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SubjectRe: Cobalt Micro (was Re: Build your own Motherboards)
DateTue, 8 Sep 1998 00:27:37 +0200 (MEST)
From(Rogier Wolff)
Alan Cox wrote:
> i2c is what holds the control circuitry of the average tv set together (
> and incidentally why tv cards for PC's tend to use i2c onboard). There
> is linux backend support for i2c too.

One imho major drawback is that i2c is limited to about 4 meters. If
you want more you need special bus converters or something like
that. 

This is from memory, having looked at i2c for home-control about 5
years ago.

					Roger. 


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