with improved functionality when used with large i2c memories.  See our Support & Downloads pages for further details.

Product Compatibility Notes:

1. ICA and PICA do NOT support Win2000/XP/ME. PCI supports Win2000 & WinXP.
2. Real-time monitoring under Windows is only possible using the USB adapters or PCI cards. It is possible to real-time monitor using an ISA card on a Windows PC which has been booted in DOS, but NOT in a DOS window or Shell.

3. Real-time monitoring is not possible with the parallel-port based PICA adapters

 

Links to Product Information Pages:

Internal PCI-I2C Cards

External USB-I2C Adapters


Internal ISA-I2C Cards


External Parallel-I2C Adapters


Overview of Calibre's I2C Product Range