I2CSET(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 I2CSET(8)

NAME

       i2cset - set I2C registers

SYNOPSIS

       i2cset [-f] [-y] [-m mask] [-r] i2cbus chip-address data-address [value] ...  [mode]
       i2cset -V

DESCRIPTION

       i2cset is a small helper program to set registers visible through the I2C bus.

OPTIONS

       -V     Display the version and exit.

       -f     Force  access to the device even if it is already busy. By default, i2cset will refuse to access a device which is already under the
	      control of a kernel driver. Using this flag is dangerous, it can seriously confuse the kernel driver in question. It can also  cause
	      i2cset to silently write to the wrong register. So use at your own risk and only if you know what you're doing.

       -y     Disable  interactive  mode. By default, i2cset will wait for a confirmation from the user before messing with the I2C bus. When this
	      flag is used, it will perform the operation directly. This is mainly meant to be used in scripts.

       -m mask
	      The mask parameter, if specified, describes which bits of value will be actually written to data-address. Bits set to 1 in the  mask
	      are  taken from value, while bits set to 0 will be read from data-address and thus preserved by the operation. Please note that this
	      parameter assumes that the read and write operations for the specified mode are symmetrical for the device you are  accessing.  This
	      may or may not be the case, as neither I2C nor SMBus guarantees this.

       -r     Read back the value right after writing it, and compare the result with the value written. This used to be the default behavior. The
	      same limitations apply as those of option -m.

       There are three required options to i2cset. i2cbus indicates the number or name of the I2C bus to be scanned.  This  number  should  corre-
       spond  to  one  of the busses listed by i2cdetect -l. chip-address specifies the address of the chip on that bus, and is an integer between
       0x03 and 0x77.  data-address specifies the address on that chip to write to, and is an integer between 0x00 and 0xFF.

       The value parameter, if specified, is the value to write to that location on the chip. If this parameter is omitted, then a short write	is
       issued.	For  most chips, it simply sets an internal pointer to the target location, but doesn't actually write to that location. For a few
       chips though, in particular simple ones with a single register, this short write is an actual write. If the mode parameter is s or i,  mul-
       tiple values can be specified.

       The  mode  parameter,  if  specified, is one of the letters b, w, s, or i, corresponding to a write size of a single byte, a 16-bit word, a
       SMBus block write, or an I2C block write, respectively.	For SMBus and I2C block writes, the write size is  determined  by  the	number	of
       value  parameters.   Except  for  I2C block writes, a p can also be appended to the mode parameter to enable PEC.  If the mode parameter is
       omitted, i2cset defaults to byte mode without PEC. The value provided must be within range for the specified data type (0x00-0xFF for  byte
       and block writes, 0x0000-0xFFFF for words).  Another possible mode is c, which doesn't write any value (so-called short write). You usually
       don't have to specify this mode, as it is the default when no value is provided, unless you also want to enable PEC.

WARNING

       i2cset can be extremely dangerous if used improperly. It can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss, or  have  more  serious  side  effects.
       Writing to a serial EEPROM on a memory DIMM (chip addresses between 0x50 and 0x57) may DESTROY your memory, leaving your system unbootable!
       Be extremely careful using this program.

SEE ALSO

       i2cdump(8), isaset(8)

AUTHOR

       Frodo Looijaard, Mark D. Studebaker and Jean Delvare

       This manual page was originally written by David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

								   November 2008							 I2CSET(8)