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August 24, 2005
I2C Analyzer
So I had this idea the other day to design a I2C analyzer, since I spend a lot of time using either a scope or logic analyzer and reading the bits by "hand". I could probably build something simple that outputs to a small LCD or to a serial port with a PIC and some other discrete parts. I looked around online to see if anyone else had this idea and apparently quite a few people have designed their own analyzers from something as simple as some shift registers and LEDs to some $750 device that looks like it connects to a serial port and has some nice software to display all the data. So my idea wasn't something new, but that's OK because I can still build one cheaper than what they're asking for them online. Plus it'll come in handy later when the robot controller board and modules are all interfaced so we can easily debug what's going on there.
Two more days of work at Lexmark. I guess I'll get off work a little early Friday and pack up my car and head out of here. Then I'll have a couple days to unpack and relax back in Columbus. Oh yay! I can go swimming at my pool too! That'll be fun.
Poor Copus's kitty had to have its leg amputated cause of cancer. He showed me a pic and it looked pretty gross. I don't think I'll post a link because that'd just be wrong. He has it posted on his blog so you can go there: http://www.copus.org/blog/
Posted by Plocmstart at August 24, 2005 10:36 PM
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