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+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2001, 2002
+ * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * This has been changed substantially by Gerald Van Baren, Custom IDEAS,
+ * vanbaren@cideas.com.  It was heavily influenced by LiMon, written by
+ * Neil Russell.
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260			/* only valid for MPC8260 */
+#include <ioports.h>
+#endif
+#include <i2c.h>
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
+
+/* #define	DEBUG_I2C	*/
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Definitions
+ */
+
+#define RETRIES		0
+
+
+#define I2C_ACK		0		/* PD_SDA level to ack a byte */
+#define I2C_NOACK	1		/* PD_SDA level to noack a byte */
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_I2C
+#define PRINTD(fmt,args...)	do {	\
+	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;	\
+	if (gd->have_console)		\
+		printf (fmt ,##args);	\
+	} while (0)
+#else
+#define PRINTD(fmt,args...)
+#endif
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Local functions
+ */
+static void  send_reset	(void);
+static void  send_start	(void);
+static void  send_stop	(void);
+static void  send_ack	(int);
+static int   write_byte	(uchar byte);
+static uchar read_byte	(int);
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Send a reset sequence consisting of 9 clocks with the data signal high
+ * to clock any confused device back into an idle state.  Also send a
+ * <stop> at the end of the sequence for belts & suspenders.
+ */
+static void send_reset(void)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+	int j;
+
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	I2C_SDA(1);
+	for(j = 0; j < 9; j++) {
+		I2C_SCL(0);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_SCL(1);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_DELAY;
+	}
+	send_stop();
+	I2C_TRISTATE;
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * START: High -> Low on SDA while SCL is High
+ */
+static void send_start(void)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SDA(1);
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SCL(1);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SDA(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * STOP: Low -> High on SDA while SCL is High
+ */
+static void send_stop(void)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+
+	I2C_SCL(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SDA(0);
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SCL(1);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SDA(1);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_TRISTATE;
+}
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * ack should be I2C_ACK or I2C_NOACK
+ */
+static void send_ack(int ack)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	I2C_SCL(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+
+	I2C_SDA(ack);
+
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SCL(1);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SCL(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+}
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Send 8 bits and look for an acknowledgement.
+ */
+static int write_byte(uchar data)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+	int j;
+	int nack;
+
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+	for(j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+		I2C_SCL(0);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_SDA(data & 0x80);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_SCL(1);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_DELAY;
+
+		data <<= 1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Look for an <ACK>(negative logic) and return it.
+	 */
+	I2C_SCL(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SDA(1);
+	I2C_TRISTATE;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_SCL(1);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	nack = I2C_READ;
+	I2C_SCL(0);
+	I2C_DELAY;
+	I2C_ACTIVE;
+
+	return(nack);	/* not a nack is an ack */
+}
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * if ack == I2C_ACK, ACK the byte so can continue reading, else
+ * send I2C_NOACK to end the read.
+ */
+static uchar read_byte(int ack)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_MPC8260
+	volatile ioport_t *iop = ioport_addr((immap_t *)CFG_IMMR, I2C_PORT);
+#endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+	int  data;
+	int  j;
+
+	/*
+	 * Read 8 bits, MSB first.
+	 */
+	I2C_TRISTATE;
+	data = 0;
+	for(j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+		I2C_SCL(0);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		I2C_SCL(1);
+		I2C_DELAY;
+		data <<= 1;
+		data |= I2C_READ;
+		I2C_DELAY;
+	}
+	send_ack(ack);
+
+	return(data);
+}
+
+/*=====================================================================*/
+/*                         Public Functions                            */
+/*=====================================================================*/
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Initialization
+ */
+void i2c_init (int speed, int slaveaddr)
+{
+#ifdef	CONFIG_8xx
+	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef	I2C_INIT
+	I2C_INIT;
+#endif
+	/*
+         * WARNING: Do NOT save speed in a static variable: if the
+         * I2C routines are called before RAM is initialized (to read
+         * the DIMM SPD, for instance), RAM won't be usable and your
+         * system will crash.
+	 */
+	send_reset ();
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Probe to see if a chip is present.  Also good for checking for the
+ * completion of EEPROM writes since the chip stops responding until
+ * the write completes (typically 10mSec).
+ */
+int i2c_probe(uchar addr)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	send_start();
+	rc = write_byte ((addr << 1) | 1);
+	send_stop();
+
+	return (rc ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Read bytes
+ */
+int  i2c_read(uchar chip, uint addr, int alen, uchar *buffer, int len)
+{
+	int shift;
+	PRINTD("i2c_read: chip %02X addr %02X alen %d buffer %p len %d\n",
+		chip, addr, alen, buffer, len);
+
+#ifdef CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW
+	/*
+	 * EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
+	 * like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
+	 * address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address"
+	 * bit slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like
+	 * four 256 byte chips.
+	 *
+	 * Note that we consider the length of the address field to
+	 * still be one byte because the extra address bits are
+	 * hidden in the chip address.
+	 */
+	chip |= ((addr >> (alen * 8)) & CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW);
+
+	PRINTD("i2c_read: fix addr_overflow: chip %02X addr %02X\n",
+		chip, addr);
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Do the addressing portion of a write cycle to set the
+	 * chip's address pointer.  If the address length is zero,
+	 * don't do the normal write cycle to set the address pointer,
+	 * there is no address pointer in this chip.
+	 */
+	send_start();
+	if(alen > 0) {
+		if(write_byte(chip << 1)) {	/* write cycle */
+			send_stop();
+			PRINTD("i2c_read, no chip responded %02X\n", chip);
+			return(1);
+		}
+		shift = (alen-1) * 8;
+		while(alen-- > 0) {
+			if(write_byte(addr >> shift)) {
+				PRINTD("i2c_read, address not <ACK>ed\n");
+				return(1);
+			}
+			shift -= 8;
+		}
+		send_stop();	/* reportedly some chips need a full stop */
+		send_start();
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Send the chip address again, this time for a read cycle.
+	 * Then read the data.  On the last byte, we do a NACK instead
+	 * of an ACK(len == 0) to terminate the read.
+	 */
+	write_byte((chip << 1) | 1);	/* read cycle */
+	while(len-- > 0) {
+		*buffer++ = read_byte(len == 0);
+	}
+	send_stop();
+	return(0);
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Write bytes
+ */
+int  i2c_write(uchar chip, uint addr, int alen, uchar *buffer, int len)
+{
+	int shift, failures = 0;
+
+	PRINTD("i2c_write: chip %02X addr %02X alen %d buffer %p len %d\n",
+		chip, addr, alen, buffer, len);
+
+	send_start();
+	if(write_byte(chip << 1)) {	/* write cycle */
+		send_stop();
+		PRINTD("i2c_write, no chip responded %02X\n", chip);
+		return(1);
+	}
+	shift = (alen-1) * 8;
+	while(alen-- > 0) {
+		if(write_byte(addr >> shift)) {
+			PRINTD("i2c_write, address not <ACK>ed\n");
+			return(1);
+		}
+		shift -= 8;
+	}
+
+	while(len-- > 0) {
+		if(write_byte(*buffer++)) {
+			failures++;
+		}
+	}
+	send_stop();
+	return(failures);
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Read a register
+ */
+uchar i2c_reg_read(uchar i2c_addr, uchar reg)
+{
+	char buf;
+
+	i2c_read(i2c_addr, reg, 1, &buf, 1);
+
+	return(buf);
+}
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Write a register
+ */
+void i2c_reg_write(uchar i2c_addr, uchar reg, uchar val)
+{
+	i2c_write(i2c_addr, reg, 1, &val, 1);
+}
+
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_SOFT_I2C */